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Autore |
Kendall Virginia M. <1962-> |
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Titolo |
Child exploitation and trafficking [[electronic resource] ] : examining the global challenges and U.S. responses / / Virginia M. Kendall and T. Markus Funk |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (445 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Child trafficking victims - Legal status, laws, etc - United States |
Human trafficking - United States |
Human trafficking - Investigation - United States |
Child sexual abuse - United States - Prevention |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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? |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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