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Understanding the Perspective of the Victim: Recognizing the Complexity of Sex Trafficking Situations

NCJ Number
252021
Date Published
October 2017
Length
3 pages
Annotation
Intended for law enforcement officers, this resource material, which is based on research, identifies the various reasons some individuals are at risk of being trafficked for commercial sex, how they are recruited, and why leaving commercial sex trafficking is difficult for the majority of victims.
Abstract
This resource explores the various reasons some individuals are vulnerable to being trafficked, how they are recruited, and why exiting the sex trafficking situation is not a simple task for the majority of victims.

Date Published: October 1, 2017