Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
Author:
Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council of the National Academies
Year:
2012
Outline:
The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council studied child sex trafficking as they affect U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents of the United States under age 18.
The IOM/NRC report offers recommendations concerning strategies for responding to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States, new legislative approaches, and a research agenda.
The report concludes that efforts to prevent, identify, and respond to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States require better collaborative approaches. These efforts need to confront demand and the individuals who commit and benefit from these crimes.
The recommendations in the report have the potential to advance and strengthen the nation’s emerging efforts to prevent, identify, and respond to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors.
For more information on this report visit The National Academies Press.