Combating Human Trafficking: A Multidisciplinary Approach

✍ Scribed by Michael J. Palmiotto

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 316
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A centuries-old crime, human trafficking occurs not only in undeveloped countries, but also in some surprising locations. Right here in the United States, individuals are recruited, transported, and held by unlawful means—either through deception or under threat of violence. Approaching the topic from a law enforcement perspective, Combating Human Trafficking: A Multidisciplinary Approach provides an unprecedented look at the investigation of this phenomenon in America.

Beginning with historical, sociological, and psychological perspectives, the book discusses how authorities can best conduct an investigation of trafficking. It reviews federal agencies responsible for confronting the problem, examines relevant laws and legal trends, and discusses law enforcement awareness and training. Individual chapters written by experts in law enforcement explore a host of topics, including:

Border issues between Mexico and the U.S., including the trafficking of people, drugs, and firearms
The role of the Internet in human trafficking
Child victim recruitment into sex trafficking
How sexually oriented businesses such as escort services, hostess bars, and massage parlors can be fronts for sex trafficking
The prevalence of human trafficking among street gangs
Forced labor aspects, especially with respect to illegal immigrants
How victims are chosen
Theoretical, practical, and ethical considerations in providing effective services to victims

An ideal resource for police investigators, police training, and community outreach organizations, the book is also suitable as a college text for criminal justice courses. It is hoped that the awareness created through this text will provide the knowledge and tools needed to help to end this form of modern-day slavery.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
About the Editor......Page 15
Contributors......Page 17
Introduction: Human Trafficking—Modern Slavery......Page 19
Chapter 1: Human Trafficking and the History of Slavery in America......Page 29
Chapter 2: Borderland : The Challenge of Cross-­Border Trafficking of People, Drugs, and Guns between Mexico and the United States......Page 39
Chapter 3: Sociology of Human Trafficking......Page 55
Chapter 4: Psychology of Human Trafficking......Page 75
Chapter 5: Human Trafficking and the Internet......Page 89
Chapter 6: Child Victim Recruitment : Comparisons and Contrast in Domestic and International Child Victim Recruitment......Page 103
Chapter 7: Investigation of Human Trafficking......Page 119
Chapter 8: What Does Human Trafficking Look Like in the Midwest? It Can’t Happen Here?......Page 147
Chapter 9: Sex Trafficking in Sexually Oriented Businesses......Page 157
Chapter 10: Street Gangs and Human Trafficking......Page 177
Chapter 11: Forced Labor in the United States......Page 185
Chapter 12: Federal Law Enforcement and Human Trafficking......Page 203
Chapter 13: Law Enforcement Awareness and Training in Human Trafficking......Page 221
Chapter 14: Not in Our City......Page 247
Chapter 15: Providing Effective Services to Victims of Human Trafficking : Theoretical, Practical, and Ethical Considerations......Page 259
Chapter 16: Human Trafficking Laws and Legal Trends......Page 285
Conclusion......Page 307
Back Cover......Page 315