Books & Reports

While there are scores of books and reports on human trafficking, there are only a few dedicated specifically to the sex trafficking of children in the U.S. Following are some of those.

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The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America’s Prostituted Children
by Linda Smith former Congresswoman & Presideny of Shared Hope

Available from Streetlight Tucson or at:
www.sharedhope.org/Resources/TheNationalReport.aspx

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Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: Arizona

Available from Streetlight Tucson or at:
www.sharedhope.org/Portals/0/Documents/ArizonaRA.pdf

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Renting Lacy: The Story of America’s Prostituted Children
by Linda Smith, former Congresswoman & CEO of Shared Hope

Gripping, true-story accounts of the lives of teenage sex slaves in America.

Available from Streetlight Tucson or at:
www.sharedhope.org/Resources/RentingLacy.aspx

Somebody’s Daughter: A Novel by Marie Myung-Ok Lee

A highly acclaimed novel paralleling a young Korean woman adopted by Americans and another Korean woman forced into child sex slavery.

www.amazon.com/Somebodys-Daughter-Marie-Myung-Ok-Lee/dp/0807083895

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Girls Like Us by Rachel Lloyd

A powerful memoir/social-activism book by a former child sex slave in America who becomes the founder of GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services), a nonprofit agency in Harlem that helps teen girls leave the sex trade.

www.amazon.com/Girls-Like-Us-Fighting-Activist/dp/0061582050

A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Dugard

True story of an 11-year-old girl who was kidnapped, held hostage two hours from her home in northern California, and abused for 18 years.

2011 Trafficking in Persons Report [61 page intro section]

Released annually by the U.S. Department of State, reporting on global human trafficking activities and responses by governments and law enforcement. Includes personal stories. Every nation is evaluated, profiled, and tier-rated.

For full report, including evaluations of every nation: www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2011/index.htm

www.stopeenslavement.org
A great monthly newsletter covering national human trafficking activities, reports, and initiatives.

The U.S. Dept. of Justice’s 2010 National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention & Interdiction. A 280 page report on the domestic prostitution of children, child pornography, and online enticement, along with governmental and non-governmental strategies and programs targeting those areas of concern.