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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"sex trafficking"”.
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Study of sex trafficking in Namibia
… the existence, prevalence and causes of trafficking for sexual exploitation in Namibia, as well as its impact and effects on both its victims and society as a whole. Due to the complexity and dangerous nature of her topic of study, she utilised a unique method in which she identifies and …
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Pathways to Offending: Domestic Sex Trafficking
… to understand the complex phenomenon of sex trafficking to assist victims, correct offenders, and prevent future abuse. However, current research has struggled to agree on terms, definitions of terms, best measures of prevalence, and recommendations to address sex trafficking in the …
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SOCIAL WORKER AWARNESS OF SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
<p>Sex-trafficking has been known as an international crime of violence against women and children. Social work professionals unknowingly encounter sex trafficking victims among their clients for potential identification and intervention. In a crisis setting, social workers play a fundamental role …
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Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: Rescue, Restoration, and Reintegration
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A Case Study of Sex Trafficking in Romania
… Romania has become what experts in the sex trafficking field call “a global center for human trafficking” (Batstone, Romania a Global Center for Human Trafficking, 2011, February 17th). It is a source, transit, and destination country for women, children, and even men subjected to sex …
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Perceptions of Sex Trafficking Legislation By Sex Workers
… Donald Trump signed into law the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act/Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (SESTA/FOSTA) package. This set of bipartisan legislation was billed as a way of combatting sex trafficking by holding websites responsible for any sex work …
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Legal complexities of the sex trafficking of minors
… human rights abuses in modern society, the trafficking of women and children for labor, prostitution, and other forms of sexual exploitation is one of the greatest. While a large amount of time and financial support has gone into efforts to suppress trafficking and shelter its victims, there …
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Indoor Scene Localization to Fight Sex Trafficking in Hotels
<p>Images are key to fighting sex trafficking. They are: (a) used to advertise for sex services,(b) shared among criminal networks, and (c) connect a person in an image to the place where the image was taken. This work explores the ability to link images to indoor places in order to support the …
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Exploring the Journey: Overcoming the Life of Sex Trafficking
… a deeper understanding of how former victims of sex trafficking survive.</p> <p><strong>Background:</strong> Trafficking in persons, or human sex trafficking, is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the United States, leading both drugs and weapons (U.S. Department of State, 2016). The …
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Diasporic connectivity and patriarchal formations in the sex trafficking of women
… and formations of patriarchy in the cross-border sex trafficking of women in the United Kingdom. The function of heteronormativity in the trafficking process is also a key concern. This is a multi-methods study, drawing on interviews with experts in the field of trafficking, and on data extracted …
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Experiences, Challenges, and Resiliency Among Survivors of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking
… of those who have been victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST), the challenges they faced as they transitioned into survivors, and the factors they attributed to their resiliency. DMST victims are among the marginalized populations enduring social injustices within our communities. Social …
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BEST PRACTICE INTERVENTIONS FOR DOMESTIC MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING: A SURVIVOR'S PERSPECTIVE
… methods of intervention for domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST). Due to the secretive nature of the DMST industry, victims are not only difficult to identify, but are also difficult to gain access to in order to provide effective intervention. This study seeks to overcome these barriers by …
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The Push Factors that Impact Sex Trafficking in the Former Soviet Union
<p>Sex trafficking is a global problem that has been denounced by the international community as a human rights abuse and determined to be a modern form of slavery. Through a comparative analysis of the experiences of Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine as they were a part of the Soviet Union the study …
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Practitioners Views on Effective Interventions for Victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking
… interventions for victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) from the viewpoint of practitioners. Although risk factors are present the secretive nature of the DMST population make victims difficult to identify. The sensitivity of the trauma victims experience also make it difficult to …
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Domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking in the media: A content analysis
… following analysis focuses on the issues of sexual assault, domestic violence, and sex trafficking in media portrayals. A content analysis was done on six film releases, two for each of the topics. Prevalence of myths, stereotypes, victim portrayal, perpetrator portrayal, and final …
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Sex Trafficking and State Intervention: Conflicts and Contradictions during the 2012 London Olympics
This thesis focuses on the British human trafficking prevention policies adopted for the 2012 London Olympics using mixed methods including participation-observation, qualitative interviews, theoretical analysis and policy evaluation. I was invited to observe the Human Trafficking Network and …
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You can't see it if you’re not looking: Sex trafficking in Aotearoa New Zealand
Domestic sex trafficking in Aotearoa has received little contemporary focus due to widespread ambiguity about its nature and prevalence, and discussion on the topic is made difficult by frequent and problematic conflation of ‘sex work’ with ‘trafficking’. This thesis aimed to explore the …
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Saving our Sisters: Critical inquiry into sex trafficking discourses and interventions in the Philippines
This research critiques the Philippine anti-trafficking sector’s conflation of sex work with victimhood and shows that this conflation is inconsistent with the lived realities of many sex workers. It examines the politics of knowledge production in the anti-trafficking sector and posits that the …
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