Confronting commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States / Committee on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States ; Board on Children, Youth, and Families ; Committee on Law and Justice ; Ellen Wright Clayton, Richard D. Krugman, and Patti Simon, editors ; Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies.

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"Every day in the United States, children and adolescents are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. Despite the serious and long-term consequences for victims as well as their families, communities, and society, efforts to prevent, identify, and respond to these crimes are l...

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States (Author)
Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (sponsoring body.)
National Research Council (U.S.) (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors: Clayton, Ellen Wright (Editor)
Krugman, Richard D., 1942- (Editor)
Simon, Patti (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Child trafficking > United States.
Human trafficking > United States.
Physical Description:xvi, 461 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Also issued online.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • part I: Understanding Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
  • The Nature and Extent of Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
  • Risk Factors for and Consequences of Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors
  • Legal Framework
  • part II: Current and Emerging Strategies
  • The Legal System
  • Victim and Support Services
  • Health and Health Care
  • The Education Sector
  • The Commercial Sector
  • Multisector and Inter-agency Collaboration
  • Part III: Recommendations
  • Overall Conclusions and Recommendations
  • Appendix A: Disentangling the Language of Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
  • Appendix B: Lessons Learned from International Efforts to Respond to Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors
  • Appendix C: Site Visit Methodology and Summaries
  • Appendix D: Workshop and Site Visit Agendas.