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<strong>Child</strong> PornograPhy First report oF the Dutch NatioNal rapporteur
<strong>Child</strong>ren’s Advocacy Centre
The <strong>Child</strong>ren’s Advocacy Centre model (CAC) 703 originated outside the Netherlands and forms a
good example of multi-disciplinary co-operation in combating sexual violence against children.
This model includes a facilities programme, which involves representatives from various disciplines
making mutual decisions about the investigation, the prosecution of offenders and the care of
victims in the event of child abuse. The model was developed in the United States and implemented
at over 600 locations there and was, as a rule, tailored to the local circumstances. Based
on the CACs, six locations have also been established in Sweden, as part of a pilot backed by the
Swedish government. 704 These locations, named Barnahus, take care of co-operation between
social services, the police, the Public Prosecution Service, specialists in forensic medicine and the
psychiatric services. The collaboration takes place from the start of the research up to and including
the provision of assistance and after-care to victims of sexual violence, amongst other things. As
starting points, the Barnahus centres apply a child-oriented approach, a child-friendly environment,
multi-disciplinary co-operation, all experts under the same roof, the limiting of the number
of interviews with children and a better quality of the investigation. Amongst other things, this
results in a greater number of decisions to prosecute.
CEOP 705
The <strong>Child</strong> Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) in the United Kingdom is dedicated
to eradicating the sexual abuse of children, including online abuse. A comprehensive approach
is employed for this purpose. The Centre is part of the police force in the UK and works in close
collaboration with other investigation services, including those from other countries, to catch sex
offenders. In addition to this, the CEOP Centre works closely with organisations from the field of
youth protection, such as the <strong>National</strong> Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to <strong>Child</strong>ren, as well
as international technology companies such as Serco and Microsoft. CEOP collects information
about offenders, victims and technological developments, and makes these available in the form
of programmes and training sessions.
Many examples of collaborative partnerships in the field of child abuse exist in the Netherlands. 706 The
final report on the Regional Plan to Tackle <strong>Child</strong> Abuse cites, amongst others, a care team operating
in the region of Nijmegen, consisting of the Youth Care Agency, social services, the Netherlands Institute
for Psychological Care and Addiction Care for Youths, the police (youth and sexual abuse cases)
and Youth Healthcare. The role of the team is to co-ordinate and provide assistance in complex cases
of child (sexual) abuse. The approach employed by the team is directed towards the whole family. 707
Other examples cited in the final report include the Groningen co-operative partnership against sexual
violence 708 , in which various institutions that provide assistance work together in the city and province
703 www.nationalcac.org (viewed 22 August 2011).
704 Åström, K., & Rejmer, A., 2008.
705 www.ceop.police.uk (viewed 26 Augustus 2011).
706 In this connection, see also §3.6, which includes a description of forms of collaboration within the
framework of the supervision and guidance of sex offenders.
707 Kooijman et al., 2011.
708 www.shginfo.nl (viewed 22 August 2011).