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clearly saying that <strong>the</strong>se children and youth are consenting to <strong>the</strong>ir own sexual andphysical abuse and that is a crime for which <strong>the</strong>y should be punished and deniedservices. Most adult women are untreated children and trauma survivors. They havesuffered decades <strong>of</strong> bad and <strong>of</strong>ten unethical treatment by pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and <strong>the</strong>criminal justice system.• Provide all interventions in unison. Take bold steps to respond to <strong>the</strong> years <strong>of</strong>neglect. SAFE HOUSES need to be created now. Our streets are not safe and <strong>the</strong>reis not <strong>the</strong> safety needed to respond to <strong>the</strong> crisis created by years <strong>of</strong> neglect.• Look to <strong>the</strong> “True Experts” for guidance and answers. Survivors with proventrack records have created <strong>the</strong> web <strong>of</strong> services and <strong>the</strong> network <strong>of</strong> support that servesthousands per year with little help. Tap into this network and o<strong>the</strong>r survivor rungroups. We need <strong>the</strong> help <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> federal government to make <strong>the</strong>se services availableacross <strong>the</strong> United States.84
NGO Input 6: Recommendations from San Diego Youth & Community Services(SDYCS) B-SAFE Human Trafficking Program• Begin to use consistent language that is less criminal in nature i.e., prostitutedchildren or exploited children as opposed to juvenile prostitutes; 2• Launch a national and regional social marketing and media campaign to raiseawareness;• Identify a key governmental <strong>of</strong>fice (local or federal or both) that will be responsiblefor <strong>the</strong> care and supervision <strong>of</strong> exploited children; 3• Establish local and regional multi-disciplinary coalitions, task forces and networks(separate from <strong>the</strong> international trafficking networks) that specifically address <strong>the</strong>special needs <strong>of</strong> domestic trafficking victims; 4• Expand <strong>the</strong> focus <strong>of</strong> inter-agency task forces i.e., <strong>the</strong> Internet Crimes AgainstChildren (ICAC) to include prostituted children and youth• Provide specialized outreach and training, especially cross-training between lawenforcement (federal, state and local), juvenile courts, child protection agencies, localpublic schools, <strong>the</strong> juvenile probation departments, <strong>the</strong> district attorney’s <strong>of</strong>fice, <strong>the</strong>U.S. Attorney’s Office, public defender’s <strong>of</strong>fice and non-governmental social andhealth care providers;• Develop protocols and referral systems to triage exploited children• Identify optimal, safe and long-term residential programs, plus comprehensive longterm,family-based, wrap-around treatment models that addresses dual-diagnosis; 5• Conduct more research i.e., interview prostituted children, study <strong>the</strong> supply &demand elements and <strong>the</strong> societal endemic structures that are causing or perpetuating<strong>the</strong> exploitation <strong>of</strong> children• Establish a central, standardized data base to document frequency and nature <strong>of</strong> cases<strong>of</strong> child exploitation• Identify alternative careers and employment opportunities for youth who are ready toescape prostitution 6• Effective policies that address child exploitation need to be modeled2 More discussion needs to happen to address decriminalizing teen prostitutes as we did with victims <strong>of</strong>international trafficking. To date, prostituted children are <strong>of</strong>ten punishment with arrest and a dual status in adelinquency system. More juvenile diversion programs need to be created through <strong>the</strong> juvenile courts as analternative to punishment in juvenile halls. These programs work best for first-time <strong>of</strong>fenders and reachingchildren at a young age is critical.3 American-born exploited teens do not fall under any specific jurisdiction <strong>of</strong> care. The children’s servicesagencies generally will not work with <strong>the</strong>m because <strong>the</strong>y do not fall under <strong>the</strong>ir “protective factor.” Theprobation department may get involved only after children have been arrested and sometimes only aftermultiple arrests. At this time, <strong>the</strong>re is no federal or local agency that can provide <strong>the</strong> proper care andsupervision that exploited teens need.4 Greater coordination needs to happen between regions such as San Diego and Las Vegas and LosAngeles. Also, networks should involve <strong>the</strong> IRS since many prostitution rings and networks are beginningto use computers and electronic wires and financial systems to transfer and launder money.5 These services also need to be victim-centered, peer-driven, culturally appropriate and gender-specific.6 Among o<strong>the</strong>r underlined, core issues such as child abuse, exploited children are lure into prostitutionbecause <strong>of</strong> immediate monetary compensation (or at least <strong>the</strong> illusion <strong>of</strong> money because pimps keep most ifnot all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir earnings). Better job opportunities need to be created and identified (o<strong>the</strong>r than fast foodservices) so that exploited youth will see <strong>the</strong>mselves surviving in an alternative lifestyle.85
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