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100 1 $aSher, Julian,$d1953-
245 10 $aSomebody's daughter :$bthe hidden story of America's prostituted children and the battle to save them /$cJulian Sher.
246 30 $aHidden story of America's prostituted children and the battle to save them
246 30 $aAmerica's prostituted children and the battle to save them
260 $aChicago, Ill. :$bChicago Review Press,$cc2011.
300 $avii, 341 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 331-332) and index.
505 0 $aThe girl from Jersey -- High-risk victims -- Maria's dilemma -- The wealth of knowledge -- Taking on pimp culture -- "He was untouchable" -- Takedown -- "She's not your ho anymore" -- "Like attacking the mafia" -- In the dead of the night -- "Judge people by courage" -- Courtroom 18 -- No save haven -- Unequal laws -- Finding their own voice -- Making the invisible visible -- Epilogue : "Caught in between two worlds".
520 $aMost people believe sex trafficking in the United States involves young women from foreign lands, but the vast majority of teens caught in the sex trade are American girls -- the runaways and throwaways few people care about. Hundreds of thousands of prostituted children walk the Las Vegas Strip, the casinos of Atlantic City, the truck stops on interstates, and the street corners of our cities. The author takes the reader behind the scenes to expose one of the most underreported crimes: the trafficking of American girls on American streets. He meets the teenagers who are fighting to survive, a new breed of cops who are trying to rescue them, and the activists battling to protect our country's most forsaken children. A girl from New Jersey is arrested in Las Vegas and, at great risk to her own life, helps a special FBI squad bring down a million-dollar pimping empire. An abused teenager in Texas has the courage to take the stand in a grueling trial that sends her pimp away for seventy-five years. Survivors of the sex trade in New York, Phoenix, and Minneapolis set up shelters and rescue centers that offer young girls a chance to break free from the streets.
650 0 $aChild prostitutes$zUnited States.
650 0 $aChild prostitutes$zUnited States$xPrevention.
650 0 $aChild prostitution$zUnited States.
650 0 $aChild prostitution$zUnited States$xPrevention.
650 0 $aTeenage prostitution$zUnited States.
650 0 $aChild trafficking$zUnited States.
650 0 $aSexually abused children$xLegal status, laws, etc.$zUnited States.
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