Invading the Darkness by Linda Smith

Description

1. Meet key leaders from the
   • U.S. Department of Justice
   • National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
   • Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
   • And beyond
2. Discover how nationwide advances in victim-identification, justice, and prevention initiatives solidified over the last two decades
3. From numerous authoritative sources — including interviews, government archives, research, police records, and more — you’ll get an inside look into the movement to do something to stop the injustice of sexually trafficked children
4. Come face-to-face with the victims and learn how we’re raising the voice of the voiceless across America
5. And much more!

About the Author

Linda Smith is a leader in the global movement to end sex trafficking. In 1998, while serving in the U.S. Congress, Linda traveled to a notorious brothel district in India where the hopeless faces of women and children forced into prostitution compelled Linda to found Shared Hope International. Linda is the primary author of From Congress to the Brothel and Renting Lacy and co-author of The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking and the DEMAND. Report. Linda has testified before Congress, presented at national and international forums, and has been published in news outlets and journals. Linda served as a Washington State legislator (1983-93), before she was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1994.