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| what is human trafficking? |
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| forms of modern day slavery that involve the exploitation of persons |
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human trafficking =
smuggling = |
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human trafficking = crime against a person
smuggling = crime against the border |
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| when did human trafficking emerge as a global trend |
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| trafficking becomes the “dark underside” of ______________ |
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| globalization (it has developed as globalization has) |
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| 2 factors that contribute to trafficking |
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1) increased ability by people to cross borders
2) increase poverty worldwide |
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| how many slaves are there worldwide? |
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emerged in Eastern Europe 20/30 years ago
young women in former communist countries went to other countries looking for jobs
Lured out of home country, ended up in brothels and exploited for sex trafficking |
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| what was the 1st Human Trafficking event recognized |
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| what women make up one of the largest groups of victims for sex trafficking |
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Chinese gang that smuggles people to other countries
trafficking of Asians has become a lucrative international business to the US
a lot of these young women ended up in Asian massage parlors or sweat shops outside of major cities |
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| a couple of years ago we also realized that children are routinely enslaved in ...... |
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| West Africa’s chocolate agribusiness on cocoa farms |
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| how much profit worldwide from trafficking? how much in the US? |
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| Florida is the number 3 state for trafficking following what two states? |
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| Florida has virtually every type of trafficking activity, we have more ______ trafficking than _______ trafficking |
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| why trafficking victims are often "invisible" |
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Many are illegal and fear US authorities
Victims may be physically isolated or guarded; others are held through psychological coercion
Many victims do not speak English
Many do not realize that they are victims or that they have rights under US law |
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| here in Florida there are victims from over ____ different countries - most of whom speak ________ |
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| TVPA: trafficking victim protection act 2000 |
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defined human trafficking for the 1st time (forced commercial sex or forced labor)
greatly enhanced criminal sanctions (20 years to life) |
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| the TVPA is a ________ -centered law |
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victim
trafficking victims, even if they are in the US illegally are viewed as victims
programs are created to assist victims who are willing to assist in the prosecution of their traffickers |
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| physical violence that may take the form of beatings, rape, shootings, starvation or physical confinement |
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| can include false or deceptive offers of employment, marriage or a better life |
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can include psychological coercion
threats of serious harm to victim or victims family
document confiscation - so they can't prove who they are
abuse or threatened about of the legal system |
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| 3 legal changes the TVPA made |
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1) physical force is no longer a required element to prove that someone has been enslaved
2) a showing of psychological coercion now suffices
3) the law now recognized invisible chains are often used in modern slavery |
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given to human trafficking victims who are willing to assist in the prosecution of their traffickers
under TVPA |
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| 3 ways prosecutors can now prove up modern slavery (human trafficking) in US courts |
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1) force - physical violence (rape, starvation, shootings,)
2) fraud - deceptive offers of employment, marriage, better life
3) coercion - psychological (document confiscation, threat of deportation) |
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| Cadena sex trafficking case |
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happened in south florida
criminal scheme of 72 year old grandma
exploited 100+ Mexican women (ages 14-25)
built around a network of dozens of trailer brothels |
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| what is the largest sex trafficking case in US history |
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| Cadena sex trafficking case |
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| Melchor sex trafficking case |
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happened in 2007 in Tallahassee
prostitution delivery service operated by Columbian crime ring
business cards distributed florida wide
prostitution ring began in post Katrina construction sites |
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| what was the first amor mobile brothel case in florida (women delivered to tailor parks and motels) |
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| the melchor sex trafficking case |
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| which trafficking case involved FDLE Phone Evidence at Trial- traced mobile phone calls to pimp |
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| the melchor sex trafficking case |
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| which trafficking case began in post Katrina construction sites and used a Thrift store in Tampa to launder profits |
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| the melchor sex trafficking case |
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| Nelson sex trafficking case |
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2010 in Orlando
college grad lost her job at disney and pimp loaned her $
she was advertised on backpage.com
the pimp would take her child everyday until she payed him |
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| which was the first sex trafficking case prosecuted under Florida law |
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| Nelson sex trafficking case |
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| the Evans labor trafficking case |
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US citizen labor trafficking victims
homeless men and women recruited from FL shelters to work Palate farms (most were either crack addicts or alcoholics)
"company store" method - payed them in drugs |
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| which case used the "company store" method to keep them indebted? |
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| the Evans labor trafficking case |
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| San Destin Hilton labor trafficking case |
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2007 King case
involved forced labor of eastern European women in panhandle hotels
women came to US on temporary work visas
Hilton depends on sub contractor to hire the maids - the subcontractor was a Russian crime group |
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| which case involved subcontractors |
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| San Destin Hilton labor trafficking case |
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| DMST: domestic minor sex trafficking |
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easiest for a prosecutor to prove because a person under 18 encountered in commercial sex is automatically considered a victim because they are unable to consent
minors do not have to prove force, fraud or coercion |
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| what do minors now have to prove in sex trafficking cases? |
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| an estimated __________ children found to be victims of sex trafficking each year, including some as young as 12 |
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| average age of entry into prostitution in the US is now ___ years old |
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| what % of minors in sex trafficking have a history of prior sexual abuse |
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can be a pimp, boyfriend, father, mother. uncle, coach etc…
pretty much anyone exerting control over a minor
include both men and women of varying ages
any ethnicity or race
now being referred to as an epidemic as a criminal law issue |
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| myths and stereotypes about DMST victims |
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they chose to be there
they have no morals
they don't want out
they are drug addicts
they are sex addicts
they benefit from the money they make |
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Florida doesn’t treat children involved in sex trafficking as criminals
no different than statutory rape - they aren’t able to consent |
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| what is important language regarding DMST victims |
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they are prostituted they are not prostitutes
they are victims |
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| 6 ways children enter into "the life" of sex trafficking |
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1) parents selling their children
2) kidnapping "guerrilla pimping"
3) education and coercion
4) false advertising of modeling or acting
5) peer recruitment
6) internet enticement through chat rooms |
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| The Pipkins DMST case (Atlanta) 2001 |
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worked in an association with 14 other Atlanta pimps (organized crime association)
police arrest "Sir Charles" Pipkin operating in Atlanta around "the track"
convicted under the TVPA & RICO |
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| what defense did "Sir Charles" Pipkins claim when he was arrested? |
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no interstate commerce nexus (Mann Act defense)
he knew the federal government couldn't prosecute prostitution unless in crossed state lines |
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| if prostitution happens in only one state its that states laws that will be used to prosecute it but once it passes a state line then the federal government can prosecute which means much harsher punishments |
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| which was the first criminal prosecution utilizing TVPA in the US with all US citizens and all US victims |
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The Pipkins DMST case (Atlanta) 2001
sentenced to 30 years |
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| first time TVPA was used in a domestic case |
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| The Pipkins DMST case (Atlanta) 2001 |
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| The Gordon DMST case (Jacksonville) 2011 |
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born and raised in Tallahassse
he found a 15 year old girl that ran away from a juvenile treatment center
took her to private residence and introduced her to crack
took her to super 8 motel and pimped her out |
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| which case was significant because its the first time a life sentence was given out for prostitution in the state of Florida |
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| The Gordon DMST case (Jacksonville) 2011 |
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| what did the judge site during sentencing in the The Gordon DMST case (Jacksonville) 2011 |
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| brutality of the case and the fact that drugs were used as manipulation |
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| how did the girl escape in the The Gordon DMST case (Jacksonville) 2011 |
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| she ran out of the motel and into the street naked and a motorists stopped for her |
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| The Rodriquez DMST case (Orlando) |
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December 2010, 2 15 year old girls were visiting Ybor city when they encountered pimp Weylin
his 2 bottom bitches were in the car when he guerrilla pimped these girls
put one on the street and one on back page.com
good samaritan took one of the girls home realizing how young she was |
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| who was Weylin “Rico” Rodriquez? |
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career pimp (mom was a prostitute, dad a pimp)
was given a life sentence for child trafficking
guerrilla pimped two 15 year old girls in Ybor city |
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| which is a case of guerrilla pimping? |
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| The Gordon DMST case (Jacksonville) 2011 |
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| 6 parts of initial contact with victims |
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1) EMPOWERMENT
2) develop trust
3) safe and welcoming environment
4) confidentiality
5) know their rights
6) discuss resources |
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| immediate needs of victims of trafficking |
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| safety, food, clothing, temporary housing, medial care, legal, interpretation/translation |
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| longer term needs of victims of trafficking |
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| comprehensive case management, workforce development training, education, life skills, alcohol and drug treatment, social support, long term housing |
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