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Chapter 1

Introduction

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Definitions

• Federal Definition• Illinois state law– Knowingly

• Missouri state law– Labor trafficking– Sex trafficking– Child sex trafficking

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Prevalence

• Issues with definitions– Is all prostitution sex trafficking?

• Misidentification– Criminal versus victim

• Prosecutorial charges• Constant movement

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Identified Research Gaps

• Limited research on the Midwest• Limited research on labor trafficking• Limited research on collaboration between

law enforcement and social service providers• Discussing various viewpoints in the anti-

trafficking movement

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Use of Terms

• Survivor, victim, and trafficked persons• Modern day slavery versus trafficked persons

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Methods

• Study setting – St. Louis and the bi-state area

• Sampling– Thirty-one respondents, including survivors, social

service providers, and justice system professionals• Data collection– Two phases of data collection

• Data analysis

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Chapter Overviews• Chapter Two

– Labor Trafficking• Chapter Three

– Sex trafficking• Chapter Four

– Law enforcement response to human trafficking• Chapter Five

– Community response to human trafficking• Chapter Six

– Sex-trafficking-specific responses• Chapter Seven

– Conclusion

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