Safe Harbor in Human Trafficking
January 18, 2017 11:07 AM to All Senate Members
Circulated By
Senator Stewart Greenleaf
R Senate District 12
Along With
Sen. Daylin Leach
D Senate District 17
Memo
We intend to introduce legislation that will immunize the child victims of human trafficking from criminal prosecution. Over 100,000 children are exploited through prostitution in the United States each year. Adults psychologically manipulate these children and provide them illegal drugs. As a consequence, children have been charged with prostitution, loitering, and other offenses that are inherently related to prostitution.
These children are victims, not criminals, and they deserve the protection of the child welfare system, not re-victimization and incarceration in the juvenile justice system. Not only is this the right thing to do by these exploited children, it is also the most effective way to help law enforcement target the traffickers and pimps who are the real criminals.
Our bill will impose a duty on the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a statewide protocol to deliver safe and stable housing, education and life-skills training, and counseling to the children who have been exploited. The bill will require that police officers be trained to identify and assist sexually exploited children. Most important, the bill will require that sexually exploited children will be diverted from the criminal justice system to more appropriate human services.
Please join us in supporting this bill by becoming a cosponsor.
These children are victims, not criminals, and they deserve the protection of the child welfare system, not re-victimization and incarceration in the juvenile justice system. Not only is this the right thing to do by these exploited children, it is also the most effective way to help law enforcement target the traffickers and pimps who are the real criminals.
Our bill will impose a duty on the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a statewide protocol to deliver safe and stable housing, education and life-skills training, and counseling to the children who have been exploited. The bill will require that police officers be trained to identify and assist sexually exploited children. Most important, the bill will require that sexually exploited children will be diverted from the criminal justice system to more appropriate human services.
Please join us in supporting this bill by becoming a cosponsor.
Legislation
Document - Introduced as SB 554
Safe Harbor in Human Trafficking
January 18, 2017 11:07 AM to All Senate Members
Circulated By
GREENLEAF and LEACH
Memo
We intend to introduce legislation that will immunize the child victims of human trafficking from criminal prosecution. Over 100,000 children are exploited through prostitution in the United States each year. Adults psychologically manipulate these children and provide them illegal drugs. As a consequence, children have been charged with prostitution, loitering, and other offenses that are inherently related to prostitution.
These children are victims, not criminals, and they deserve the protection of the child welfare system, not re-victimization and incarceration in the juvenile justice system. Not only is this the right thing to do by these exploited children, it is also the most effective way to help law enforcement target the traffickers and pimps who are the real criminals.
Our bill will impose a duty on the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a statewide protocol to deliver safe and stable housing, education and life-skills training, and counseling to the children who have been exploited. The bill will require that police officers be trained to identify and assist sexually exploited children. Most important, the bill will require that sexually exploited children will be diverted from the criminal justice system to more appropriate human services.
Please join us in supporting this bill by becoming a cosponsor.
These children are victims, not criminals, and they deserve the protection of the child welfare system, not re-victimization and incarceration in the juvenile justice system. Not only is this the right thing to do by these exploited children, it is also the most effective way to help law enforcement target the traffickers and pimps who are the real criminals.
Our bill will impose a duty on the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a statewide protocol to deliver safe and stable housing, education and life-skills training, and counseling to the children who have been exploited. The bill will require that police officers be trained to identify and assist sexually exploited children. Most important, the bill will require that sexually exploited children will be diverted from the criminal justice system to more appropriate human services.
Please join us in supporting this bill by becoming a cosponsor.
Document
Introduced as SB 554
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