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Shared Hope has been a leader on policy research in the field of child and youth sex trafficking for over 20 years, working to ensure federal, state, and local policies are rooted in and supported by research and promising practices.
White Paper: Online Facilitation of Domestic Sex Trafficking
A White Paper discussing the worst offenders and general discussion on online facilitators.
DownloadConsolidated Filings: In Support of Child Sex Trafficking Victims Seeking Justice Against Backpage
J.S., S.L., L.C., v. Backpage.com | Washington | September 2014
Open LinkNational Crime Victim Law Institute, Shared Hope International, Covenant House, and Human Rights Project for Girls
J.S., S.L., and L.C. v. Village Voice Media Holdings, L.L.C. d/b/a Backpage.com; BACKPAGE.COM, L.L.C.; and NEW TIMES MEDIA, L.L.C., d/b/a Backpage.com
DownloadIn Support of Sentencing
United States of America v. Laura Evet Lambden and Ben Allen Riggs | Oregon
DownloadDemanding Justice Report
Information on the demand for sex acts with children, criminal justice enforcement outcomes of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) cases, and the challenges and successes of anti-demand enforcement methods.
DownloadTraffic Stop Report
This report outlines findings from the National Colloquium 2013: Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Process and Placement for Juvenile Sex Trafficking Survivors and provides valuable insight on current trends for state child serving agency response to domestic minor sex trafficking.
DownloadDemanding Justice
The Demanding Justice Project is a research and advocacy initiative designed to promote demand deterrence through increased attention and advocacy on demand enforcement.
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