Awareness Of Human Trafficking Research Articles

Navigating the Skies: The Aviation Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Communication for Human Trafficking Awareness

ABSTRACT Corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication has not yet fully explored the issue of human trafficking, especially not specifically in the aviation industry. The present study examines Group III mainline passenger airlines in the United States to understand how those airlines communicate their CSR efforts related to human trafficking as well as how those airlines engaged with stakeholders in this work. Using a six-phase thematic analysis approach, the analysis of airline CSR communication revealed that 7 of 10 airlines used a human rights lens to frame human trafficking, that human trafficking was part of airline community outreach and community connection efforts and important to combating labor trafficking in airline supply chains; and that training and partnership efforts were employed to engage key stakeholders. Findings present theoretical and practical implications for students, researchers, and communication practitioners working in CSR for human trafficking.

Call for Research: Leveraging Social Networking for Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking Awareness

ABSTRACTHuman trafficking is a complex global issue that continues to challenge efforts aimed at raising awareness and preventing its occurrence. Overall, the literature suggests that social networking platforms have the potential to significantly enhance human trafficking awareness efforts but require careful strategy development to overcome algorithmic limitations and ensure meaningful engagement with users. Further research is needed to evaluate the long‐term impact of social networking campaigns on human trafficking awareness and prevention. This poster is an extension of a presentation at the ASIS&T Midwest Chapter Spring 2024 Symposium with the purpose of increasing attention to this important research area. This poster provides five broad research questions that can be immediately addressed by information science researchers for the purpose of increasing understanding of this devastating global issue.

Human Trafficking Awareness in the Emergency Care Setting Joint Position Statement.

Human Trafficking Awareness in the Emergency Care Setting Joint Position Statement.

Human Trafficking Awareness Training and Response Procedure Template for Transit Agencies

As the frontline eyes on communities, transit operators are uniquely positioned to recognize suspicious activities and report them to authorities. Training is necessary to inform and empower transit agencies in the fight against human trafficking. Human trafficking is modern day slavery, which the U.S. Department of Justice defines as a crime that involves the exploitation of a person for labor, services, or commercial sex. Human trafficking is a worldwide criminal industry that the denies freedom of 25 million people around the world. This heinous crime often targets the most vulnerable populations and preys on their needs, weaknesses, and insecurities as a strategy to control their victims through force, fraud, and coercion. This paper reviews the resources available for transit agencies to train their employees on the signs of human trafficking that they should be on the lookout for. Truckers Against Trafficking’s Busing on the Lookout program has shared success stories related to transit employees recognizing situations and saving human trafficking victims. However, the existence of transit agency policies and associated procedures is a recognized resource gap in the transit industry. The available training materials direct trainees to refer to their agency policy on how to report suspicious activity. However, as noted, many transit agencies do not have a formalized policy or procedures in place to dictate how to report suspected human trafficking activity. This paper provides agencies with valuable human trafficking awareness training resources and a response procedure template as tools to improve the awareness and reporting procedures in their agency.

Preventing the Trafficking of Youth: A Retrospective Evaluation of kNow MORE! An Educational Program in San Diego, California

ABSTRACT In 2017, California enacted the Human Trafficking (HT) Prevention Education and Training Act, requiring HT prevention curricula in middle and high schools. Prevention efforts to combat trafficking among vulnerable groups are scarce. Additionally, implemented educational programs tend to lack evaluation. In 2016, in San Diego, California, kNOw MORE! 1 1 The kNOw MORE! Human Trafficking Prevention Program is copyrighted—2021 Point Loma Nazarene University. (kM!), a drama-based and student-centered HT prevention curriculum, was developed. It aims to provide education among youth about awareness of HT, traffickers’ strategies of recruitment, identification of victims, and advocacy strategies. This analysis begins to address the current evaluation gap of implemented preventive educational programs. A mixed-method retrospective single-group design was applied. Pre- and post-assessment tools were utilized to collect data throughout a five-year period (2016–2021). Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses of association were performed. Qualitative thematic analysis was conducted to triangulate key findings. The sample comprised predominantly Latinx and Non-Hispanic white students from middle and high schools throughout San Diego, California. The results demonstrated that kM! has proven to increase the knowledge of its participants about HT victimization and how to advocate for themselves and others. The findings of this study provide significant implications for preventive educational efforts locally and nationwide. Future research should include a rigorous evaluation when such preventive educational curriculum is replicated.

A Quasi-Experimental Intervention Trial to Test the Efficacy of a Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign: The Blue Campaign

ABSTRACT In the United States, several government and non-governmental organizations are implementing human trafficking awareness campaigns. This study aimed to test the effectiveness of specific videos developed as part of the Blue Campaign (BC), a U.S. Department of Homeland Security initiative focused on increasing awareness about human trafficking among first responders. We implemented a quasi-experimental study design with a pre-post intervention questionnaire and a control group, using an organic-sampling-survey method. The study was conducted between September 18–22, 2021. The data were gathered from 2,006 first responders using the online survey platform Pollfish, with three awareness videos embedded in an online survey instrument. Questions related to the content of each video were incorporated in the survey tool using a pre-post video survey design. Our findings indicate that the BC videos we examined are effective in improving general awareness about human trafficking based on the specific knowledge outcomes included in the survey. Our study did not test for the accuracy of the content of the videos or for actions undertaken by first responders based on the knowledge acquired. This study is aligned with the UN Sustainable Goal of promoting just, peaceful, and inclusive societies.

Partnerships for a Nonprofit Organization’s Human Trafficking Digital Activism, Training, Legislative Advocacy, and Survivor Support Efforts

Although partnerships are a widely used approach to combat human trafficking, little research has been done on nonprofit partnerships for digital activism on human trafficking. This paper combines the public interest communication (PIC) theoretical framework with critical trafficking studies to understand one nonprofit’s digital activism strategies for human trafficking awareness. Employing grounded theory to analyze 54 pages of text, qualitative surveys, and interviews, data revealed organizational partnerships focused on the key areas of training, legislative advocacy, and survivor support. However, partners can potentially derail strategic efforts for social change if misaligned with PIC dimensions and human rights approaches to human trafficking. Based on these findings, recommendations for nonprofit partnerships for digital activism on human trafficking are presented.

Dermatology's role in the fight against human trafficking: A report from the AAD Ad Hoc Task Force and call to action

While the majority of American Academy of Dermatology members have some broad awareness of human trafficking, most are not aware of it in their communities or of the skin signs that could prompt identification of those being exploited, and have requested educational resources to assist patients affected by trafficking. The American Academy of Dermatology Ad Hoc Task Force on Dermatologic Resources for the Intervention and Prevention of Human Trafficking has been working to develop relevant resources, including an online toolkit on the American Academy of Dermatology website: https://www.aad.org/member/clinical-quality/clinical-care/human-trafficking.

Reframing human trafficking awareness campaigns in the United States: goals, audience, and content.

Human trafficking (HT) awareness campaigns can educate the public and specific professional figures about this crime and ways to prevent it. However, there currently remains a gap in terms of how to best frame such campaigns without stigmatizing groups of individuals or portraying victims in unrealistic ways. We conducted four focus groups with 22 experts in HT to explore their perspectives and opinions on current challenges in the framing of HT awareness campaigns in the United States. Focus groups were conducted via Zoom and transcribed verbatim. Two independent reviewers analyzed the transcripts to identify themes using an inductive approach. The results of the focus groups analysis were used to structure the guiding questions of a brainstorming technique named Nominal Group Technique (NGT). Fifteen of 22 experts that participated in the focus groups joined the in-person NGT with the intent of generating ideas and achieving consensus on target audiences, goals, and content of human trafficking awareness campaigns. At the end of the NGT participants ranked priority for actions in the development of HT awareness efforts in the United States. During the NGT the experts provided a number of recommendations to improve HT awareness and to empower victims to reach for help. They pointed to the need for: awareness efforts that describe HT on a spectrum of human abuse and exploitation; training for professional figures about trauma-informed care and communication; and efforts that empower trafficked victims to seek support. They also pointed to the need to develop awareness efforts tailored to local needs in close collaborations with the community-based organizations that can champion their dissemination and be the primary point of access for victims seeking help.

Handling of Human Trafficking in the Modern Era in Indonesia

This article aims to analyze, namely by describing and participating in how to handle human traffic in the modern era that is happening today. The research method used in this research is a systematic literature review (SLR), where the articles are analyzed using 161 scientific articles sourced from previous articles. The purpose of this method is to look for a problem on the issue being studied. This study tries to examine a country's efforts to eradicate human trafficking. In this study, how to deal with trafficking cases that occur, because of the rise of developing technology, which has led to increasing cases of human trafficking. In the modern era, what can be done is to form a community or team to search for or monitor human trafficking activities on social media. In addition, the need for awareness of the surrounding environment also raises awareness of human trafficking. With collaborative efforts with NGO institutions such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) we hope to minimize cases of human trafficking that occur in Indonesia.

Implementation of a Human Trafficking Educational Module for College Students: Pre/Post Design

This research study aimed to implement an educational module and to determine the effectiveness of that module on increasing the awareness of human trafficking and risk factors for incoming freshman students at a medium-size, Southern university from September 2021 through November 2021. Two hundred students consented and participated in the study by completing the pretest and posttest to indicate their knowledge of human trafficking before and after being presented an online educational module. The pre and posttest included 10 questions with 24 possible responses. An average of 12.34 correct responses were provided on the pretest and 19.13 were correct responses on the posttest. This data indicates a 58.6% improvement in awareness of human trafficking risk factors. A one-tailed pair-wise student’s t-test and a single factor ANOVA were used to compare pretest scores with posttest scores both resulting in a p value of < 0.001. The results of the study support the original hypothesis that students will have greater knowledge and awareness of human trafficking, as evidenced by a positive change in pretest to posttest scores, after completing the educational module on human trafficking. Limitations were found in the study as some students did not complete both the pre and posttest. The researchers believe this could be addressed through a stepwise testing module where one has to complete the first step to proceed to the next.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND WAR IN UKRAINE: RESILIENCE IN EXPLORING STUDENT RESPONSE

This paper meets challenges in exploring the problems of human trafficking awareness among Ukrainian youth under war conditions. The mission of this social and pedagogical linguistic initiative has been reconsidered in the framework of the CEFRES fellowship, given the general and specific pre-conditions of vulnerability to human trafficking among Ukrainian youth. The paper highlights physical, psychological, technical, and pedagogical difficulties and offers solutions for resilient research. Attention is drawn to adjusting the methods under limitations such as a reduced sample of volunteering respondents and measuring the war impact. The solutions include accumulating empirical data for significant measurements for two academic years and upcoming surveying possibilities regarding the “war vs. no war” factors. Other outcomes of tackling impediments imply the possibility of retaining students’ attention to human trafficking under war conditions through immersive experiences and reflexive activities with simultaneous collecting empirical data, introducing the awareness activities into the e-course (Moodle), and encouraging students to explore cases and evaluate the message. These solutions can help filter the significant results under four parameters of the CEFRES-supported project such as metaphor, storytelling, schemata, and sensory language for registering effective ways of immersive learning experiences.

Leveraging sport events for the promotion of human rights in host communities: diffusion of anti-trafficking campaigns at Super Bowl LIV

ABSTRACT Human trafficking is a complex human rights issue, and it has been associated with hosting large-scale sport events since the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Along with potential increases in demand for low-wage labour, the influx of tourists may lead to increased demand for sexual services which may be met, in part, by trafficked persons. Event rights holders and local organising committees have recognised human trafficking as a risk to be managed, leading to the implementation of anti-trafficking initiatives in host communities. In this study we employed a social event leverage framework and the theory of diffusion of innovations to examine how large-scale sport events can be harnessed by local communities to promote awareness of human trafficking. Using a social constructionist perspective, we utilised an instrumental case study design to understand the processes involved in planning, designing, and implementing event-related anti-trafficking campaigns. In this instance, the case – the 2020 Super Bowl hosted in Miami, Florida – facilitated the examination of the processes involved in leveraging events for the purpose of increasing awareness of human trafficking. Data included semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders and archival materials. Results of a thematic analysis highlighted the importance of peer networks, local and international partnerships, and campaign strategy in the execution of event-related anti-trafficking campaigns.

Psychiatrists' Involvement in a Public Health Response to Human Trafficking.

Back to table of contents Previous article Next article Frontline ReportsFull AccessPsychiatrists’ Involvement in a Public Health Response to Human TraffickingRachel Robitz, M.D., Priti Ojha, M.D., Steve Koh, M.D., M.P.H.Rachel RobitzSearch for more papers by this author, M.D., Priti OjhaSearch for more papers by this author, M.D., Steve KohSearch for more papers by this author, M.D., M.P.H.Published Online:18 Oct 2022https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220430AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail Human trafficking is increasingly being viewed through a public health lens, which allows us to address it as an issue that affects health. With this approach, psychiatrists can focus on preventive measures and on the health care needs of individuals who have experienced trafficking. Psychiatrists in San Diego have partnered with the local community to address trafficking through clinical services and development of policies for identification and appropriate care of trafficking survivors.Clinical work began when a University of California, San Diego (UCSD), family medicine–psychiatry resident (R.R.) with an interest in working with this population developed relationships with community organizations. Many organizations used therapists to provide behavioral health support, but they were unable to access trauma-informed psychiatric services in a timely fashion. To improve access to high-quality care, the resident began seeing patients via both residential and outpatient programs for sex trafficking survivors, initially within a self-designed elective rotation and then during formal rotations through UCSD’s community psychiatry program.The clinical sites included a federally qualified health center and a county-funded specialty clinic that together have served more than 100 patients who have been trafficked for sex. All women at a residential treatment program for survivors of sex trafficking were enrolled as patients. They received their primary care from family medicine residents trained by the family medicine–psychiatry resident in providing care for survivors of human trafficking, and they received psychiatric care from psychiatry residents. The primary psychiatrist (R.R. or P.O.) maintained regular contact with treatment program staff, when patients gave consent to do so, to ensure a unified treatment plan. Patients received group and individual trauma-based therapies through the residential treatment program as well as educational, life skills, and arts-based group sessions. Most women remained in the program for 6–12 months. The county-funded specialized clinic provided services to youths who experienced or were at risk of commercial sexual exploitation. Services included case management and individual and group psychotherapy. The psychiatrist (P.O.) collaborated closely with therapists and case managers, who often attended sessions to enhance the trauma-informed approach.UCSD also formed a multidisciplinary committee, now cochaired by a community psychiatrist (P.O.), comprising UCSD faculty, nurses, social workers, medical trainees, and community partners. The committee developed and implemented a policy and screening protocol with guidance from a protocol development tool kit from HEAL Trafficking and Hope for Justice. The protocol includes guidance on how to assess patients for signs of human trafficking, steps for providing a trauma-informed response, and an overview of how and when to engage law enforcement or child protective services. Additionally, the committee hosts an annual human trafficking awareness event to educate health system staff and encourage collaboration. Tools to educate health system staff about both human trafficking and trauma-informed care are being developed.There were several barriers to developing psychiatric services for this population. Few psychiatrists have expertise in working with this population, and the original work in San Diego County was completed by a resident with limited topic-specific supervision. Clinical barriers included occasional difficulties in communication because of a lack of a centralized area for exchange of medical information. Also, psychiatrists often lack awareness and knowledge about human trafficking and how to address it in clinical settings. Many other programs in the area also had funding restrictions, which limited services to certain age groups or types of trafficking. These barriers limit access to needed services for several populations, including survivors of labor trafficking and male survivors of trafficking.Psychiatry has a critical role to play in the public health response to human trafficking. Because this is a relatively novel area of medicine, there is ample room for expansion. We continue to develop educational tools and evaluate and expand our protocol. This early work has focused on sex trafficking. However, we must also consider the needs of labor trafficking survivors, who are rarely offered treatment and have frequently experienced trauma. Overall, these activities demonstrate that psychiatrists can be involved in a multipronged approach to addressing human trafficking as a public health issue.Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, Sacramento (Robitz); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (Ojha, Koh).Send correspondence to Dr. Robitz ([email protected]).The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests. FiguresReferencesCited byDetailsCited byNone Volume 74Issue 2 February 01, 2023Pages 212-212 Metrics KeywordsPublic healthAdministration and managementTraumaWomen’s healthPDF download History Published online 18 October 2022 Published in print 1 February 2023

Human trafficking awareness and reporting: insights from Tennessee police websites and Twitter

PurposeHuman trafficking is challenging to address; one facet of response has been to engage with the public to increase awareness of trafficking and create connections that facilitate identification. Police officials are uniquely situated to engage with the community on human trafficking through their online presence. However, little is known about how police officials use these virtual platforms to discuss trafficking.Design/methodology/approachThe current study examines how Tennessee police use agency websites and Twitter to connect with their community on the issue of human trafficking.FindingsOut of 241 police agencies studied in Tennessee, 80% (n = 192) had websites, while 35% (n = 84) had Twitter accounts. Findings suggest that Tennessee agencies are not currently using websites (1%) or Twitter (4.7%) to engage with the public about human trafficking. Further, when it did occur, the communication to the public was limited in depth and resources.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research should include other police agencies and additional social media sites.Practical implicationsPolice agencies could be more proactive at engaging the community, with the caveat that any future initiatives should have clear goals and monitor their effectiveness at achieving their intended outcomes.Originality/valueThis research provides a fundamental analysis of how police agencies communicate to the public on issues related to human trafficking.

Researching the Effectiveness of an Online Human Trafficking Awareness Program Among Community Health Nursing Students

ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness of an online human trafficking awareness program for healthcare providers. Design Mixed-methods study. Methods Sample (N=141) consisted of community health nursing students, who completed a pretest, watched one three-minute video a day for 20 days, and completed a posttest. Findings Participants indicated their knowledge of human trafficking increased, attitudes toward victims improved, and competence and confidence engaging with victims increased. Satisfaction with program, and information utilization plans for practice were revealed. Conclusions Human trafficking awareness program was effective in increasing participants’ knowledge, competence and confidence, and improving attitudes. Clinical Evidence Educational intervention is a strategy to improve students’ knowledge of human trafficking.

Analyzing Educational Methods Regarding Human Trafficking Awareness Preferred by Students

Human Trafficking is the emerging social-safety issue surrounding most communities across the globe. Unfortunately, due to it’s untraceable nature, and free victims fearing to go public with information, human trafficking is not often discussed or warned against. The purpose of this study is to target local students from Central Florida through analyzing their preferred approaches of education regarding the basis of human trafficking. The method involved a completely anonymous online survey with ten specific questions distributed to high school and college students from across six schools in addition to interviews with two adults actively engaged in the cause of human trafficking and three chosen student participants. The questionnaire sought to collect students’ passionate opinions on handling the teaching of difficult social troubles such as human trafficking. A total of 123 respondents completed the survey; 44.7% particularly desired annual presentations, 37.4% chose the inclusion of content in classes already required, and 9.8% selected mandated online courses. Interviews revealed that educational methods should not be prioritized, but instead the initiative or beginning force in means to widely spread accurate truths about human trafficking. Overall, these students from Central Florida demonstrated that in order to promote human trafficking awareness, productive conversations throughout schools as well as small incentives such as visual posters, pamphlets or resourceful packets are enough to secure an increase in knowledge of the dangers and commonality of human trafficking.

Identification of skin signs in human-trafficking survivors.

Human-trafficking survivors suffer significant physical, mental, and social health consequences, prompting them to seek health care services. Although there is research regarding identification protocols for human-trafficking victims, there is no framework outlining the dermatologic patterns of survivors of human trafficking. We sought to identify the dermatologic signs reported in human-trafficking victims to create a framework for dermatologists and the broader medical community to appropriately screen patients at risk. After screening 577 pertinent records in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases for information about the physical signs of human trafficking in health care, 10 final studies were selected. Significant findings of rashes and brandings, such as tattoos, were more likely in sex-trafficked patients, whereas burns, injuries, and deep cuts were more likely to be found in labor-trafficked patients. This review outlines important identification guidelines that dermatologists and the broader medical community can use to recognize victims and take appropriate action while also raising awareness of human trafficking as an emerging public health issue.

Value proposition dynamics in response to external event triggers

In light of recent calls for adopting a dynamic perspective on value propositions, this paper investigates value proposition dynamics - i.e., strategic moves made by firms to further develop and/or change their value propositions - in response to external event triggers. External event triggers are disturbances emitted from the macro-environment that challenge the status quo of one or more market actors and/or the industry in which they are embedded. This paper provides a framework that describes the characteristics of external event triggers as well as the elements and strategic dimensions of value proposition dynamics. The relevance of this framework is illustrated by exemplars and case vignettes from the accommodation industry with regard to two external event triggers: human trafficking awareness and the COVID-19 pandemic. We conclude with a guide for practitioners on how the value proposition dynamics framework can be used to increase their firm’s ability to survive and thrive.

An assessment of Portuguese social professionals awareness of human trafficking

ABSTRACT As social professionals are increasingly called on to assist in human trafficking cases, the present study used a qualitative approach to explore how this crime and its victims and traffickers are perceived by these workers. Forty-eight social professionals (aged 24–57) completed an online human trafficking knowledge survey. The data reported suggest a narrative congruent with the European image of the ‘iconic’ victim and trafficker. Those stereotypical narratives may narrow the interventions of these professionals in Portugal, not enabling accurate decisions regarding the trafficking condition. Nevertheless, this study suggests a similarity between the data reported about the forms of recruitment, exploitation, and control and the scientific knowledge available about this phenomenon. Recommendations are offered to improve human trafficking awareness among social professionals and their responses to human trafficking crimes, promote victim safety and meet the needs of the victims.