Overview of Human Trafficking
The Polaris Project is one of the leaders in the fight to end modern day slavery. Their website provides an excellent overview of human trafficking in the United States.
prevalence of exploited children in NY
In 2007 the New York Office of Children & Family Services published a study titled, "New York Prevalence Study of
Commercially Sexually Exploited Children" Key findings include: -The study found 2,253 children are trafficked annually in New York City, and an additional 399 children are trafficked in upstate counties. - However, this report noted it was likely undercounting due to the fact that many children are exploited behind closed doors. NY task force on human trafficking
In 2008 NY State's Interagency Task Force on Human Trafficking published a report about New York's anti-trafficking laws.
Key findings include: - Human trafficking victims often suffer physical and psychological abuse at the hands of their traffickers, resulting in health problems, mental illness, and addiction. The need for assistance and treatment among victims is great. - New York’s Human Trafficking Law recognizes that the demand for prostitution drives the supply of victims. Change our grade
Shared Hope International's Protected Innocence Challenge rates New York State a "D." Find out why, here.
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Human Trafficking in New York
In 2011, Hofstra University and LifeWay Network published a study titled, "Meeting the Service Needs of Human Trafficking Survivors in the New York City Metropolitan Area."
Key findings include: - Between 2000 and 2010, 11,268 trafficking victims were provided with social and legal services in New York City - 6,580 of those people were under 18 years of age Very young girls
Very Young Girls is an exposé of the commercial sexual exploitation of girls in New York City as they are sold on the streets by pimps and treated as adult criminals by police. The film follows barely adolescent girls in real time, using vérité and intimate interviews with them, documenting their struggles and triumphs as they seek to exit the commercial sex industry. The film also uses startling footage shot by pimps themselves, giving a rare glimpse into how the cycle of exploitation begins for many women.
what i have been through is not...
ECPAT-USA partnered with WITNESS, an international human rights organization, to create a documentary, "What I Have Been Through is Not Who I Am" which brings together experts from juvenile justice, law enforcement, advocates, and service providers to speak about the justice system's approach to trafficked children.
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