A Case Study of a Human Trafficking Investigation Involving Migrant Women in the Sex Trade and the Shift of a Victim-Centric Approach by a Canadian Police Service

• In Event: Don't Blame Me: Law Enforcement Agencies and Communities

Brief Overview

A year-long human trafficking investigation involving the exploitation of nine migrant women has uncovered the need for comprehensive tactics to rescue, manage and support those who were being exploited by organized crime in the sex trade.

Authors

• Suyang Yu, University of Illinois at Springfield

• Ricky Ho, University of Illinois at Springfield