Improving Identification and Services for Trafficking Victims

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

Research on trafficking victimization is complex and often difficult to conduct for many reasons: the problem is hidden, victims may be reluctant to participate in research or share information, and many communities have only recently begun to identify and work proactively with victims. This panel presents a series of papers that highlight a range of different methodological approaches to innovative research on trafficking victimization. The first paper presents a participatory action research approach to documenting the prevalence of adult trafficking victims in a California community. The second paper presents new research analyzing agency data on multi-system involved youth who are the subject of investigated allegations of trafficking in Florida. The third paper analyzes longitudinal survey data to compare outcomes for high-risk youth with and without histories of commercial sexual exploitation. And the final paper examines agency data on over 450 child trafficking victims examining which youth were most likely to access services over a longer period of time, and with more successful outcomes.

Sub Unit

• Area III. Types of Offending / 18. Human Trafficking

Individual Presentations

• Engaging People With Lived Experience in Research: A Case Study of Utilizing a Participatory Approach to a Human Trafficking Prevalence Study - Christina Melander, RTI International; Rebecca Pfeffer, RTI International; Kelle Barrick, RTI International; Terri Galvan, Communities Against Sexual Harm

• Human Trafficking among Juvenile Justice Involved, Child Welfare Involved, and Crossover Youth in Florida - Stacey Cutbush, RTI International; Samuel Scaggs, RTI International; Stephen Tueller, RTI International; Marianne Kluckman, RTI International; John Haggerty, RTI International

• Longitudinal Outcomes Related to Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors in a Community Sample of Youth - Jennifer O'Brien, University of New Hampshire; Todd Jensen, University of North Carolina; Kimberly Mitchell, Crimes against Children Research Center; Kevin White, East Carolina University

• Understanding Differences in Service Access and Outcomes for Trafficking Victims: Data from the Love 146 Survivor Care Program - Lisa M. Jones, University of New Hampshire; Jennifer O'Brien, University of New Hampshire; Kimberly Mitchell, Crimes against Children Research Center