Seth and JJ tackle frequently asked questions people have about human trafficking.
1. How is human trafficking different from migrant smuggling?
https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/fs/2017/272005.htm
https://ctip.defense.gov/Portals/12/Documents/HSTC_Human%20Trafficking%20vs.%20Human%20Smuggling%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf?ver=2016-07-14-145555-320
http://www.globalmigrationgroup.org/theme/migrant-smuggling-and-trafficking-persons
2. Is there a difference between human trafficking and slavery?
https://campaign.worldvision.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Understanding-human-trafficking-fact-sheet.pdf
https://www.freetheslaves.net/about-slavery/faqs-glossary/
3. What if a trafficked person consents?
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/faqs.html#What_if_a_trafficked_person_consents
https://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/Toolkit-files/08-58296_tool_1-3.pdf
http://yris.yira.org/essays/1467
4. Is it only human trafficking if victims are transported across national borders?
https://www.antislavery.org/slavery-today/human-trafficking/
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/what-human-trafficking/myths-misconceptions
5. How widespread is human trafficking?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_the_United_States
https://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking
6. Which countries are affected by human trafficking?
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/06/a-fascinating-map-of-the-worst-countries-for-modern-slavery/277037/
https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/
7. Who are the traffickers?
https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/resource/who-are-human-traffickers
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/what-human-trafficking/human-trafficking/traffickers
8. How would I recognize a victim?
https://polarisproject.org/victims-traffickers
https://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognize-signs
http://www.usccb.org/about/anti-trafficking-program/identifying-trafficking-victims.cfm
9. What is the most commonly identified form of trafficking?
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/global-report-on-trafficking-in-persons.html
10. Who are the victims and culprits of human trafficking?
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/faqs.html#Who_are_the_victims_and_culprits_of_human_trafficking
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/what-human-trafficking/human-trafficking/victims
11. Under the federal definition, are human trafficking victims only foreign nationals or immigrants?
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/sites/default/files/Common%20Myths%20and%20Misconceptions.pdf
https://www.nova.edu/create/projectheat/forms/section1.pdf
12. What is the role of transnational organized crime groups in human trafficking?
https://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/2008/BP027TransnationalOrganizedCrimeandHumanTrafficking.pdf
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/2010/organized-crime-involvement-in-trafficking-and-smuggling.html
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/250955.pdf
https://www.cairn.info/revue-internationale-de-droit-penal-2010-1-page-247.htm
13. How trustworthy are the statistics?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/04/24/why-you-should-be-wary-of-statistics-on-modern-slavery-and-trafficking/
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/human-trafficking-need-better-data
14. What types of industries are involved with human trafficking?
https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/resource/human-trafficking-numbers
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/labor-trafficking-venuesindustries/factories
https://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/labor-trafficking
15. How is pimping a form of sex trafficking?
http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/pio/humantrafficking/humantrafficking_faq.htm
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-day-slavery/201704/pimp-culture-glorification-and-sex-trafficking
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/04/23/study_of_sex_workers_and_pimps_reveals_how_the_market_for_underage_sex_actually.html
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