Exploring scholarly work on human trafficking and modern slavery
Published: January 2025
Academic Pediatrics
Survey of 131 youth trafficking survivors found that 46% interacted with healthcare providers while trafficked. The paper recommends trauma-informed education and improved access for vulnerable youth.
Published: March 2025
Child Abuse & Neglect
A comprehensive review of familial trafficking literature, emphasizing the lack of consistent definitions and urgent need for policy development targeting intra-familial exploitation.
Published: February 2025
arXiv (Computer Vision)
Systematic review of computer vision techniques used to extract geographic data from media in trafficking investigations, helping locate victims through visual clues.
arXiv (Computational Social Science)
Presents a multimodal authorship-attribution system trained on escort ads combining text and visual cues. Aids investigators in identifying repeat traffickers across platforms.
Published: April 2025
University of Bath (Law & Society)
Through interviews with Indian trafficking survivors, this study critiques police-led raids, showing that many "rescued" individuals lacked real support and were re-trafficked.
Peer-reviewed journal publishing interdisciplinary research on the complexity of human trafficking patterns and solutions.
Open-access journal exploring the human rights impact of anti-trafficking interventions and critical perspectives.
Scholarly publication dedicated to research on contemporary slavery and human trafficking across disciplines.
Peer-reviewed journal that publishes research on gender-based violence including trafficking and exploitation.
Annual conference bringing together survivors, advocates, researchers, and law enforcement to share knowledge and build community.
University of Toledo's conference focusing on research-informed approaches to combating trafficking.
Leading institutions and networks advancing the study of human trafficking
Centre for Policy Research on trafficking and modern slavery
International association promoting criminal justice education and research
Research network on displacement, migration and human trafficking
Academic organization focused on international studies including human security
Interdisciplinary research using data science to combat human trafficking
University of Denver's research center on human trafficking and modern slavery
Interdisciplinary research center focused on evidence-based solutions
University of Nottingham's research platform on modern slavery