Child Abuse, Exploitation, Human Traffickers, Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking
By Andrea Nichols, Ph.D., Professor, St. Louis Community College Forest Park; Lecturer, Washington University in St. Louis; Gateway Alliance Against Human Trafficking Member. Very few research studies specifically examine people who sex-traffic others. The available...
Domestic Violence, Exploitation, Human Trafficking
By Dora Fichter; Program Committee Member, Gateway Alliance against Human Trafficking Human trafficking and domestic violence share many common characteristics. The perpetrators of both crimes use similar tactics to control their victims, but the abuse occurs in a...
Child Abuse, Exploitation, Individuals with Disabilities, Sex Trafficking
By Andrea Nichols, Ph.D., Professor St. Louis Community College Forest Park, Lecturer Washington University in St. Louis, Gateway Alliance Against Human Trafficking Member. Human trafficking of people with disabilities (PWD) is an understudied area of research and...
Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, Child Abuse, Child Trafficking, Exploitation, Human Trafficking, Labor Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Working Children
By K. Omin Jih Victimization of human trafficking remains the most urgent crisis in the modern Native American community. Several risk factors that originated from the beginning of colonization are still influencing the Native population negatively and consistently;...
Exploitation, Labor Trafficking
By Dora Fichter; Program Committee Member, Gateway Alliance against Human Trafficking There is a widespread misconception that labor trafficking is less prevalent than sex trafficking. Common mistaken beliefs that human trafficking requires movement across borders,...
Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, Exploitation, Human Trafficking
Honoring National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People – May 5, 2024 By Jatonya Clayborn, Program Director, Gateway Alliance against Human Trafficking Indigenous people have long suffered the disproportionate impact of human trafficking on...
