Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking: organized criminal activity
in which human beings are treated as
possessions to be controlled and exploited (as
by being forced into prostitution or involuntary
labor)
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Every advocate
of slavery
naturally desires
to see blasted,
and crushed, the
liberty promised
[] by the new
constitution.
Trafficking vs. Slavery
Slavery
LEGAL ownership of human
beings.

Slaves are property to be
bought and sold

Does not include forced
labor of prisoners
Human Trafficking
ILLEGAL in most countries


People are coerced into
servitude.

Viewed as victims by the
government, not property.
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From 2008 to
2012 the number
of calls relating to
trafficking
increased from
5,746 calls to
20,650 calls.
Sex Trafficking
Pimp controlled
prostitution.
Commercial-front
brothels
Escort service/Delivery
services
41% of all sex trafficking
victims in the United
States are citizens.
Labor Trafficking
Domestic Labor
Restaurant/Food
Service
Peddling Rings
Traveling sales crew
20% of labor trafficking
victims within the U.S.
are citizens.
Super Bowl XLVIII

the largest human
trafficking event on the
planet Cindy McCain

Tens of thousands of
victims rumored to have
been smuggled into
New Jersey.
Europe, Africa and
Asia
Traffickin
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Victims: Who and Where?
Perpetrators: Who and Where?
Tampa Bay
Sex Trafficking
The I-4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando
is one of the biggest spots in the country to
sell children for sex.
In the past 5 years the Tampa Police rescued
more than 100 children in the bay area.
Many are sold out of seedy Tampa motels or
openly on websites.
Local Task Force
The Clearwater/Tampa Bay Area Task Force on Human
Trafficking was established in 2006.

Created a network of communication between many
local law enforcement agencies.

Alan Wilketts
Tri-County Task Force.
Alan Wilketts
Tri-County Task Force.
The Victims
A world in chains.
Rescued Victims in Tampa


Of the 55 human trafficking victims served in
Florida in 2013:
33 were male/ 22 were female
52 were adults/3 were children
50 were labor trafficking victims
5 were sex trafficking victims

A Victims
Story
Telisia
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Polaris
Polaris Project is a leading organization in the
global fight against human trafficking and
modern-day slavery. Named after the North Star
"Polaris" that guided slaves to freedom along the
Underground Railroad, Polaris Project is
transforming the way that individuals and
communities respond to human trafficking, in the
U.S. and globally.

www.polarisproject.org