{"product_id":"trafficked-children-and-youth-in-the-united-states-reimagining-survivors-rutgers-series-in-childhood-studies-9780813569697","title":"Trafficked Children and Youth in the United States Reimagining Survivors Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrafficked children are portrayed by the media - and even by child welfare specialists - as hapless victims who are forced to migrate from a poor country to the United States, where they serve as sex slaves. But as Elzbieta M. Gozdziak reveals in \u003cem\u003eTrafficked Children in the United States\u003c\/em\u003e, the picture is far more complex.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a thoughtful and important book about victims of child trafficking.  Its strength lies in the juxtaposition of programmatic responses to trafficking with child survivors’ own perceptions of their experiences and needs.\" -- Alicia Peters * University of New England *\u003cbr\u003e\"This highly readable, informative text recounts the story of 140 trafficked children as well as the history of this criminal act and its consequences … Goz´dziak recognized the need for a well-researched, objective point of view and presents the challenges and the facts that victims of trafficking face even when identified and rescued from their horrific situations ... Recommended.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"Gozdziak's work is a welcome addition to the critical study of anti-trafficking institutions and services, a nuanced and compassionate portrayal of the complex lived realities of young people who move and migrate, however precariously, in search of better opportunities and futures.\" * Refuge *\u003cbr\u003e\"By centering trafficked youth's voices and experiences, Gozdziak demonstrates the importance of survivor-centered approaches, even when their narratives contradict and complicate current antitrafficking discourse.\" * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a thoughtful and important book about victims of child trafficking.  Its strength lies in the juxtaposition of programmatic responses to trafficking with child survivors’ own perceptions of their experiences and needs.\" -- Alicia Peters * University of New England *\u003cbr\u003e\"This highly readable, informative text recounts the story of 140 trafficked children as well as the history of this criminal act and its consequences … Goździak recognized the need for a well-researched, objective point of view and presents the challenges and the facts that victims of trafficking face even when identified and rescued from their horrific situations ... Recommended.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"Gozdziak's work is a welcome addition to the critical study of anti-trafficking institutions and services, a nuanced and compassionate portrayal of the complex lived realities of young people who move and migrate, however precariously, in search of better opportunities and futures.\" * Refuge *\u003cbr\u003e\"By centering trafficked youth's voices and experiences, Gozdziak demonstrates the importance of survivor-centered approaches, even when their narratives contradict and complicate current antitrafficking discourse.\" * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e           AcknowledgmentsPrologue: Afong Means StrengthIntroduction: Researching and Writing about Child TraffickingPart IMoral Panics1         “Tidal Waves” of Trafficking2         The Old and New AbolitionistsPart II       “Captured”3         Snakeheads, Coyotes, and . . . Mothers4         Not Chained to a Bed in a BrothelPart III       “Rescued”5         Hidden in Plain Sight6         Jail the Offender, Protect the VictimPart IV       “Restored”  7         Idealized Childhoods8         Healing the WoundedEpilogue: Everyday Struggles          Notes          Bibliography          Index ","brand":"MW - Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742327341399,"sku":"9780813569697","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813569697.jpg?v=1758384294","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/trafficked-children-and-youth-in-the-united-states-reimagining-survivors-rutgers-series-in-childhood-studies-9780813569697","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}