Invading the Darkness

by Linda Smith

An eye-opening inside look into the historic movement to stop the injustice of sexually trafficked children in America, Invading the Darkness highlights who these modern-day abolitionists are and how their strategic work shaped the fight to stop the injustice of child sex trafficking in our nation. 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. Discover how nationwide advances in victim-identification, justice, and prevention initiatives solidified over the last two decades from authoritatively sourced interviews, government archives, research, police records, and more. Come face-to-face with the victims and learn how Shared Hope International is raising the voice of the voiceless across America.

Genres: Nonfiction

287 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Linda Smith (born July 16, 1950 in La Junta, Colorado) is a member of the Republican Party who represented Washington's 3rd congressional district from 1995 to 1999 in the United States House of Representatives. After leaving politics, Linda Smith founded Shared Hope International, a nonprofit organization to rescue and restore women and children in crisis. Since its creation, Smith has worked around the world and within the United States on behalf of those who have been victimized through sex trafficking.

Reviews

[Literary Strawberry · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had to skim through this pretty quickly since I'm writing a final paper and don't have time to read all my longer sources super in-depth, but I still got a lot out of it. The writing style isn't anything mind-blowing, and this one focuses a bit more on the legislative aspect, so it might not be the best top pick for someone just being introduced to the topic, but it had a lot of good information in it and I think it's a good resource.