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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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- General Material
January 2009
Homeless Youth and Sexual Exploitation: Research Findings and Practice Implications
Publisher(s):This issue brief reviews research regarding the involvement of unaccompanied, homeless youth in various types of sexual exploitation including survival sex and recruitment into the commercial sex industry and will recommend a series of programmatic responses to meet their needs.
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- General Material
January 2008
Transgender Youth and Dating Violence
Publisher(s):This fact sheet explains what being transgender means, how transgender youth may experience TDV differently. The factsheet also discusses barriers transgender youth face in seeking help.
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- General Material
January 2008
Combating trafficking in children for labour exploitation: A resource kit for policy-makers and practitioners
Publisher(s):This resource kit captures over 10 years of work by IPEC and its partners and makes the Programme's experiences and knowledge available to those who design, implement and improve policy and programming to fight child trafficking.
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- General Material
July 2006
Fact Sheet on State Anti-Trafficking Laws
Publisher(s):State anti-trafficking initiatives and laws. Includes summaries of all state laws addressing trafficking as of Sept. 2006 by: Criminalization Statutes, Statewide Interagency Task Forces on Human Trafficking, Bride Trafficking, and Sex Tourism. Alphabetical by state, lists sponsors.
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- General Material
May 2006
Fact Sheet on Federal Prosecutions of Trafficking Cases in the United States
Publisher(s):Briefly outlines selected US federal sex and labor trafficking cases, and cases of sexual violence and labor trafficking and sex tourism. TVPA and PROTECT Act of 2003 also mentioned.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2006
The Psychological Consequences of Sexual Trauma
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document describes current research findings on the effects of childhood and adulthood sexual victimization on women's mental health. Existing data on understudied communities and risk factors for mental health problems are discussed.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
February 2006
The Exploitation of Trafficked Women
Publisher(s):This resource is designed for police and other officials who work to address community problems related to trafficking and prostitution and to assist victims of trafficking.
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- General Material
January 2006
The Links Between Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: A Briefing Handbook
Publisher(s):Addresses positions on trafficking and sex work, as well as various legislative and international human rights responses.
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- General Material
June 2005
The Demand for Victims of Sex Trafficking
Examines sex trafficking from the 'demand' side, focusing on the role of 'exploiters' and the 'state' as two components.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
July 2004
Pornography and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This document summarizes the current research on the connection between pornography and sexual violence, and looks at how we define pornography, the consumption and effects of pornography, and the implications this has on policies and practices.
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2013 Statutory Protective Responses to Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims
Publisher(s):These flowcharts are intended to provide an overview of the statutory structure of service and placement responses to DMST victims to contribute to the ongoing conversation regarding promising approaches, pervasive challenges and the need to establish new systems versus changing existing systems.
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Human Trafficking: Modern Enslavement of Immigrant Women in the United States
Publisher(s):The following fact sheet is in a question and answer format.& It covers some of the following topics: What is human trafficking? What drives the trafficking industry? What judicial remedies are available to victims of trafficking?