Contents:
Section I
Human trafficking explained
1. Introduction to human trafficking definitions and prevalence
2. Historical perspective: slavery over the centuries
Section II
A closer look
3. Sociological perspective: underlying causes
4. Fear, fraud, and frank complexities: the influence of gender on human trafficking
5. Making money out of misery: trafficking for labor exploitation
6. Common forms: sex trafficking for labor exploitation
Section III
The anti-slavery movement
8. Domestic and foreign policy responses to the problem of human trafficking
9. Victim protection policy in a local context: a case study
10. International development issues and other push factors that contribute to human trafficking
11. The human security framework: the best security framework: the best security approach to preventing and combatting human trafficking
12. Law enforcement considerations for human trafficking
13. Combatting sex trafficking through the prosecution of traffickers
Section IV
Supporting survivors
14. Mental health care: human trafficking and post-traumatic stress disorder
15. Human trafficking and its contribution to the globalization of infectious diseases: implications for victims and health care providers
16. Addressing the problem: community-based responses and coordination

With a range of experts from different disciplines and professions, this text comprehensively explains human trafficking as it exists and is being addressed in the twenty-first century. The first section gives an overview of the issue and contextualizes it within a human rights and historical framework. The second section provides the reader with more detailed, interdisciplinary information about trafficking. The third section, which contains a chapter written by a former FBI agent, focuses on the anti-trafficking movement and addresses international responses to the problem, as well as considerations for working with victims. Human Trafficking closes with a chapter about how trafficking is being addressed and how individuals, larger social groups, and organizations can get involved in putting an end to the crime and to helping survivors.

Human Trafficking is essential reading for professionals in law enforcement, human services, and health care, and for concerned citizens interested in human rights and making a difference in their communities. This book is also intended for use in undergraduate and graduate interdisciplinary courses in human trafficking.