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253146  |
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| Title: |
Safe Harbor Laws: Changing the Legal Response to Minors Involved in Commercial Sex, Phase 1. The Legal Review |
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| Author(s): |
Stephen Gies; Amanda Bobnis; Marcia Cohen; Matthew Malamud |
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| Date Published: |
September 2019 |
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This report presents the findings and methodology of the first of three phases of the evaluation of state safe harbor laws (SHLs), which are intended to remove the punitive sanctions for young victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
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| Abstract: |
This first phase of the evaluation focuses on the evolution of safe harbor laws (SHLs) in the United States, which includes an overview of the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), a review of the philosophy and conceptualization of SHLs, and a presentation of the findings regarding states’ efforts to adopt SHLs. These findings from Phase 1 will inform work in the subsequent evaluation phases. Phase 2, which is already in process, involves a quantitative assessment of SHLs, using a quasi-experimental, longitudinal design to compare counties that have and have not implemented SHLs over an 11-year period (2005-15). Phase 3 will consist of an in-depth assessment of two states, one that implemented SHLs with positive results, and one that implemented SHLs with no positive results. A comparative analysis of the data found that by the end of 2017, 35 states (70 percent) had enacted SHLs to remove the punitive sanctions for young victims of CSE. The remaining 15 states do not have a SHL. Thirteen states continue to treat these victims as criminals, and two states allow for an affirmative defense. On average, about four states per year have enacted SHLs since 2009, with 90 percent of states enacting SHLs between 2013 and 2017. 2 figures, 4 tables, 67 references, and appended coding protocol
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| Main Term(s): |
Juvenile victims |
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| Index Term(s): |
Child Sexual Abuse; Comparative analysis; Juvenile prostitution; Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); OJJDP final report; State laws; State-by-state analyses; Trafficking in Persons |
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| Grant Number: |
2014-JF-FX-0002 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Development Services Group, Inc.
Bethesda, MD 20814
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Washington, DC 20531 |
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| Corporate Author: |
Development Services Group, Inc.
United States of America |
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| Sale Source: |
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
US Dept of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington, DC 20531
United States of America |
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| Page Count: |
44 |
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| Format: |
Document; Document (Online) |
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Legislation/Policy Description; Program/Project Description; Report (Grant Sponsored); Report (Study/Research); Research (Applied/Empirical) |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=275377 |
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