Human Trafficking
Examining the Facts
Published on 19. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
979-8-7651-1530-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Human Trafficking: Examining the Facts 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.
Human Trafficking: Examining the Facts 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.
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Overall, this is an excellent examination of the methodologies for studying human trafficking and sexual slavery in particular ... Recommended [for] all readers. * CHOICE *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
351 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-7651-1530-5 (9798765115305)
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Person
Laura J. Lederer, JD, is President of Global Centurion, a nonprofit organization fighting trafficking. She is a Subject Matter Expert on Human Trafficking to the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Content
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. Can trafficking be reduced by targeting buyers?
Q 16. Has production of electric vehicles been linked to forced labor?
Chapter 4. Countering Traffic in Persons
Q 17. Have some anti-trafficking and law enforcement entities been rocked by trafficking scandals?
Q 18. Is the National Human Trafficking Hotline an effective tool for combating human trafficking?
Q 19. Are the experiences of trafficking survivors being incorporated into anti-trafficking work?
Chapter 5. Learning from Lived Experience: What Survivors Are Telling Us
Q 20. Have researchers found links between trafficking, homelessness, and drug addiction?
Q 21. What negative health impacts are associated with human trafficking?
Q 22. Do other forms of human trafficking exist?
Chapter 6. The Long Arc of Slavery
Q 23. How long has slavery been in existence?
Q 24. How did the modern anti-slavery movement develop?
Bibliography
Subject Index
About the Author
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. Can trafficking be reduced by targeting buyers?
Q 16. Has production of electric vehicles been linked to forced labor?
Chapter 4. Countering Traffic in Persons
Q 17. Have some anti-trafficking and law enforcement entities been rocked by trafficking scandals?
Q 18. Is the National Human Trafficking Hotline an effective tool for combating human trafficking?
Q 19. Are the experiences of trafficking survivors being incorporated into anti-trafficking work?
Chapter 5. Learning from Lived Experience: What Survivors Are Telling Us
Q 20. Have researchers found links between trafficking, homelessness, and drug addiction?
Q 21. What negative health impacts are associated with human trafficking?
Q 22. Do other forms of human trafficking exist?
Chapter 6. The Long Arc of Slavery
Q 23. How long has slavery been in existence?
Q 24. How did the modern anti-slavery movement develop?
Bibliography
Subject Index
About the Author