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The Citizens Were Heard
(2009)
Abstract
Congratulations to the citizens of Rhode Island and national anti-trafficking advocates for the legislative victory in Rhode Island. This past week, the Rhode Island Assembly passed an unprecedented pieces of legislation that will protect victims from sex industry predators and give law enforcement the tools they need to arrest pimps, traffickers, and “johns.”
Keywords
- legislation,
- law,
- human trafficking,
- forced labor,
- sex trafficking,
- prostitution,
- adult entertainment,
- Rhode Island
Disciplines
- Law,
- Criminal Law,
- Law and Gender,
- Law and Politics,
- Law and Society,
- Legislation,
- Public Law and Legal Theory,
- Rule of Law,
- Sexuality and the Law,
- State and Local Government Law,
- American Politics,
- Social Work,
- Sociology,
- Civic and Community Engagement,
- Community-Based Research,
- Criminology,
- Gender and Sexuality,
- Inequality and Stratification,
- Politics and Social Change and
- Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance
Publication Date
October 31, 2009
Citation Information
Hughes, Donna M. (2009, October 31). The citizens were heard. Rhode Island: Citizens Against Trafficking.
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