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== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
* Academic articles:
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** Fong, Rowena; Cardoso, Jodi Berger. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149718909000640 "Child human trafficking victims: Challenges for the child welfare system"]. ''Evaluation and Program Planning'' (August 2010)
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** McClain, Natalie; Garrity, Stacy. [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01221.x/abstract;jsessionid=6F4BE6CEECD261DC1EAAC5116AE4D93F.f04t02?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false "Sex Trafficking and the Exploitation of Adolescents"]. ''Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing'', Volume 40, Issue 2, p. 243-252 (March/April 2011)
** Bump, Micah; Duncan, Julianne; Gozdziak, Elzbieta; MacDonnell, Margaret. [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0020-7985.2005.00322.x/abstract "Second Conference on Identifying and Serving Child Victims of Trafficking"], International Migration, Volume 43, Issue 1-2 (January 2005)
* Agencies and organizations
* Agencies and organizations
** [http://www.amberalert.gov/ AMBER Alert]
** [http://www.amberalert.gov/ AMBER Alert]
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** [http://www.missingkids.com/home National Center for Missing and Exploited Children]
** [http://www.missingkids.com/home National Center for Missing and Exploited Children]
** [http://www.pollyklaas.org/ Polly Klaas Foundation]
** [http://www.pollyklaas.org/ Polly Klaas Foundation]
* Articles:
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** [http://www.missingkids.com/Testimony/10-23-13 "Protecting Vulnerable Children: Preventing and Addressing Sex Trafficking of Youth in Foster Care"] ([[National Center for Missing and Exploited Children]])
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** Fong, Rowena; Cardoso, Jodi Berger. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149718909000640 "Child human trafficking victims: Challenges for the child welfare system"]. ''Evaluation and Program Planning'' (August 2010)
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** McClain, Natalie; Garrity, Stacy. [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01221.x/abstract;jsessionid=6F4BE6CEECD261DC1EAAC5116AE4D93F.f04t02?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false "Sex Trafficking and the Exploitation of Adolescents"]. ''Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing'', Volume 40, Issue 2, p. 243-252 (March/April 2011)
* Congressional hearings
* Congressional hearings
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** [http://www.missingkids.com/Testimony/10-23-13 "Protecting Vulnerable Children: Preventing and Addressing Sex Trafficking of Youth in Foster Care"] (Testimony submitted by [[National Center for Missing and Exploited Children]])
** [http://www.c-span.org/video/?315816-1/foster-care-sex-trafficking Video of House Subcommittee on Human Resources hearing on sex trafficking] (C-SPAN), October 2013
** [http://www.c-span.org/video/?315816-1/foster-care-sex-trafficking Video of House Subcommittee on Human Resources hearing on sex trafficking] (C-SPAN), October 2013
* Fact sheets
* Fact sheets

Revision as of 19:07, 19 February 2014

Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleTo prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care
Legislative history

The Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act is a bill introduced in the 113th Congress. The bill would require states to take action to address the problem of sex trafficking of foster care children.[1]

Major provisions

If enacted, the bill would (1) Require states to identify and report child sex trafficking victims; (2) Improve data collection; (3) Require states to create standards to give foster parents more flexibility in raising foster children; (4) Prohibit states from designating long-term foster care as the ultimate goal for children in foster care, instead attempting to place the children in permanent homes; (5) Give foster children more input in their own case plans.[1]

The bill also would require states to make sure that foster children over aged 14 have a Social Security card, birth certificate and medical records.[2]

Legislative history

The bill was originally introduced by Republican Congressman Dave Reichert of Washington and Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Texas. Fifteen additional Members of Congress signed onto the bill as original cosponsors including Congressmen Vern Buchanan, Tim Griffin and Jim Renacci. [3][4]

On October 23, 2013, the House Human Resources Subcommittee held a hearing on sex trafficking of youth in foster care. Witnesses who testified at the hearing included members of Congress, activists for the issue, and a victim of trafficking.[5] On December 20, 2013, the subcommittee wrote and publicized a draft bill.[3]

The American Bar Association, American Public Human Services Association, and National Indian Child Welfare Association responded to the subcommittee's request for public comments with suggestions to improve the bill.[6][7][8]

Some media coverage of the bill highlighted the link between sex trafficking victims and prostitution. For example, in its coverage of the bill, the Sky Valley Chronicle, an online newspaper covering East Snohomish County, Washington, said that sex trafficking has reached "epidemic levels" in certain areas of the world, and that anyone engaged in prostitution under age 18 in the U.S. is considered a victim of sex trafficking.[9]

In a blog post, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote, "The legislation is an implicit admission that a lot of the prostitution enforcement that [Congressman] Reichert used to do with the King County Sheriffs Office was misguided."[2]

Seattle's local CBS TV station, KIRO, noted in an article on its website that Reichert was a detective during the murder spree of "Green River killer" Gary Ridgway, and that many of the victims were prostitutes and runaways.[10]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b Summary of the “Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act”. House Ways and Means Committee (U.S. Congress). 2014-02-14 (Retrieved 2014-02-19)
  2. ^ a b Connelly, Joel. "Child sex trafficking: Where Congress should work together". Seattle Post-Intelligencer blog, 2014-02-13 (Retrieved 2014-02-19)
  3. ^ a b "Reichert, Doggett, Introduce Bill to Prevent Child Sex Trafficking" (Press release). House Ways and Committee, Chairman Dave Camp (U.S. Congress). 2014-02-14 (Retrieved 2014-02-19)
  4. ^ "Bill would prevent child sex trafficking, improve foster care". Ripon Advance. 2014-02-18 (Retrieved 2014-02-19)
  5. ^ "Foster Care and Sex Trafficking". C-SPAN, 2013-10-23 (Retrieved 2014-02-19)
  6. ^ Letter to Chairman Camp and Ranking Member Levin. American Bar Association. 2014-01-16 (Retrieved 2014-02-19)
  7. ^ Letter to Members of the Ways and Means Committee. American Public Human Services Association. 2014-01-17 (Retrieved 2014-02-19)
  8. ^ Comments regarding House Ways and Means Committee draft legislation addressing child sex trafficking and other child welfare purposes. National Indian Child Welfare Association, 2014-01-17 (Retrieved 2014-02-19)
  9. ^ "Congressman Dave Reichert to Announce New Legislation to Combat Sex Trafficking". Sky Valley Chronicle, 2014-02-13 (Retrieved 2014-02-19)
  10. ^ Clancy, Amy. "Congressman Reichert proposing bill to end sex trafficking of foster children". KIRO-TV CBS station, 2014-02-13 (Retrieved 2014-02-19)
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