From Siloed Data to Comprehensive Insights: The Role of Collaboration in Addressing Human Trafficking

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

Human trafficking is the profit-driven exploitation of men, women, or children facilitated by force, fraud, or coercion. Human trafficking causes severe impacts on individuals, families, and communities by increasing poverty and hindering economic and social development. Existing in nearly every job setting or industry, from agriculture to manufacturing, human trafficking dynamics continue to evolve. It is essential that academics work to understand these shifts through comprehensive data collection to inform effective data-driven policy, prevention efforts, and victim services. This panel highlights the work of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Risk to Resilience Research Lab at the University of South Florida and its two main initiatives, TIPSTR and BRIGHT. Papers discuss how these projects work together to create data driven anti-trafficking efforts, how the data collected by TIPSTR can illuminate trafficking hotspots and trends, preliminary findings from BRIGHT's database on victim service needs and gaps, and preliminary findings on the development of a law enforcement specific response model to be used in tandem with BRIGHT.

Sub Unit

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

Individual Presentations

• Data-Driven Approaches to Address Human Trafficking in Florida - Joan Reid, University of South Florida; Shelly M. Wagers, University of South Florida; Kailey Pate Carter, University of South Florida

• Addressing the Data Deficit: How TIPSTR Supports Florida's Fight Against Human Trafficking - Joan Reid, University of South Florida; Kailey Pate Carter, University of South Florida; Taylor Algerio, University of South Florida; Emily Walker, University of South Florida; Klejdis Bilali, University of South Florida; Caralin Branscum, University of South Florida; Sarah Lockwood, University of South Florida; Alexandria McCullum, University of South Florida

• From Data to Impact: How A BRIGHT Database Transforms Trafficking Victim Services - Shelly M. Wagers, University of South Florida; Kailey Pate Carter, University of South Florida; Meghan Scott, University of South Florida; Ashley Pietri Baker, University of South Florida; Soriyah Khan, University of South Florida

• A Victim-Centered Approach: Strengthening Law Enforcement's Role in Survivor Support - Soriyah Khan, University of South Florida; Jaden Denis, University of Tampa; Shelly M. Wagers, University of South Florida

Chair

• Shelly M. Wagers, University of South Florida

Organized by a Division or external group?

The University of South Florida's Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab.