Survivor Insights: The Role of Technology in Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking

Sex Trafficking & The Super Bowl
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Sex Trafficking & The Super Bowl

The 57th Super Bowl is just around the corner, and this means that a spotlight is about to be shown on the sex trafficking problem in Glendale, Arizona. This negative spotlight is the one downside of hosting the Super Bowl and often creates a misconception that sex trafficking is only happening in that area or…

Sex Trafficking In America The Statistics
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Sex Trafficking In America The Statistics

Unlike other statistics you have come across in your life, the following stats have a pulse; they are America’s daughters, sisters, nieces and sometimes America’s sons as well. Sex trafficking is a complex crime that is under reported and under studied, however, progress is being made in trying to change this. A great first step…

How to Take a Stand During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
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How to Take a Stand During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Imagine meeting someone you thought would change your life for the better. Someone you thought would love and protect you. Imagine the excitement and joy you feel as this new relationship quickly develops, and you feel yourself falling in love. Now imagine that this person you thought loved you starts forcing you to do unthinkable…

The Season of Growth
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The Season of Growth

Human trafficking – the buying and selling of people – is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world [1]. It is surpassing the drug and gun trade for three simple reasons: a reusable product, little risk of a lengthy jail sentence, and there is a lot of money to be made. Every day in…

Signs of Grooming a Young Person for Trafficking
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Signs of Grooming a Young Person for Trafficking

We have all heard the social media hysteria over people in white vans kidnapping children for trafficking or placing some marking on a car of someone they plan to traffic. However, this type of method is rarely used here in the United States to traffic someone. Most often a trafficker will use a grooming process…

The Victim Cycle of Sex Trafficking
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The Victim Cycle of Sex Trafficking

How does someone become a victim of a trafficker? It is easy to assume type of crime will not happen to you or your young person, however, this type of predator is usually very smooth, and their intentions can be difficult to detect. There is a general cycle that each victim experiences within this crime…

Volunteering To Help Stop Child Sex Trafficking
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Volunteering To Help Stop Child Sex Trafficking

The fastest growing criminal industry in the world is the buying and selling of people [1]. There are a variety of reasons for this rapid increase: – There is fairly low risk as these cases are difficult to investigate and prosecute – This crime has taken to the internet allowing it to scale at an…