-17 year olds involved in CSEC in the United States each year likely exceeds 250,000; 60% of these victims are runaway, throwaway, or homeless youth<\/p>\n
The California Child Welfare Council identified anywhere from 50% to 80% of victims are or were formerly involved with child welfare.<\/p>\n
As many as 1\/3 of teen runaways\/throwaways will become involved in prostitution within 48 hours of leaving home<\/p>\n
according to DoSomething.org. Of those, 80 percent\u00a0are female, and half are children. According to some estimates, up to 80 percent of human trafficking involves sexual exploitation, while 19 percent of trafficking is forced labor.<\/p>\n
And the common risk factor is what?<\/p>\n
Ideas?<\/p>\n
9<\/p>\n
Who are the Victims?
\nTrafficking victims can be men or women, boys or girls, United States citizens or foreign nationals.
\nVulnerable school-aged youth
\nThe average age a child enters the commercial sex trade is 11-13 years old.
\nLGBTQ youth – up to five times more likely than heterosexual youth to be victims of trafficking – increased susceptibility that comes with the feelings of rejection and alienation that are often experienced \u00a0by LGBTQ youth.
\nThis is why SI Placerville is working on prevention by assisting our professional partner, Prevention Works, in making middle schoolers aware of this issue in an age appropriate way and giving them tools to avoid becoming a victim.<\/p>\n
How to identify manipulation
\nSelf-esteem building
\nGoal setting
\nCyber safety
\n10<\/p>\n
Factors Influencing Vulnerability
\nPoverty
\nLack of education
\nLack of job opportunities
\nUnstable family situations
\nLittle to no social supports
\nFoster system
\n\u2022 History of childhood sex abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, or running away.
\nDrug use by teens
\nDo you know a child, girl or boy, with some of these risk factors? \u00a0Maybe a friend of your child or grandchild? \u00a0The kid in the house down the street?<\/p>\n
Just be aware that these kids MIGHT be at risk of being recruited into becoming a victim.<\/p>\n
Our partner in our Human trafficking Awareness efforts, Prevention Works, has a motto: Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story. \u00a0You could be that adult.
\n11<\/p>\n
Who are the Traffickers?<\/p>\n
ANYONE!!<\/p>\n
Coach, neighbor, doctor (organ trafficking), the \u201cfunny\u201d uncle in the family, the new boyfriend\u2026<\/p>\n
Remind audience of billion-dollar profits
\nHumans are re-newable resource
\n12<\/p>\n
How Traffickers Recruit Their Victims?
\nKidnapped and taken forcibly
\nLured by false job offers
\nFalse promises
\nInternet
\nThis subsequently creates a lifelong debt the victim must work off (through either commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor) to repay their trafficker.<\/p>\n
Ask \u2013 Which one do you think is used most often? Internet is number one method.<\/p>\n
Least likely – Kidnapped
\n13<\/p>\n
Branding
\nBranding.
\nSex trafficking victims, particularly those in major U.S. cities, are often branded with tattoos. A pimp or female controller will often brand victims with his or her street name, initials\u00a0or a signature phrase. Other typical sex trafficking tattoos include bows, diamonds, dollar signs, bills, money bags, crowns, king, queen, princess, barcodes on the neck or alpha-numeric codes on the upper arm.<\/p>\n
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14<\/p>\n
They may appear to live a normal life\u2026
\n15<\/p>\n
Public Transit \u2013 Red Flags<\/p>\n
Passengers who are not allowed to speak for themselves
\nPassengers whose tickets or identification documents are being controlled by another person
\nPassengers who have never met the person who purchased their ticket for them
\nMinors traveling without adult supervision
\nMinors who do not know the person who is picking them up at their destination<\/p>\n
Any acknowledgement that she\/he has a pimp and is making a quota
\nMarkings or tattoos that could be a pimp\u2019s branding
\nPassengers who look dirty and disheveled, or seem confused, panicked, or afraid
\nPeople in the terminal who regularly approach minors but never board a bus
\nCars that are frequently at the terminal but no one gets out to board a bus
\nAnyone who is offering to exchange sex for money or any other good or service<\/p>\n
Debbie is now passing out some handouts that you can keep in your buses, to jog your memory of the indicators you are most likely to see during your work\u2026
\n16<\/p>\n
Remember the \u00a0sick girl who arrived at Marshall hospital ? \u00a0Her life was saved, and it is possible that she took the bus to do it!<\/p>\n
What would you do if a girl clad in only sweatpants and a bra wanted to board your bus to the hospital?<\/p>\n
Perhaps now you would have a better idea of what might be going on\u2026
\n17<\/p>\n
Demand
\nAt the end of the day if no one purchased commercial sex, the crime of sex trafficking wouldn\u2019t exist. Therefore, it is imperative that we address the issue of demand in order to create a culture where the buying and selling of human beings for another\u2019s sexual gratification is not looked upon as normal behavior.
\nno buyer = no victim = no sex trafficking
\n18<\/p>\n
Quiz<\/p>\n
Human Trafficking does not occur in the USA. It only happens in other countries.
\nFalse. Human Trafficking exists in every country, including the United States. It exists nationwide-in cities, suburbs, and small towns and even our community.<\/p>\n
Human Trafficking victims are only foreign born individuals and those who are poor.
\nFalse. Human Trafficking victims can be of any age, race, gender, or nationality. They may come from any socioeconomic group.<\/p>\n
Human Trafficking is only sex trafficking.
\nFalse. \u00a0Sex Trafficking exists, but it is not the only type of human trafficking. \u00a0Forced labor is another type of human trafficking; both involve exploitation of people. Victims are found in legitimate and illegitimate labor industries, including sweatshops, massage parlors, agriculture, restaurants, hotels and domestic service.<\/p>\n
Individuals must be forced or coerced into commercial sex acts to be victims of human trafficking.<\/p>\n
False. \u00a0Under U.S. federal law, any minor under the age of 18 who is induced to perform commercial sex acts is a victim of human trafficking, regardless of whether he or she is forced or coerced.<\/p>\n
Human trafficking and human smuggling are the same.<\/p>\n
False. Human trafficking is not the same as smuggling. \u00a0\u201cTrafficking\u201d is based on exploitation and does not require movement across borders. \u00a0\u201cSmuggling\u201d is based on movement and involves moving a person across a country\u2019s border with that person\u2019s consent in violation of immigration laws.<\/p>\n
Human trafficking victims will attempt to seek help when in public.<\/p>\n
False. Human trafficking is often a hidden crime. Victims may be afraid to come forward and get help; they may be forced or coerced through threats or violence; they may fear retribution from traffickers, including danger to their families; and they may not be in possession of or have control of their identification documents.<\/p>\n
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