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Informationen zum Autor Laura J. Lederer is president of Global Centurion, a nonprofit organization fighting human trafficking around the world. Klappentext Deeply researched and scrupulously even-handed, this work provides readers with a clear and accurate understanding of human trafficking and related issues related to socioeconomic inequality, human rights, and international law. In doing so, it exposes falsehoods, half-truths, and distortions about trafficking that have gained traction in America's political and cultural discourse. When warranted, it also confirms the veracity of other claims about the nature and infrastructure of trafficking networks and the harrowing experiences of women, men, and children trapped in those dehumanizing systems.Special areas of focus include chapters devoted to quantifying the scope and reach of human trafficking around the world; prosecution and prevention strategies; the experiences of trafficking survivors and the important role they play in anti-trafficking efforts; and the successes and failures of anti-trafficking initiatives carried out by governments and law enforcement agencies around the world. Vorwort An authoritative, fact-based survey examining the true extent and severity of human trafficking around the world, written by an internationally recognized expert on the issue. Zusammenfassung Deeply researched and scrupulously even-handed, this work provides readers with a clear and accurate understanding of human trafficking and related issues related to socioeconomic inequality, human rights, and international law. In doing so, it exposes falsehoods, half-truths, and distortions about trafficking that have gained traction in America's political and cultural discourse. When warranted, it also confirms the veracity of other claims about the nature and infrastructure of trafficking networks and the harrowing experiences of women, men, and children trapped in those dehumanizing systems.Special areas of focus include chapters devoted to quantifying the scope and reach of human trafficking around the world; prosecution and prevention strategies; the experiences of trafficking survivors and the important role they play in anti-trafficking efforts; and the successes and failures of anti-trafficking initiatives carried out by governments and law enforcement agencies around the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis How to Use This Book Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Numbers Never Lie? Estimating the Nature and Scope of Human Trafficking Q 1. How many people are trafficked in the United States and around the world? Q 2. How widespread is sex and labor trafficking in the United States? Q 3. Does labor trafficking occur in the United States? Q 4. Is there one internationally recognized method used for estimating human trafficking? Q 5. Why do campaigns to end human trafficking feature stories of former trafficking victims? Chapter 2. The "3P" Framework: Prosecution, Prevention, Protection and Assistance Q 6. What is the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and the 3P Framework? Q 7. Partnership: What is the so-called "Fourth P" in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act? Q 8. Prosecution: Is law enforcement an important aspect of combating human trafficking? Q 9. Protection: Is victim assistance an important part of combating human trafficking? Q10. Prevention: Is "moving upstream" the most essential part of stopping human trafficking? Chapter 3. Survivors: Language, Image, Life Q 11. Victim vs. Survivor: Does the language used in discussions of trafficking matter? Q 12. Is survivor-informed, survivor-centered engagement important to anti-trafficking work? Q 13. Can images subliminally reinforce misconceptions about human trafficking? Q 14. - What barriers do trafficking survivors face to escape and obtain care? Q 15. Ca...
