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Research
Under the broad umbrella of research to combat the sexual abuse of children, we focus on two specific subsets:
Child sex trafficking (CST)
The recruitment, movement or holding of children for forced sexual abuse. During COVID-19 lockdowns, CST shifted away from streets and public places and migrated into online platforms such as social media, chat, and gaming.
Online child sexual exploitation (OCSE)
The act of manipulating children to participate in online sexual encounters 鈥� whether through luring, grooming, sexting, sextortion, live abuse streaming or other forms.
Reports
- Canadian Centre for Child Protection. (2025). .
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (2024). (PDF file) Exploring the phenomenon of reported runaways in Canada.
- Duval, K., Simonovska, T., & Sinclair, R. (2020). (PDF file) The virtual global taskforce international health and wellness research project: Health and wellness among online child sexual exploitation employees.
- Martin, J., Slane, A., Brown, S., & Martin, E. (2020). . Reports and Publications. Department of Justice Canada, Government of Canada.
Publications
- Martin, J., Gharabaghi, K., & Donevan, M. (2025). . Frontiers in Psychology, 16.
- Rimer, J., Brown, S., Martin, J., & Slane, A. (2025). . Child Protection and Practice, 4, Article 100085.
- Simonovska, T., Sinclair, R., & Duval, K. (2023). . Frontiers in Psychology, 13.
- Martin, J., & Slane, A. (2022). . Victims of Crime Research Digest, 15.
- Connolly, A., Ste-Marie, M., & O鈥橲hea, K. (2021). (PDF file) Exploring the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the number of reported missing persons in Canada during 2020.
- Slane, A., Martin, J., Rimer, J. (2021). . Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 30(2), 207-229.
- Slane, A., Martin, J., Rimer, J., Eke, A., Sinclair, R., Charles, G., & Quayle, E. (2018). . Canadian Review of Sociology 鈥� Special Issue: Internet and Sexual Violence Against Children and Adolescents, 55(4), 579-596.
- Martin, J. (2016). British Journal of Social Work, 46(2), 372-388.
- Martin, J. (2015). . Special Issue: Child & Youth Services, 36(4), 267-287.
- Martin, J. (2014). . Child & Youth Services, 35(2), 96-115.
- Martin, J., & Alaggia, R. (2013). . Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 22(4), 398-415.