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Would You Recognize the Signs of Sex Trafficking?

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 25, 2011 at 4:48am — No Comments

Child trafficking not seen as a child protection issue Why are local authorities refusing to help children being trafficked for sex?

Louise Hunt

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Maria was brought to the…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 25, 2011 at 4:47am — No Comments

Sex Trafficking of Americans: The Girls Next Door

Even as celebrity activists such as Emma Thompson, Demi Moore, and Mira Sorvino raise awareness about commercial sex trafficking, survivor Rachel Lloyd publishes her memoir Girls Like Us, and the Senate introduces a new bipartisan bill for victim support, the problem…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 25, 2011 at 4:46am — No Comments

Violence & Criminalization Featured, Violence & Criminalization Recently the Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) published a summary about the needs of girls in conflict …

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 25, 2011 at 4:45am — No Comments

Juvenile Justice Served? The Troubling Disparities in the Cases of Sara Kruzan and Daniel Kovarbasich

As an advocate for the welfare of children, I’ve gone over and over the juvenile murder cases of Sara Kruzan and Daniel Kovarbasich, trying…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 25, 2011 at 4:44am — No Comments

Justice? Michigan Prosecutors Say Davontae Sanford Can’t Get There From Here

Davontae Sanford is 18 and in prison. He was 14 when he confessed to shooting and killing…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 25, 2011 at 4:43am — No Comments

The Lost Boys

By David Chura

What happens when you put juvenile prisoners in an adult isolation lockup? …

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 25, 2011 at 4:42am — No Comments

HE LOVES ME HE LOVES ME NOT

TEEN DATING ABUSE. ITS SILENT, PAINFUL, AND DEADLY!! .........TO BE CONTINUED

Added by Evangelist Sonia Sims on May 23, 2011 at 6:52am — 1 Comment

The death of J.J., a kid worth saving

by Advocates Forabandonedadolescents When you are a reporter writing…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 20, 2011 at 4:34pm — No Comments

Md. Youth Jail To Be Scaled Back

BALTIMORE — Construction of a juvenile detention center in East Baltimore could be delayed by a year after state prison officials announced they would reduce the size of the proposed $70 million facility.…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 20, 2011 at 4:32pm — No Comments

Randy Moss tells young inmates: ‘I’ve been there’

By Associated Press

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SALEM, W.Va. — Standing before… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 20, 2011 at 4:31pm — No Comments

Iranian Judge Returns Severely Abused 4 Year Old to Abusive Parents

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Iran Human Rights, May…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 20, 2011 at 4:29pm — No Comments

Horrifying hospital surveillance video shows teenage mother 'trying to suffocate her baby so she could go back to her carefree pre-child days'

By Paul Thompson

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Hidden video cameras caught Shantaniqua Scott place a blanket over her four-month-old son's mouth

Hidden video cameras caught Shantaniqua Scott placing a blanket over her four-month-old son's mouth

This is the shocking moment a teenage… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 20, 2011 at 4:28pm — No Comments

Kara DioGuardi's past of sexual abuse, pornography, and rape revealed -

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 20, 2011 at 4:26pm — No Comments

Nixzmary Brown Soldiers/Soldiers Against Child Abuse

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 20, 2011 at 4:23pm — No Comments

Why is rape so difficult for some people to understand? Eradicating rape depends as much on educating people about this crime as it does on legal reform

Why is rape so difficult for some people to understand? Eradicating rape depends as much on educating people about this crime as it does on legal reform…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 20, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Juvenile Justice

by Advocates Forabandonedadolescents…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 19, 2011 at 1:37pm — No Comments

Innocence Day: PUSH for JUSTICE (Rally)

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 19, 2011 at 1:35pm — No Comments

MPR News investigation: Minnesota lacks strong bullying law, state oversight

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by Tom Weber, Minnesota Public Radio

St. Paul, Minn. — At just 37 words, Minnesota's law against bullying is one of the shortest in the nation:

"Each school board shall adopt a written policy prohibiting intimidation and bullying of any student. The policy shall address intimidation and bullying in all forms, including, but not limited to, electronic forms… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on May 19, 2011 at 1:26pm — No Comments