The Parent-Pupil-Teacher Relationship and its Role in Preventing Human Trafficking among High School Pupils

Abstract

Although human trafficking can take very different forms and does not consider gender or age, studies have shown that adolescents have a higher degree of risk, the most vulnerable categories being children aged 14-17 years, especially female gender. As a result, a series of studies have been undertaken to establish adequate solutions to prevent this scourge. In this context, our research aimed to analyze the extent to which the parent-pupil-teacher trio can be considered an active tool for preventing human trafficking among high school pupils. The article presents the results of a quantitative study carried out at the level of Dambovita county of Romania, on a representative sample of high school pupils, a study that analyzed as items: the communication between adolescent and parents regarding the adolescent’s friends, the trusted person for the adolescent, the parent’s interest in the adolescent’s school situation and emotional support relationships.