Child exploitation and trafficking : examining global enforcement and supply chain challenges, and U.S. responses - Kendall, Virginia M., 1962-; Funk, T. Markus (Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017)
Introduction -- Surveying the scope of the sexual exploitation problem -- The broad descriptive challenge in sexual exploitation cases -- Appreciating the human trafficking tragedy : and its enforcement challenges -- Landmark anti-trafficking laws and regulations herald the new compliance reality for today's companies -- 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 -- Addressing special issues in the fight against human trafficking -- 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?
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Child trafficking victims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Human trafficking -- Law and legislation -- United States; Human trafficking -- Investigation -- United States; Child sexual abuse -- United States -- Prevention; Child trafficking victims -- Legal status, laws, etc; Human trafficking -- Investigation