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Human trafficking, child trafficking, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, child welfare, community po
United States

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Employment (11)

University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago, IL, US

2021-08-15 to present | Associate Professor (Jane Addams College of Social Work)
Employment
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Charles E. Hounmenou

University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago, IL, US

2015-08-16 to 2021-08-15 | Assistant Professor (Jane Addams College of Social Work)
Employment
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Cabinet de Recherche et Développement en Action Sociale (CREDAS): Abomey-Calavi, Atlantique, BJ

2014-02-05 to 2015-08-14 | Executive Director
Employment
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Charles E. Hounmenou

ECPAT France & ECPAT Luxembourg: Ouagadougou, BF

2013-12-15 to 2014-07-15 | Principal Investigator
Employment
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Université d'Abomey-Calavi: Cotonou, Littoral, BJ

2013-01-15 to 2014-06-10 | Visiting Assistant Professor (Ecole Supérieure des Assistants Sociaux, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé )
Employment
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Charles E. Hounmenou

University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago, IL, US

2011-08-11 to 2012-12-15 | Managing Editor (Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Editorial Office)
Employment
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Charles E. Hounmenou

University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago, IL, US

2009-12-16 to 2012-12-15 | Visiting Research Specialist (Jane Addams Center for Social Policy and Research)
Employment
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Charles E. Hounmenou

University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago, IL, US

2009-08-15 to 2010-05-15 | Lecturer (Jane Addams College of Social Work)
Employment
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Charles E. Hounmenou

University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago, IL, US

2006-09-15 to 2009-12-15 | Graduate Research Assistant (Jane Addams College of Social Work)
Employment
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Ministry of Secondary Education, Benin: Cotonou, BJ

2002-10-10 to 2004-07-28 | Education Specialist
Employment
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Ministry of Secondary Education, Benin: Cotonou, BJ

1986-01-03 to 2002-10-09 | High School Teacher
Employment
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Funding (4)

The Immigrant and Refugee-Led Capacity Development Network of Illinois

2020-10 to 2021-06 | Grant
Illinois Department of Human Services (Chicago, IL, US)
GRANT_NUMBER:

FCSZK05617

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Charles E. Hounmenou

Private Investigation Agencies’ Involvement in the Fight against Human Trafficking

2020-05 to 2020-10 | Grant
University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL, US)
GRANT_NUMBER:

Summer Grant # ER02123437

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Charles E. Hounmenou

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Chicago: Identification, Needs Assessment, and Service Access

2015-10 to 2017-08 | Award
University of Illinois at Chicago (IL, IL, US)
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UFRP Campus Research Support - ICR: 2-200250-236000-236145

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Charles E. Hounmenou

Comparative studies on child prostitution and its links with child trafficking and mobility in three countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

2013-12 to 2014-06 | Contract
ECPAT France & ECPAT Luxembourg (Paris and Luxembourg, Europe, FR)
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Etudes Projet PACTES - ECPAT France et ECPAT Luxembourg

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Charles E. Hounmenou

Works (32)

Experiences of Faith-Based Organizations as Key Stakeholders in Policy Responses to Human Trafficking

Societies
2023-08 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Charles E. Hounmenou
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Exploring Private Investigation Agencies’ Experience of Collaboration with Law Enforcement in Investigations of Human Trafficking Cases

Societies
2023-02 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Charles E. Hounmenou; Sachi Toepp
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Private Investigators’ Experiences in Human Trafficking Investigations

Journal of Human Trafficking
2021-05-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2332-2705
Part of ISSN: 2332-2713
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Private Investigation Agencies’ Involvement in the Fight against Human Trafficking

2020-09-30 | Other
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Global commercial and sexual exploitation of children

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice
2020-05-07 | Journal article
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Charles E. Hounmenou

A Statewide coalition’s input in human trafficking policy implementation: Member organizations’ involvement and perceptions

Journal of Human Trafficking
2019-03-07 | Journal article
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Moving towards self-actualization: a trauma-informed and needs-focused approach to the mental health needs of survivors of commercial child sexual exploitation

. International Journal of Social Work
2019-01-06 | Journal article
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Engaging Anti-Human Trafficking Stakeholders in the Research Process

Journal of Human Trafficking
2018-09-05 | Journal article
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Charles E. Hounmenou

An initial exploration of prostitution of boys in the West African region

Child Abuse & Neglect
2017 | Journal article
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Distinctiveness in the commercial sexual exploitation of children in sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of the Literature.

Journal of Human Trafficking
2017 | Journal article
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Policy response and service provision to child victims of commercial sexual exploitation in the West African region

Journal of Human Trafficking
2017 | Journal article
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Charles E. Hounmenou

[Theorising the Practice of Community Development: A South African Perspective] by Peter Westoby

Journal of Community Practice
2016 | Book review
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Boy Prostitution in West Africa

13th International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference, University of Toledo, OH
2016 | Conference paper
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Exploring child prostitution in a major city in the West African region

Child Abuse & Neglect
2016 | Journal article
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Innovative Research: Exploring Characteristics of Prostituted Children in a Major City in West Africa

The 2016 Annual Global Conference on Human Trafficking
2016 | Conference paper
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Issues of sexually transmitted infections and violence among children in prostitution in West Africa

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal
2016 | Journal article
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Child Prostitution and its Links with Child Trafficking and Mobility in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger: A Comparative Summary of 3 Study Reports

2015 International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference, University of Toledo, OH
2015 | Conference paper
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Human trafficking in Illinois – Fact sheet

Jane Addams Center for Social Policy and Research, University of Illinois at Chicago
2015 | Report
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Etude sur la prostitution des mineurs et ses liens avec la migration et la traite à Djougou et à Malanville au Benin.

ECPAT France and ECPAT Luxembourg
2014 | Report
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Etude sur la prostitution des mineurs et ses liens avec la migration et la traite à Niamey au Niger

ECPAT France & ECPAT Luxembourg
2014 | Report
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Etude sur la prostitution des mineurs et ses liens avec la migration et la traite à Ouagadougou au Burkina Faso

ECPAT France & ECPAT Luxembourg
2014 | Report
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Justice Advocates: Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE) and prison reform.

Jane Addams Center for Social Policy and Research, University of Illinois at Chicago
2014 | Book
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Justice advocates: Citizens Alert and police accountability

2012 | Book
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Monitoring human rights of persons in police lockups: potential role of community-based organizations.

Journal of Community Practice
2012-03-04 | Journal article
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Human services professionals' awareness of human trafficking.

Journal of Policy Practice
2012-02-15 | Journal article
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Black settlement houses and oppositional consciousness

Journal of Black Studies
2012-01-04 | Journal article
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Book Review. [Striving to save: Creating policies for financial security of low- income families] by Sherraden, M. S., & McBride, A. M., with Beverly, S. G.]

Journal of Community Practice
2011 | Book review
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Standards for Monitoring Human Rights of People in Police Lockups: Potential Roles of Community-Based Organizations

International C.U.R.E. 's Fifth International Conference on Human Rights and Prison Reform
2011 | Conference paper
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Charles E. Hounmenou

The Illinois Rescue and Restore Coalition's awareness of and involvement with human trafficking

ProQuest, UMI Dissertation Publishing
2011 | Dissertation or Thesis
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Exploring a Statewide Coalition Involved in Human Trafficking Policy Implementation

Conference “Assisting Victims of Human trafficking Research, Policy & Practice”, College of Family Home & Social Sciences – School of Social Work, Brigham Young University – Provo, Utah
2010 | Conference paper
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Standards for Monitoring Human Rights of People in Police Lockups

Jane Addams Center for Social Policy and Research, University of Illinois at Chicago
2010 | Report
Source: Self-asserted source
Charles E. Hounmenou

The Illinois Rescue and Restore Coalition’s Awareness of and Involvement with Human Trafficking

the 6th Annual Conference on Prostitution, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking, University of Toledo, Ohio
2009 | Conference paper
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Charles E. Hounmenou

Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for International journal on child maltreatment. (1)