Public awareness campaigns around the World Cup and other sporting events are well intentioned – but not backed by research.
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People have created their own online platforms to probe the millions of Epstein file documents, fostering new conspiracies that link to older ones like QAnon.
The NFL draft will bring increased demand and risks for trafficking. Here’s what Pittsburgh needs to know, from warning signs to local prevention efforts.
The conversation around #iwasfifteen sheds light on the dynamics of abusive relationships and the experiences of trafficking victims.
Powerful men connected to Jeffrey Epstein are named, dissected and speculated about. The survivors, unless they work hard to step forward, remain a blurred mass in the background.
Florida’s new unified human trafficking database allows criminologists to determine the scope of the problem and find patterns of exploitation.
Child sex traffickers are typically white, wealthy men who often insulate themselves from detection and charges, according to a sexual exploitation scholar.
The recently released birthday tribute book that was gifted to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 demonstrates how power is fortified through social gestures.
Prosecutors in the United Kingdom have charged Tate, and his brother with 21 offences. It’s likely to make his millions of followers even more loyal to him.
To stop a crime, it helps to understand who these criminals are and how they think.
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s investigation targeted not only the suspected leader of the trafficking ring, but also the alleged financial manager, drivers and customers.
Twelve states do not require sex education of any kind.
The outrage misdirected at Lolita – and its author – does nothing to negate the realities it reflects. Reading Nabokov’s novel now raises questions about censorship, book banning and human nature.
The voices and actions of women who were enslaved reveal how oppression works and what made a difference to those exposed to it
More than 40% are victims of violence at least once in their lifetime, according to research. This is likely the tip of the iceberg.
Armed conflicts today involve slavery in many different forms, from forced marriage to child soldiers.
A religion scholar explains why the label of ‘cult’ gets in the way of understanding new religions and political movements.
Children are not routinely being snatched from pizza parlors and sold into sexual slavery. Sex trafficking more often looks like ‘vulnerable people struggling to survive’ through sex.
Child sexual abuse and child sex trafficking are serious problems. Misinformation is harming efforts to combat them.
A missing girl, a sensational trial, and the troubled history of anti-trafficking.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
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Human trafficking and modern slavery researcher, Flinders University
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Professor of Sociology, University of Nottingham
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Clinical Professor of Social Work, Boston University
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Associate Professor in Creative Writing, Griffith University
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Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Loyola University Chicago
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Associate Professor; Religious and Cultural Studies; Gender and Sexuality; History of Christianity, Concordia University
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Associate Professor of Criminology, University of South Florida
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Professor of Criminology, University of South Florida
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Assistant Professor of Operations and Industrial Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Associate Professor of Operations and Industrial Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Reader In Modern History, Department Of History, Classics & Archaeology, Birkbeck, University of London; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Dean and Professor of Social Work, Wayne State University
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Associate Professor, Criminology & Justice, Co-leader of the Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit (SVRPU), School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Director of the School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University