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.
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.