1. Human Trafficking
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Traffickers include those who recruit, transport, harbor, obtain,
andexploit victims, oftenusingforce, threats, lies, or other
physical andpsychological methods of control. They canbe
foreignnationals andU.S. citizens, males andfemales, family
members, intimate partners, acquaintances, andstrangers.
Basedonananalysis of humantraffickingcases that have been
identified, examples of potential traffickers include:
Pimps
Intimate partners/family members
Gangs andcriminal networks
Brothel andfake massage business owners andmanagers
Growers andcrewleaders inagriculture
Labor brokers
Employers of domestic servants
Small business owners andmanagers
Large factory owners andcorporations
Traffickers lure victims into exploitative situations oftenby
preyingontheir hopes to improve their lives andthe lives of
their families. They oftenpromise achance for abetter life –a
goodjob, alovingrelationship, or newandexciting
opportunities. Inother cases, traffickers kidnapvictims anduse
physical andpsychological violence to control them, forcing
theminto labor or commercial sexual exploitation.
A wide range of criminals, includingindividual pimps, family
operations, small businesses, loose-knit decentralizedcriminal
networks, andinternational organizedcriminal operations, can
be humantraffickers. Oftenthe traffickers andtheir victims
share the same national, ethnic, or cultural background,
allowingthe trafficker to better understandandexploit the
vulnerabilities of their victims.
There are two primary factors that drive humantraffickers:
highprofits andlowrisk. This powerful combinationis driving
the explosive spreadof humantrafficking, makingit one of the
fastest-growingcriminal industries inthe world.
Click here for more informationonsex traffickingnetworks
operatinginthe U.S andhere for more informationonlabor
A group of traffickers in Washington, D.C.
work together as a group to intimidate a
prostituted woman in a brutal practice known
as a "Pimp Circle." Through this loose
cooperation, these traffickers make it very
difficult for victims to escape.
An international trafficker, featured in the film
Not My Life, describes how he began
exploiting young girls before he was
sentenced to ten years in prison.
Human traffickers lure and ensnare individuals into labor trafficking and sex
trafficking situations using methods of control such as force, fraud, or coercion.
There is no one profile of a trafficker. Essentially, human traffickers can be
anyone who is willing to exploit another human being for profit.
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