Human trafficking / Lisa Idzikowski, book editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Idzikowski, Lisa, editor.

Commins-Holman Family Fund.

Series:

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

Opposing viewpoints series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human trafficking.

Physical Description:

176 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Buffalo, NY : Greenhaven Publishing, LLC, 2023.

Summary:

"Every year, millions of men, women, and children are tricked or forced into labor or commercial sexual exploitation in the United States and around the globe. Despite congressional funding and legislation such as the Trafficking and Victims Protection Act, human trafficking has become a multibillion-dollar criminal industry. While human trafficking is hardly a new phenomenon, it has been aided by modern technologies like the dark web and cryptocurrency. The diverse viewpoints in this resource examine the factors that allow for human trafficking to thrive as well as efforts to address, stop, and prevent it"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What causes human trafficking today?

What is sex trafficking and how does it occur in the United States? / Monti Datta

Many factors leave people vulnerable to human trafficking / Province of British Columbia

Human trafficking has always existed, but estimates of its scope are getting more accurate / Monti Datta

Precautions can help prevent human trafficking / U.S. State Department

Wealth and privilege protect sex traffickers / Bryan F. Alystock, Justin G. Witkin, Douglass A. Kreis, and Neil D. Overholtz

War drives human trafficking and slavery / Monti Datta, Angharad Smith, and Kevin Bales

There are many common misconceptions about how child trafficking happens / Alexandra Baxter.

How do businesses drive and prevent human trafficking?

Human trafficking is extremely profitable / Jamille Bigio

Organ transplantation in North America drives organ trafficking / Ali Iqbal, Aliya Khan, and Susie Hughes

Ways for banks to stop human trafficking during transactions / Brian Monroe

The financial sector can help eradicate the profit of human trafficking / U.S. State Department.

What role does technology play in human trafficking?

Human traffickers recruit victims online / Federal Bureau of Investigation

Human trafficking occurs on the darknet / Reetika Gupta

Using facial recognition technology can help prevent child sex trafficking / Tom Simonite

Hotels can use technology to prevent human trafficking / Katie Amodei

Traffickers capitalize on online technology / The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

The dark web has dangers and benefits / Robert W. Gehl

The dark web facilitates child exploitation / Roderic Broadhurst and Matthew Bell

Data science technology can help stop human trafficking / Renata Konrad and Andrew C. Trapp.

Can human trafficking be prevented?

Steps to prevent human trafficking / Ruth Dearnley

What causes women to traffic other women? / Coral Dando

Forced marriage is human trafficking / Anita Teekah and William Sheehan

Not all trafficking victims report the crime / Valentin Luz

Trafficking victims often don't ask for help / Kelly Twedell

Companies can make a difference in the life of a trafficking victim / Sarah Gallo

Schools can help stop human trafficking / Lumina Albert

Dispelling myths about sex trafficking can help fight it / Corinne Schwartz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Commins-Holman Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781534509207

1534509208

9781534509191

1534509194

OCLC:

1348634117

Publisher Number:

99994415817