Check out this issue brief recently released by POLARIS:
Sex Trafficking in the U.S.: A Closer Look at U.S. Citizen Victims | Polaris | Combating Human Trafficking and Modern-day Slavery:
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Vietnam probes child trafficking after Guardian's shocking exposé | Society | Thanh Nien Daily
Friday, May 29, 2015
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
The “Perfect Victim” Problem | Human Trafficking Search
"This focus on the “perfect victim” is a problem for the identification of victims and prosecution of perpetrators for any crime. However, it is especially problematic for sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in part because of the stigma that exists around sex work."
Read HERE
The “Perfect Victim” Problem | Human Trafficking Search:
Monday, May 25, 2015
Time to stop paying lip service on anti-trafficking, says Lawyers for Liberty - The Rakyat Post -
“Such brazen activities could only have been carried out if there were some cooperation or support from authorities who were either directly or indirectly involved.”
Time to stop paying lip service on anti-trafficking, says Lawyers for Liberty - The Rakyat Post
Research Report: 2014 Domestic Child Sex Trafficking Institute Evaluation | National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Research Report: 2014 Domestic Child Sex Trafficking Institute Evaluation | National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges:
Domestic child sex trafficking (DCST) is a rising and multifaceted issue within the U.S. The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), through funds from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, developed training and judicial practice tools with the goals of identifying and servicing victims of DCST. The NCJFCJ created a curriculum to specify ways to identify victims of sex trafficking, explain the trauma experienced by victims, and develop appropriate intervention and treatment. With this knowledge on child sex trafficking, judges make more informed decisions. The first DCST Institute was held November 2014. The NCJFCJ evaluated the Institute with a pre-post survey to assess any changes that occurred in knowledge, attitude, and anticipated practice changes. Results demonstrate positive change in all categories following the Institute.
Research Report: 2014 Domestic Child Sex Trafficking Institute Evaluation
May 4, 2015
Domestic child sex trafficking (DCST) is a rising and multifaceted issue within the U.S. The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), through funds from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, developed training and judicial practice tools with the goals of identifying and servicing victims of DCST. The NCJFCJ created a curriculum to specify ways to identify victims of sex trafficking, explain the trauma experienced by victims, and develop appropriate intervention and treatment. With this knowledge on child sex trafficking, judges make more informed decisions. The first DCST Institute was held November 2014. The NCJFCJ evaluated the Institute with a pre-post survey to assess any changes that occurred in knowledge, attitude, and anticipated practice changes. Results demonstrate positive change in all categories following the Institute.
Dedicated to the topic of domestic child sex trafficking (DCST): Synergy, Vol. 18, No. 1 | National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Synergy, Vol. 18, No. 1 | National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges:
The Spring 2015 issue of synergy Synergy, the Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody's (RCDV: CPC) semi-annual newsletter, is now available! Volume 18, No. 1 of Synergy is dedicated to the topic of domestic child sex trafficking (DCST). Our lead article offers an overview of DCST and explores the dynamics of coercive control and the trafficking victim that makes the prosecution of exploiters and protection of DCST victims so challenging. Other issue highlights include an interview with anti-trafficking pioneer, Leah Albright-Byrd, a trafficking survivor who founded Bridget's Dream, a California-based organization that works with young trafficking victims, and articles about impact of trafficking on the LGBT and Native American communities.
Dedicated to the topic of domestic child sex trafficking (DCST)
Synergy, Vol. 18, No. 1
http://www.ncjfcj.org/resource-library/publications/synergy-vol-18-no-1
May 13, 2015
The Spring 2015 issue of synergy Synergy, the Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody's (RCDV: CPC) semi-annual newsletter, is now available! Volume 18, No. 1 of Synergy is dedicated to the topic of domestic child sex trafficking (DCST). Our lead article offers an overview of DCST and explores the dynamics of coercive control and the trafficking victim that makes the prosecution of exploiters and protection of DCST victims so challenging. Other issue highlights include an interview with anti-trafficking pioneer, Leah Albright-Byrd, a trafficking survivor who founded Bridget's Dream, a California-based organization that works with young trafficking victims, and articles about impact of trafficking on the LGBT and Native American communities.
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Friday, May 22, 2015
The fight against child sex trafficking in Cambodia is far from over - The Washington Post
"Holly Burkhalter [“A safer home for Cambodia’s little girls”] ... contended that several factors, including international embarrassment from media coverage and U.S. diplomacy, have ended the “big business” of child sexual exploitation."
"I write to you from Svay Pak, a village outside Phnom Penh where our rescue team has worked with the Cambodian police for the past year and found a very different story ... "
Read HERE
The fight against child sex trafficking in Cambodia is far from over - The Washington Post:
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Monday, May 18, 2015
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Commission Meeting Focuses on Sex Trafficking and Foster Childre - NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather
Officials gathered at the General Assembly Building in Richmond on Tuesday for a meeting of the Commission on Youth. They say foster kids are at a higher risk to become victims of sex trafficking.
Read HERE
Commission Meeting Focuses on Sex Trafficking and Foster Childre - NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather:
Read HERE
Commission Meeting Focuses on Sex Trafficking and Foster Childre - NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather:
Don’t ignore Malaysia’s poor ranking on US trafficking chart, PM told | Malaysia | Malay Mail Online
“The prime minister’s statement is a joke given Malaysia’s atrocious record on human trafficking and the lack of political will to undertake meaningful steps in order to address these serious shortcomings,” Ong said in a statement here.
Read HERE
Don’t ignore Malaysia’s poor ranking on US trafficking chart, PM told | Malaysia | Malay Mail Online:
Read HERE
Don’t ignore Malaysia’s poor ranking on US trafficking chart, PM told | Malaysia | Malay Mail Online:
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
County Supes to Look at Finding Safety For Trafficked Children | Arcadia, CA Patch
"Advocates said the lack of readily available housing and support services made it difficult to help victimized youngsters."
Read MORE
County Supes to Look at Finding Safety For Trafficked Children | Arcadia, CA Patch:
Sol House is safe harbor for exploited children | Duluth News Tribune
“One of our major priority areas is the opportunity for self-reliance,” said Erik Torch, Northland Foundation director. “We realize youth who are homeless or fleeing abusive situations have unique needs not necessarily well-served by going to standard shelters.”
Read HERE
Sol House is safe harbor for exploited children | Duluth News Tribune:
Read HERE
Sol House is safe harbor for exploited children | Duluth News Tribune:
Report cites 25 cases of human trafficking in 2014 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
"Despite the efforts, Shihoko Fujiwara, who heads Lighthouse: Center for Human Trafficking Victims, says the actual figure of victims is unquestionably much higher."
Report cites 25 cases of human trafficking in 2014 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun:
Report cites 25 cases of human trafficking in 2014 - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun:
Ohio salon employees taking required course in human trafficking - WOWK 13 Charleston, Huntington WV News, Weather, Sports
"Salons are not necessarily a hotbed for human trafficking, but are among the industries where labor trafficking specifically can be found, according to the Polaris Project, a non-profit that researches and informs about human trafficking in the United States."
Read HERE
Ohio salon employees taking required course in human trafficking - WOWK 13 Charleston, Huntington WV News, Weather, Sports:
Read HERE
Ohio salon employees taking required course in human trafficking - WOWK 13 Charleston, Huntington WV News, Weather, Sports:
Monday, May 11, 2015
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Colleages,
I recently became volunteer editor of the FaceBook page for the Interfaith Alliance to Abolish Human TraffickingL Safe Haven Campaign. You are invited to visit and "like" the page.
Friday, May 8, 2015
Clausen: Modern-day slavery a troubling reality
"Undocumented workers brought illegally to Rochester and other parts of the country to work as part of the underground labor trafficking industry is happening locally — and in plain sight, according to union leaders and others taking part in a recent panel at the Rochester Police Locust Club."
Read HERE
Clausen: Modern-day slavery a troubling reality:
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