The following local research informs our work:

Taking Rape Seriously: Sexual Assault in Cook County
A report from the DePaul University College of Law
Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center, February 2008

Deconstructing the Demand for Prostitution:
Preliminary Insights from Interviews with Chicago Men who Purchase Sex
Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, May 2008

Domestic Sex Trafficking of Chicago Women and Girls
DePaul University College of Law
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, May 2008

Acquaintance Rape Fact Sheet
Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Economic Costs of Sexual Assault
Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault

The Intersystem Assessment on Prostitution in Chicago
City of Chicago, Mayor's Office on Domestic Violence, October 2006

Unlocking Options for Women: A Survey of Women in Cook County Jail
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, April 2002

The Prostitution of Women and Girls in Metropolitan Chicago: A Preliminary Prevalence Report
Center for Impact Research, May 2001

Sisters Speak Out: The Lives and Needs of Prostituted Women in Chicago
Center for Impact Research, August 2002