Full title in original language:
Taking Prevention Seriously: Developing A Comprehensive Response to Child Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation
Education level:
University University (18+ years)Topic / subtopic:
Trafficking in persons / smuggling of migrants Prevention of trafficking in personsTarget audience:
Students,
Teachers / Lecturers
Type of resource:
Publication / Article
Languages:
English
Region of relevance:
Global
Access:
open access
Individual authors:
Jonathan Todres
Publication year:
2010
Published by:
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Copyright holder:
© Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Contact name and address:
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Contact website:
Key themes:
trafficking, human trafficking, child, children, exploitation, sexual, sexual exploitation, child trafficking
Links:
Short description:
Millions of children are victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation each year. Governments have responded with a range of measures, focusing primarily on seeking to prosecute perpetrators of these abuses and offering assistance to select victims. These efforts, while important, have done little to reduce the incidence of these forms of child exploitation. This Article asserts that a central reason why efforts to date may not be as effective as hoped is that governments have not oriented their approaches properly toward prioritizing prevention—the ultimate goal—and addressing these problems in a comprehensive and systematic manner.