Human Trafficking Awareness
What is Human Trafficking?
Human trafficking occurs when a perpetrator, often referred to as a trafficker, takes an Action (induces, recruits, harbors, transports, provides), and then employs the means of force, fraud or coercion for the Purpose of compelling the victim to provide commercial sex acts (sex trafficking) or labor/services (labor trafficking). -Polaris Project
Where is The Rose Petal Project Focus?
A prevalent form of trafficking is sex trafficking which is the crime of using force, fraud or coercion to induce another individual to sell sex. This is the area where The Rose Petal Projects strives to make a difference to victims and also increase prevention in our communities.
Did You Know…
Top At-Risk Groups: recently migrated; deal with substance abuse in homes; runaway/homeless youth, unstable living environments; mental health concerns.
Top 5 Force, Fraud and Coercion Tactics: emotional abuse; economic abuse; threats; isolation; withholds/denies needs or wants.
Top 3 Recruitment Types: family member or caregiver; intimate partners; employers.
Top 3 Recruitment Locations: internet-dating; street; internet-Facebook.
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These fast awareness facts are from The Polaris Project and full analysis is cited below to learn more.
Polaris Project (2021). Polaris Analysis of 2021 Data from the National HumanTrafficking Hotline. https://polarisproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Polaris-Analysis-of-2021-Data-from-the-National-Human-Trafficking-Hotline.pdf