EleonoraSadikova

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Barton,Mary
Annwriterfor
McleanPatch
newspaper

"Congressw
oman
Comstock:
Human
Trafficking
IsaProblem
inNorthern
Virginia."
newsarticle
postedin
Mclean
Patch

Human

traffickingisa
seriouscrime
thatneedsto
beaddressed
onalocallevel

Causal

Evaluational

Action

Jurisdiction

NorthernVA

hasgonefrom
bottomtotop
tieronPolaris
Projects
AntiHuman
Trafficking
StateRankings
duetopolitical
action

Congresswoma
nComstock
hastakensteps
tocombatHT
inVirginialike
signingthe
H.R.350,but
moremustbe
done

Chacn,Jennifer "Miseryand Weshouldnot

aprofessorof
Myopia:
belumpingin
Law
Understandi prostitution
ngthe
withhuman
Failuresof trafficking
U.S.Efforts
toStop
Human
Trafficking.
"Scholarly
articlein
Fordham
Law
Review

Wedefine
human
traffickingtoo
narrowlyin
policy

Weshould
changepolicy
toincludemost
commonforms
ofHT

Crile,Susan
researcherat

Minors
engagingin

Minors
engagingin

TheTVPA

shouldpreempt

COMMEN
T:AMinor

UScongress
andjudicial
systemare
responsiblefor
thisineffective
policy

EleonoraSadikova

American
University
Washington
CollegeofLaw

Conflict:
Whythe
Objectives
ofFederal
Sex
Trafficking
Legislation
Preemptthe
Enforcemen
tofState
Prostitution
Laws
Against
Minors
scholarly
article

DeStefano,
Anthonya
popularchristian
fictionwriter

TheWaron
Human
Trafficking
U.S.Policy
Assessed
book

sexworkare
defined
differently
dependingon
thestateand
federal
legislations

USpolicyis
affectingHT
combatting
aroundthe
worldasmany
nationsmodel
afterit.

prostitution
shouldnotbe
atall
prosecuted,but
rathertreated
asvictimslike
intheTVPA

state
legislation,
especially
concerning
minor
prostitution
laws

Whatisthe
mosteffective
policytouse
againsthuman
trafficking?

EleonoraSadikova

Fahy,Stephanie
seniorresearch
associate
andAmyFarrell
aprofessor

"The
Problemof
Human
Trafficking
intheU.S.:
Public
Framesand
Policy
Responses."
scholarly
article

Mediaportrays
HTinavery
narrowand
inaccurateway

Media

portrayalof

HThas
affectedpolicy
aboutit

Hall,
Andrew
Ph.D.
Candidateinthe
Government
Department

"The
Uniform
Acton
Prevention
ofand
Remedies
forHuman
Trafficking.
"scholarly
article
postedin
Arizona
Law
Review

TheUniform
Law
Commission's
newUniform
Acton
Preventionof
andRemedies
forHuman
Trafficking
usedoriginally
byArizona
shouldbe
adoptedby
everystateasa
supplement
(morelike
substitute)to
TVPA

Human
Trafficking
mustbe
combatedat
thestatelevel,
andthestate
govtsshould
begivenallthe
jurisdiction

EleonoraSadikova

Hein,Erin,
Ph.DAssociate
Professor
Universityof
Illiniois
and
AndreaNichols

LecturerIn
Women,
Gender,and
Sexuality
StudiesUof
Missoiri

"HotSpot
Trafficking:
A
Theoretical
Discussion
ofthe
Potential
Problems
Associated
with
Targeted
Policingand
the
Eradication
ofSex
Trafficking
inthe
United
States."in
Contempora
ryJustice
review

NarrowsHT

definitionto
onlythose
involvedin
Sextrafficking

Theremovalof
sexforsale
adson
craigslistand
similarsites
wouldbe
wholly
counterproduct
iveto
combatting
human
trafficking

EleonoraSadikova

Laczko,
FrankHeadof
theMigration
Research
DivisionatIOM
andMarcoA.
Gramegna
researcherat
Istituto
Nazionaledi
Ricerca
Metrologicain
Italy

Developin
gBetter
Indicators
ofHuman
Trafficking
Journal
article
postedin
Brown
Journalof
World
Affairs

Thereisan
extremely
limitedamount
ofdataon
human
trafficking

TheUN
definitionof
Human
traffickingisa
verylargeand
diverse
umbrellaterm
formany
actions/crimes

Thereislittle

infoaboutHT
becausethere
islittledata
collected,
theresno
agencyserving
asfocalpoint
forstats.,and
thereisa
reluctanceto
sharedata

Madden,Nate
aCatholicNews
Servicereporter
forAmerica,a
National
CatholicReview
magazine

"114th
Congress
Makes
Human
Trafficking
aTop
Priority.
news
article

ThePopes
recentattention
onHT
encouraged
congressto
passnew
legislation

MehlmanOrozc
o,Kimberly
Executive
DirectorofThe
JustitiaInstitute,
anonprofit
dedicatedto
immigrationand
trafficking

"Devoidof
Research:
An
Evaluation
ofHuman
Trafficking
Intervention
s,"articlein
Diplomatic

Thereisnot
enough
informationor
researchabout
human
trafficking

Combatting

traffickinghas
been
ineffectivedue
tolackof
researchabout
it

Moreresearch
mustbedone
aboutpractices
andcollection
ofdataabout
HT

Greatjobon

congress,
familiesofHT
victimsthat
gotthelaws
passed,andthe
catholicchurch
forallmaking
advancements
intheissue

EleonoraSadikova

research

Courier

Kimberly
MehlmanOrozco
,
Ph.D.servesas
ExecutiveDirector
ofTheJustitia
Institute(TJI),a
researchnonprofit
focusedonissues
relatedtohuman
trafficking,
immigration,and
socialjustice.In
additiontoher
positionatTJI
Kimberlyalso
teachesinthe
Departmentof
Criminologyand
CriminalJusticeat
Universityof
Maryland,College
Park.

Owens,Colleen
etal.
researchersfor
UrbanInstitute
orNortheastern
University

Understand
ingthe
Organizatio
n,
Operation,
and
Victimizatio
nProcessof
Labor
Trafficking
inthe
United
States.
largereport

Labor
trafficking
investigations
arenot
prioritizedby
locallaw
enforcement

Inpolicy,there
shouldbemore
immigration
protectionand
transitional
servicesfor
HTvictims
andmorelocal
HT
investigations
focuseson
womenand
chilren(again

EleonoraSadikova

ofHTcase
studies
survivors
Rieger,April
attorneyat
Williams&
ConnollyLLP

Missing
theMark:
Whythe
Trafficking
Victims
Protection
ActFailsto
ProtectSex
Trafficking
Victimsin
theUnited
States
scholarly
article
postedin
Harvard
Journalof
Law&
Gender

TVPAslabel
ofsevere
trafficking
victimis
extremelyrigid

TVPAsrigid
labelof
severe
trafficking
victimmakes
itveryvery
difficultfor
victimsto
receive
assistance
underthisac
t
womenagain

TVPAsrigid
labelof
severe
trafficking
victimisvery
ineffectiveat
combatting
human
trafficking

Simpson,Cam
reporterforthe
Bloomberg
BusinessWeek

"U.S.Stalls
onHuman
Trafficking.
Opinion
newsarticle
inChicago
Tribune

Defense
Department
doesnotyet
haveapolicy
tocombatHT

Thepentagon
isdelaying
furtheraction
againstHT
becauselarge
corporations
withpotential
violationsin
UShold
influence

IftheDefense
Dept.doesnot
actquicklyto
enactnew
policy,
violationswill
continue

EleonoraSadikova

Vance,CarolS.
Associate
Clinical
Professorof
Sociomedical
Sciences

"Statesof
Contradictio
n:Twelve
WaystoDo
Nothing
about
Trafficking
While
Pretending
To."
scholarly
article

Wheaton,
ElizabethMet
al.professors

"Economics
ofHuman
Trafficking.
"
Scholarly
article

Politiciansuse
HTlegislation
purelyfor
political
advancement.

Thecurrent
policydoesnot
work.

Human

trafficking
involvesan
intricate
economic
supplydemand
system

Thereare
many,
specifically
twelve,things
wrongwiththe
currentHT
policyinthe
US

Thereneedsto
beachangein
policythat
actuallyworks
ateliminating
human
trafficking

Writtenfor
legislatorsto
createmore
effective
legislation

Congresshas
thepowerto
changepolicy