America’s prostituted children
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Publish Year
- 2009
- Shelfmark
- digitaal
- Thesaurus
- vrouwenhandel, prostitutie, kinderen, preventie, wetgeving, Amerikaans, Verenigde Staten, statistiek
- Description
- The assessment process investigated the three areas of Prevention, Prosecution, and Protection as the key components necessary to effectively combat trafficking in persons. The assessments involved qualitative interviews of professionals likely to come into contact with victims of domestic minor sex traffi cking, as well as quantitative data collection when available. Seven professional groups were identifi ed as likely to come into contact with victims of domestic minor sex traffi cking and targeted for interviews: Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement: Federal and State Prosecutors: Juvenile Court: Juvenile Probation and Detention: Public Defenders: Child Protective Services: and Social Services/Non-Governmental Organizations. A total of 297 interviews were conducted. Statistics were requested but were not always available.