A Growing Crisis at the Intersection of Exploitation and Crime Human trafficking remains one of the fastest-growing and most insidious criminal enterprises in North America, with thousands of women and girls exploited in forced prostitution rings that span the United States and Canada. Law enforcement agencies at the federal, state, and
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Global Child Protection Framework: Ending Trafficking and Exploitation Through Legal Action
As globalization accelerates the movement of goods, people, and information, so too has it expanded the reach of transnational criminal networks—none more alarming than those involved in child trafficking and exploitation. Despite international agreements and national laws designed to protect children, millions remain vulnerable each year to sexual exploitation, forced