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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457948003321

Autore

Kendall Virginia M. <1962->

Titolo

Child exploitation and trafficking [[electronic resource] ] : examining the global challenges and U.S. responses / / Virginia M. Kendall and T. Markus Funk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012

ISBN

9781442209824

1442209828

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (445 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FunkT. Markus

Disciplina

345.73/0253

Soggetti

Child trafficking victims - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Human trafficking - United States

Human trafficking - Investigation - United States

Child sexual abuse - United States - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Surveying the scope of the problem -- The broad descriptive challenge -- Appreciating the human trafficking problem and its enforcement challenges -- Synchronized abuse : the impact of international organized crime groups on child trafficking and other forms of sexual exploitation -- Public corruption as the silent partner to child sexual exploitation -- Federal statutes targeting child exploitation -- Finding the world's voice : international instruments targeting the sexual exploitation of children -- Investigating child exploitation cases -- The syndicate and the scholar : examining the anatomy of the prosecution of University of Chicago pediatrician Dr. H. Marc Watzman -- The challenge of transnational investigations -- Victim witness protection in child exploitation cases -- The difficult defense : surveying the most common issues when representing individuals accused of child exploitation -- Overview of selected trial issues -- Sentencing considerations in sexual exploitation cases : does anything work?

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers the history and present-day realities of the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and the law enforcement efforts to combat



it. Written from the perspective of those who have spent their careers investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating these cases, the authors provide fresh, practical thinking to this challenging legal area.