The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction

debates about child labour, exploitation and uneven development. The analysis highlights key differences between trafficking and slavery, thereby illuminating the varying forms of exploitation at work in different relations of power. Trafficking in Children for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation in the EU. Staiger, Ines. European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 2005, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p.603­624.Abstract This article looks at developments concerning trafficking in children for the purpose ofsexual exploitation in the European Union, focusing on the European Commission's CouncilFramework Decision of July 19, 2002 on combating trafficking in human beings. Article 1 of theframework defines tracking in children for purpose of sexual exploitation. At the heart of itstands the trafficking operation. This covers recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring andsubsequent reception of the child. An underlying goal of the trafficking process is the sexualexploitation of the trafficked child. Another goal is the approximation of criminal sanctions. Insummary, the framework does provide for requirements to facilitate the prosecution oftrafficking in children but it does not adequately follow such objective with regard to criminalsanctions.Acceptable Victims? Sexually Exploited Youth in the U.S. Lloyd, Rachel. Encounter, Autumn 2005, Vol. 18 Issue 3, pp. 6-18. Abstract: The article focuses on the sexual exploitation of children in the U.S. in September 2005. A study conducted in 2001 states that hundreds of thousands of adolescents are sexually exploited annually in the U.S. Several factors have been cited as the cause of youth prostitution. The media also has a role in the celebrity-like status bestowed upon pimps and exploiters. National advocates indicate that the prostitution of adolescents is rampant in New York City. Violence and Exploitation of Children in Tajikistan. Haarr, Robin. Central Asian Survey, Jun2005, Vol. 24 Issue 2, pp. 131-149. Abstract Analyzes the phenomenon of violence and exploitation of children in Tajikistan. Violence as defined by the WHO Report on Violence and Health; Government statistics on violence and exploitation of children; Social science research on the subject; Requirements for achieving the progressive implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. International Trafficking In Children: Will New U.S Legislation Provide An Ending To The Story? Mathews, Stacey. Houston Journal of International Law, Spring 2005, Vol. 27 Issue 3, pp. 649-702. Abstract: Focuses on the growing problem with sexual exploitation and child trafficking. Requirement for a multinational response with international coordination of law enforcement to address the problem; Consideration of poverty as another root of trafficking and child prostitution; Role played by organized crime in many countries where trafficking occurs. F-61