Books
Renting Lacy: A Story of America’s Prostituted Children (2009) – By Linda Smith Based on actual encounters, Linda exposes the underworld of child sex trafficking in America by telling the stories of those who live there, the traffickers, the buyers and the victims who struggle to survive each night.Order Now >>
From Congress to the Brothel: A Journey of Hope, Healing, and Restoration (2007) – By Linda Smith Walk with Linda as she relives her life-altering journey that began in one of the worst brothel districts in India. Hear her extraordinary encounter of child sex slavery around the globe.Order Now >>
Research
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The Protected Innocence Challenge (2012) – Designed to inspire and equip advocates and bring accountability to states, this comprehensive law analysis provides an annual Report Card on the sufficiency of child sex trafficking laws in each state and recommendations for improvement.Learn More>>
The National Report on Domestic Sex Trafficking (America’s Prostituted Children (2009) – Investigation into child sex trafficking in the U.S. is compiled in this report which reveals 100,000 American children are exploited through prostitution each year – the average age of entrance only 13 years old.
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DEMAND.: A Comparative Examination of Sex Tourism and Trafficking in Jamaica, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States (2007) The explosive DEMAND. report and video documentary uses undercover investigation to reveal the sophisticated business model behind sex trafficking and tourism in Jamaica, Japan, the Netherlands and the United States.
The United States Mid-Term Review on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in America (2006) In partnership with ECPAT-USA and The Protection Project of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, this report measures U.S. progress since the Second World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.
Field Assessments on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (2009-2011)
Field assessments measure and evaluate the access to and delivery of services for victims in a community.
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Training Materials -Learn More
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking – Prostituted Children in the United States: Identifying and Responding to America’s Trafficked Youth is an interactive training tool that includes a 40-minute video and corresponding video viewing guide to enhance victim identification and effective response.Order Now >>
Identifying and Responding to America’s Prostituted Youth offers a training video and Practioner Guide and Intake Tool designed by a multi-disciplinary team of experts to increase victim identification by juvenile service providers.More Information >>
Video
Fact Sheets
- Who is Shared Hope>>
- Understanding Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking>>
- Protected Innocence Challenge Fact Sheet >>
- Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in Arizona >>
- Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in Virginia >>
- Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in Washington >>
- DEMAND. >>
Other Publications
Published By: Regent University Law Review
Authors: Linda Smith and Samantha Healy Vardaman
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Published By: International Review of Penal Law
Authors: Linda Smith and Samantha Healy Vardaman
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Published By: Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice Portland State University
Authors: Emily J. Salisbury, Ph.D. Jonathan D. Dabney, M.S.
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Congressional Testimony Transcripts
- Hearing Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe U.S. Helsinki Commission (12/19/2006)
- Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight (10/19/2009)
- Human Rights Commission of the U.S. House of Representatives (3/22/2010)
- House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (9/19/2010)