Megan is passionate about integrating the principles of organizational management with the grassroots response to human trafficking in the US. Megan uses her blog to raise awareness about trafficking, engaging her neighbors to fight exploitation 365 days a year.
"The Face of Human Trafficking," a seminar, was put on by the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice. To find out more information regarding the seminar and other resources, please visit https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/victims/humantrafficking/le/
On 26 October 2014, a man arrested in Jefferson County (KY), received the first human trafficking conviction. The individual pled guilty to human trafficking after being arrested in 2011. The sentencing will take place on Monday.
What do you think should be the recommended sentence for the individual who pled guilty to human trafficking?
What role should the Bar Association play in combating Human Trafficking?
On 21 October 2014, President Andrew Caplen of The England and Wales Law Society answered this question by launching the Access to Justice Campaign, "raising public awareness of access to justice issues, and to persuade policy-makers to consider legislative changes."
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Instead of providing a book, I would like to provide an article.
The Article: Child Brides in West Africa: Girls Fight Back
Source: The Economist, August 2014
Friday Organization: United Nations Population Fund
Website: http://unfpa.org/endchildmarriage
The final Child Bride Fact: The issue is controversial in some countries, more accepted in others