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Human Trafficking Awareness
Human trafficking, as defined by U.S. law, involves using force, fraud, or coercion to compel a person into commercial sex acts or labor against their will. The Action-Means-Purpose (AMP) Model is a useful framework for comprehending this federal law. According to this model, human trafficking occurs when a trafficker takes an Action (such as inducing, recruiting, harboring, transporting, or providing) and uses Means (force, fraud, or coercion) for the Purpose of exploiting the victim through commercial sex acts (sex trafficking) or labor/services (labor trafficking). To identify a potential case of human trafficking, at least one element from each of these categories (Action, Means, and Purpose) must be present.
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They want to stop participating in selling or trading sex but feel scared or unable to leave
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They disclose that they were reluctant to engage in selling sex but that someone pressured them into it
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They live where they work or are transported by guards between home and workplace
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They are children who live with or are supported by or dependent on a family member with a substance abuse problem or who is abusive in other ways
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They have a pimp or manager in the sex trade
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They work in an industry where it may be common to be pressured into performing sex acts for money, such as a strip club, illicit cantina, go-go bar, or illicit massage business
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They have an older, or simply controlling parent, guardian, romantic partner or “sponsor” who will not allow you to meet or speak with the person alone or monitors their movements, spending and/or communications