Ken Wooden

Long before Ken Wooden was known as a child safety expert, he was heralded as a champion for children. During his years as an investigative reporter for network television, Ken's work consistently focused on issues affecting children, particularly sexual exploitation. Feeling frustrated after years of merely reporting on the problem, Ken decided to proactively search for solutions.

A published author with a background in education, he devised a plan to interview convicted sex offenders and abductors. During hundreds of such interviews, Ken uncovered the diverse and imaginative strategies used by sexual predators to entrap their victims. These "lures," coupled with Ken's proven prevention techniques, constitute the foundation of all Child Lures Prevention educational materials.

Ken is a familiar face on the news magazine and morning show circuit, and Oprah Winfrey has touted her program featuring Ken Wooden and Child Lures Prevention as her most important ever. Ken works tirelessly to make his vision of a safer world for children a reality.

CONFERENCE ON MISSING, EXPLOITED & RUNAWAY CHILDREN:

• White House Address – Delivered October 2, 2002

AUTHOR: (Selected Works, 1972 - Present)

• Child Lures Prevention Parent Guide: How to Keep Your Child Safe From Exploitation, Abduction, Drugs & School Violence, (softcover) Child Lures Prevention (also available in Spanish - see below)
• Guia Para La Familia: Como Mantener a sus Hijos a salvo del abuso sexual, el secuestro y las drogas, (softcover) Child Lures Prevention
• Child Lures: What Every Parent and Child Should Know About Preventing Sexual Abuse and Abduction, (hardback) Child Lures Prevention
• Child Lures Community Plan, A blueprint for Community Action
• Weeping in the Playtime of Others, McGraw-Hill - Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize
• The Children of Jonestown, McGraw-Hill
• "Untold Horrors - Children of Jonestown," Seven-part series, Chicago Sun Times - Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize
• "How Sex Offenders Lure Our Children," Reader's Digest - Voted #1 by readers
• "Jersey and the Prisoners of Ignorance," The New York Times

TELEVISION JOURNALISM:

• Child Lures Prevention News Series, broadcast in over 56 local television ADI (Area of Density Index) markets across the United States.
• Producer/Investigative Reporter/Consultant for ABC News 20/20, CBS Sixty Minutes, and NBC News

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AWARDS:

• Juvenile Justice Award; The White House, (Nominated & voted for by children with The Children's Express)
• Honorary Doctor of Humanities; Glassboro State College
• The Public Spirit Award; American Legion Auxiliary
• Kenneth David Kaunda Award for Humanism; The United Nations
• The Giraffe Award; The Giraffe Project (Sticking One's Neck Out for the Common Good)
• Distinguished Contributions to the Cause of Child Advocacy; The American Psychological Association

EXPERT TESTIMONY, UNITED STATES CONGRESS: (1973 - Present)

• The Congressional Caucus on Missing & Exploited Children
  • "Protecting America's Children & Youth from Sexual Predators: A 21st Century Model of Prevention"
• The Senate Subcommittee on the Judiciary;
  • VCR Children & Adult Porn-A Journalistic Perspective"
• The House Committee on Education & Labor;
  • "Missing Children - Mystery or Myth?"
• The House Committee on Education & Labor;
  • "Missing Children - A Perspective"
• Committee on the Judiciary;
  • "Organized Crime and Pornography"
• U.S. Senate Labor Committee;
  • "National Health Care Enforcement"
• U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Child & Human Development;
  • "Human Rights & American Youth-Conditions in U.S. Children's Institutions"
• House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime;
  • "Child Pornography"
• Senate Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency;
  • "The New Solitary Confinement: Institutional Drugs"
• Senate Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency;
  • "Foster Care Reform" & "Incarcerated Children" (2 appearances)
• The House Committee on Children & Youth;
  • "Incarcerated Children"
• The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations;
  • "Nationwide Abuse of Institutionalized Children"
  • Proposed creation of a "Nat'l Health Care Enforcement Agency"
• Senate Educational Subcommittee of Labor and Public Welfare

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