Chapter 1 Introduction Copyright © 2015 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.
Definitions Federal Definition Illinois state law – Knowingly Missouri state law – Labor trafficking – Sex trafficking – Child sex trafficking Copyright © 2015 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.
Prevalence Issues with definitions – Is all prostitution sex trafficking? Misidentification – Criminal versus victim Prosecutorial charges Constant movement Copyright © 2015 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.
Identified Research Gaps Limited research on the Midwest Limited research on labor trafficking Limited research on collaboration between law enforcement and social service providers Discussing various viewpoints in the anti- trafficking movement Copyright © 2015 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.
Use of Terms Survivor, victim, and trafficked persons Modern day slavery versus trafficked persons Copyright © 2015 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.
Methods Study setting – St. Louis and the bi-state area Sampling – Thirty-one respondents, including survivors, social service providers, and justice system professionals Data collection – Two phases of data collection Data analysis Copyright © 2015 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.
Chapter Overviews Chapter Two – Labor Trafficking Chapter Three – Sex trafficking Chapter Four – Law enforcement response to human trafficking Chapter Five – Community response to human trafficking Chapter Six – Sex-trafficking-specific responses Chapter Seven – Conclusion Copyright © 2015 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.
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