Homelessness and Criminal Exploitation of Russian Minors: Realities, Resources, and Legal Remedies

Stoecker, Sally W., Demokratizatsiya

Sally W. Stoecker is research professor and project director at American University's Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, and an executive editor of Demokratizatsiya. She wishes to thank the American Councils for International Education (ACTR/ACCELs) for supporting her summer 2000 research trip to Irkutsk, Russia, where the findings for this article were collected. The views presented here are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Justice.

The demographics of the Russian Federation are alarming. According to Russian president Vladimir Putin, the population of the country declines by roughly …

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Publication information: Article title: Homelessness and Criminal Exploitation of Russian Minors: Realities, Resources, and Legal Remedies. Contributors: Stoecker, Sally W. - Author. Journal title: Demokratizatsiya. Volume: 9. Issue: 2 Publication date: Spring 2001. Page number: 319+. © 1998 Heldref Publications. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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