Kotrla, K., & Wommack, B.A. (2011). Child sex trafficking in the United States: Implications for policy, prevention, and research. Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk: Vol. 2 (Iss. 1), Article 5. Retrieved from: http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/childrenatrisk/vol2/iss1/5/This journal article examines the issue of child sex trafficking in the United States and provides the reader with the results of research conducted on the topic in question. A data analysis consisting of 115 child sex trafficking cases was examined and thoroughly studied. Information relating to these cases was collected using two specific methods. One method involved reviewing press releases on human trafficking cases issued by the Department of Justice. The second method was to obtain information through online searches of media reports. This study examines research that initially began on October 28, 2000, and continued through October 31, 2009. If a case of human trafficking occurred in the United States, with the victim under the age of 18, and with at least one criminal arrested, charged or convicted, their case would be archived in the data analysis report. This research uncovered 115 separate incidents of human trafficking, involving at least 153 victims and 215 criminals or perpetrators, 117 (53.4%) of whom were convicted for their heinous actions. Each individual case involved between 1 and 9 trafficking victims. 90% of these victims were women between the ages of 5 and 17, held captive for less than 6 months to 5 years. Of these minors, 25 (16.3%) were exploited through false promises and 15 (9.8%) were kidnapped. 34 (22.2%) of the victims experienced abuse through com...... middle of paper ......book chapter provides the reader with an overview of current anti-trafficking efforts in Japan. Human trafficking is seen as a dark stain on globalization and has grown significantly to become a problem area of ​​international organized criminal activity. The Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery monitors the application of slavery laws, conventions and situations in each country. Each year the group selected a theme to promote awareness of the topic. Prevention of the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography was chosen as the theme in 1989, followed by the elimination of child labor and debt bondage in 1990, and the prevention of human trafficking and child exploitation. prostitution of others in 1991. The importance of this publication is to promote awareness on the topic of sex trafficking.