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Sex Trafficking
Will Brexit Benefit Human Traffickers? The Increased Risks in a Post-Brexit Europe
Experts worry that Brexit will result in a surge of trafficking victims, and present new obstacles to prevention and prosecution. Although the UK has made tackling human trafficking a priority, there are as yet no detailed proposals for how to ensure that Brexit does not hinder the fight against modern slavery.
Spotlighting Action: Truckers Against Trafficking
This week we feature an organization, Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), for the innovative way they are contributing to the fight …
Safe Harbor: Does Your State Arrest Minors for Prostitution?
Safe Harbor laws protect sex trafficking victims from being arrested for prostitution, does your state have them? Learn more about Safe Harbor laws in this week’s blog.
Sex Work: Empowered Choice or Patriarchal Domination
The debate of whether sex work is a location of empowered choice or patriarchal domination is currently a key argument …
Cultural Considerations in Identifying Human Trafficking Victims
Police Officer Margaret Shelley responded to a tripped alarm in an affluent suburban neighborhood. She surveyed the house for any …
Barriers to Identifying Victims and Helping Survivors: The Case for Considering Culture
Imagine a girl from Bangladesh. Her family is destitute – floods have washed out their crops and her younger siblings …
Can we candidly discuss “the girlfriend experience” and sex trafficking of girls with intellectual disabilities?
One popular way to make light of harm linked to illegal or legal prostitution and to engender empathy for buyers …
What Can Be Done to Prevent Sex Trafficking of Girls in Foster Care?
Protecting our kids from perilous exploitation in sex trafficking is an urgent concern of child protective and child welfare agencies. …
The Opioid Epidemic, Foster Care, and Human Trafficking
As detailed in our interview with Dr. Hanni Stoklosa, the opiate/opioid crisis interacts with human trafficking in a number of …
Human Trafficking & the Opioid Crisis: An Interview with Dr. Hanni Stoklosa
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