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A Market Analysis Of Human Trafficking Systems, Dwayne Ball, Julie Pennington, Ronald Hampton, Anh Nguyen

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 2nd (2010)

IF YOU UNDERSTAND A MARKETING SYSTEM, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HOW TO DISRUPT IT.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS A MARKETING SYSTEM

Environments in which it operates

Boundaries
physical
in terms of its inputs and outputs

Nodes at which the “product” is
recruited
transported
transformed
exploited
disposed of

Roles of various players
Exchanges
Profit allocations
Structures; governance
Ownership flows
Dynamic mutability
Outcomes to all involved and society as a whole

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Sex Trafficking Of Minors In The U.S.:Implications For Policy, Prevention And Research, Kim Kotrla

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 2nd (2010)

Goals of Session
•Present findings from analysis of 115 cases of minor sex trafficking involving 153 victims
•Discuss implications for policy, practice and prevention

Summary and Purpose of Study
•At least 100,000 U.S. minors trafficked with up to 325,000 more at risk
•Growing awareness about issue
•Limited data about victims themselves
•Present study an attempt to learn more about characteristics of minors trafficked in U.S. for commercial sexual exploitation
•Implications for policy and practice

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Mavericks Or Allies: The Role Of Faith-Based Organizations In The Anti-Trafficking Movement, Sarabeth Harrelson

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 2nd (2010)

As awareness of trafficking in persons (TIP) and contemporary slavery has grown over the past twenty years, so has the number of organizations forming the modern abolition movement. From vast international organizations like the United Nations (UN) to local rehabilitation centers working with four to five trafficking victims in Nepal, organizations vary drastically in their mission, size, range of influence, and perspective. Among non-governmental organizations (NGO), common activities include raising awareness and financial support, researching TIP, providing victims services, and advocating for specific policy outcomes at local, national, and international levels. Further complicating the relationship between all of these organizations …

Chinese Human Trafficking In The San Francisco Bay Area, Carina Groves

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 2nd (2010)

Slavery was not abolished in 1863. Ten thousand ethnic and national Chinese victims of human trafficking remain imprisoned throughout the United States. The purpose of this research was to investigate the prevalence of and response to Chinese human trafficking in the San Francisco Bay area. By focusing on one region, my research provides a closer look at the trends in Chinese human trafficking within the U.S.

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Collaborating Against Human Trafficking, Kirsten Foot, Amoshaun Toft

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 2nd (2010)

Anti-Human Trafficking (AT) Efforts

Assessed as lacking coordination across sectors and levels of intervention, and between source, transit, and destination countries
Understudied (Laczko, 2005, Mattar, 2004, Schauer and Wheaton, 2006)
Overarching aims of research: 1) Map AT efforts longitudinally & developmentally; 2) Trace collaboration; and 3) Catalyze collaboration by illuminating good practices in robust multi-sector coalitions

Methods

1. Database of AT Actors’ Websites
2. Hyperlink Analysis of AT Web Real Estate and Link Neighborhoods
3. Content Analysis of AT Actors’ Websites
4. Participant Observation in Multi-Sector Coalitions

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A Revised Approach To Reducing Labor Abuses And Human Trafficking, Thomas Reuland

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 2nd (2010)

In this paper, I challenge current efforts to combat human trafficking. Trafficking is a problem that the law has difficulty preventing, in part, because of market forces. Moreover, the structure of many corporations responds to these market forces, implicates these enterprises in human trafficking, and encourages members of a company to remain complacent in the face of human rights abuses. As corporations strive to increase profit margins on each product they make, they demand low-cost labor and commodify the human beings who satisfy that demand. Meanwhile, branding provides a powerful tool that corporations use to prevent the consumer from recognizing …

Enforcing The Tipplea Act To Curb Emerging Trends In Human Trafficking: A Study Of The Baby Trade In South East Nigeria, Ijeoma Okoronkwo, Anigbogu Maduka

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 2nd (2010)

•The area of this study is the south east zone of Nigeria, comprising of five states –Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states. Abiastate is bounded by Akwaibomstate , Rivers and Cross river state in the South South zone, Imo and Ebonyistate in the south east zone
•Imo is integrated and bounded all the south eastern states, Enugu is bounded by Benue state in the north central zone, Ebonyistate is bounded by cross river state, within 80 km to the boundary of Cameroun
•Population of this study is made up 200 pregnant teenager victims of human trafficking rescued by NAPTIP …

An Examination Of Contextual And Organizational Factors Influencing Police Use Of Force: A Multilevel Model, Hoon Lee, Hyunseok Jang, Ilhong Yun, Hyeyoung Lim, David W. Tushaus

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications and Presentations

The current study attempts to bridge this gap in research between contextual factors and police use of force. It also deepens our understandings of the association between organizational factors and use of force by incorporating police training into the analytical model. Finally, this study expands prior research by including multiple police agencies in the sample, thus producing research findings that can be more easily generalized.

The Extension Newsletter, Issue 68, Fall Quarter 2010, Wright State University Retirees Association

The Extension Newsletter

An eight page newsletter from the Wright State University's Retirees Association.

The Afro-Brazilian University Experience: How Racial Quota Policy Beneficiaries At The Federal University Of Bahia Perceive Racial Quota Debates, Ufba Quota Policy, And Life As Quota Students, Vivian O. Ekey

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

For my project I will explore the experiences of Afro-Brazilian students enrolled in the Universidade Federal da Bahia through the University’s Resolution 01/04.[1] Through interviews with six students admitted through the quotas system at UFBA along with interviews with civic society leaders, and university advisors, I aim to identify the varying attitudes that these students may have in response to criticisms of racial quotas, the implementation of the quota system on their campus, and their own experiences as quota students. The implementation of affirmative action in Brazilian Universities has sparked serious debate and questioning of racial politics and what …

Una Investigación De La Cultura Y La Identidad Mapuche En La Escuela Municipal G-539 Chapod, Jessica A. Howard

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Durante una estadía de tres semanas en la localidad rural de Chapod se realizaron observaciones y entrevistas con alumnos, padres y profesores de la Escuela Municipal G-539 Chapod, además de entrevistas con estudiantes en práctica de la Universidad Católica de Temuco, realicé una investigación sobre la cultura e identidad Mapuche en este establecimiento educacional. Encontré que aunque los estudiantes dicen ser Mapuches, ellos no tienen una cultura ni identidad Mapuche y, por tanto, la cultura e identidad Mapuche no permanecen  en la escuela de Chapod. Este establecimiento educacional está incorporando algunos elementos de la cultura Mapuche, pero a mi manera …

Bringing War Criminals To Justice And Justice To Victims: Mass Rape In Bosnia-Herzegovina And The Efficiency Of The Icty, Meredith Loken

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This paper investigates if the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has been efficient in achieving its main objective of “bringing war criminals to justice [and] bringing justice to victims.” This study explores the historical context by which the ICTY was created, and therefore examines the disintegration of Yugoslavia, focusing specifically on the Bosnian War. During this conflict, rape was employed as a method of warfare; this paper presents a brief theoretical examination of rape as a war weapon and analyzes rape and sexual violence as explicit methods of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It explores the evolution of gender …

Perceptions And Evaluation Of An Urban Environment For Pedestrian Friendliness: A Case Study, Elizabeth H. Lee

Master's Theses

Public health is an increasingly important issue addressed from both environmental and public health sectors for the future development of urban environments. From a planning perspective, one possible solution is to increase walkability throughout the cities. Many assessment methods are being developed and administered to evaluate the quality of existing urban environments to promote walkable cities/communities. The results from using these methods provide policymakers and stakeholders with valuable information regarding the existing physical conditions of the environment. Although several US cities started to develop and refocus plans toward pedestrian-oriented policies approaches, results from this particular study determined that the quality …

Fact Book 2010, Planning, Research, And Policy Analysis

Fact Book (1988-2019)

Fact Book 2010 for Illinois State University

The Tibetan Jewish Youth Exchange: The Importance Of Youth In Exile And Diaspora Communities, Jade Sank

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

How is the identity of a people living in diaspora maintained? The people of Tibet have been living in exile since the Chinese occupation began in 1959. As a result the Tibetan people have been working to find ways to maintain their identity, religion and culture. In Many ways the current Tibetan plight can be compared to the experiences of the Jewish people in exile and diaspora.

Culture, a religion, a people and an identity in exile and diaspora is both maintained and changed. The youth are the future and bonds that hold everything together, they are the carriers of …

Life On The Periphery: The Effects Of Urbanization On Health In A Bidonville In Bamako, Mali, Adrienne Epstein Dit Raki Bah

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

In the past decade, the world has crossed a threshold that a century ago would have seemed unimaginable: the majority of the global population now lives in cities.A startling pattern of rapid urbanization began in the final decades of the 20th century and continues today at a striking pace. The percentage of the global population residing in urban areas increased from 32 percent in 1955 to 47 percent in 2002, and is expected to reach 65 percent in 2015. This trend is particularly notable in the developing world, where an arrival of rural migrants in search of labor has caused …

Articulando La Lucha: Los Procesos E Historias De Politización De La Juventud Alteña = Articulating The Fight: Processes And Stories Of The Politicization Of The Youth Of El Alto, Luke Walsh-Mellett

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Este proyecto intenta entender el proceso de politización de la juventud alteña, con un enfoque especial en los hechos de octubre de 2003. He trabajado y entrevistado a varios jóvenes de la Universidad Publica de El Alto (UPEA), principalmente de la carrera de sociología. En estas entrevistas me he enfocado en las condiciones de vida en El Alto, sus memorias de su participación en octubre de 2003 y sus pensamientos del proceso político actual. A través de su participación en varias luchas sociales, pero especialmente en el levantamiento social de octubre de 2003, estos jóvenes han formado una identidad política …

Nationalism And Public Opinion In Contemporary Spain: The Demobilization Of The Working Class In Catalonia, César García

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Arts and Humanities

This paper examines the relationship between nationalism and public opinion in the region of Catalonia in contemporary Spain. It analyzes the interaction of the climate of opinion, expectations, poll results, and political action. This holistic approach permits a conclusion that successive Catalan governments and the political class, in an effort to solidify their foothold in and emerging democracy, have been successful in creating a climate of opinion that has encouraged the nationalist part of the Catalan population, concentrated proportionally in highest socioeconomic strata, to be actively involved in politics, while at the same time demobilizing a significant part of the …

Otterbein Towers Fall 2010, Otterbein Towers

Towers Magazine

Young Qingdao students come to Otterbein to learn language, culture; A Lifelong Career Abroad; Choir Performs in China; History of International study; Features: Community Garden Takes Root; The Global Classroom; The World’s His Oyster; The Language of Learning; Voices Bridging Cultures; Towers is 84 Years Old; Regulars: Letters; Otterbein Here & Now; Around the ’Bein; Classnotes; Milestones; Alumni Matters, etc.

Dangerous Women: Vera Caspary’S Rewriting Of 'Lady Audley’S Secret' In 'Bedelia', Laura Vorachek

English Faculty Publications

Considering Vera Caspary's Bedelia as a reimagining of Mary Elizabeth Braddon's Lady Audley's Secret allows for a new critical interpretation that refutes the typical view of Bedelia as reinforcing traditional gender roles. Instead, Caspary critiques World War II America by bringing Victorian concerns with female roles into the twentieth century.

Env Engineering Engagement, Maya Trotz

Service-Learning Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 2 Fall 2010, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Magazine

Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication about Grand Valley State University produced by University Communications since 2001.

The Pan American (2010-10-01), Kristen Cabrera

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

Vol. 67, No. 5

Utpa Commencement – Fall 2010, University Of Texas-Pan American

Edinburg Archives - Legacy Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Utpa Stats At A Glance - Fall 2010, University Of Texas-Pan American

UTPA Archives - Stats At A Glance

No abstract provided.

Wright State University Libraries Access Newsletter Fall 2010, Wright State University Libraries

Access Newsletter

A four page newsletter created by Wright State University Libraries that addresses the current affairs of the Libraries.

Distributive Justice Through Tort (And Why Sociolegal Scholars Should Care), Anita Bernstein

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Injuries And The Quality Of Life Of Collegiate Athletes: A Pilot Study, Anna Ford, Daniel Panchik

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: To explore the relationship between injury severity and athletes’ quality of life, as well as the role of cognitive appraisal during participation restrictions. Method: A descriptive quantitative survey research design was used. Ten NCAA Division III athletes completed two self-report instruments: the SF-12v2TM Health Survey and a scale that ranked injury severity based on time-loss from sport. Results: Data analysis yielded three main findings: (a) mean mental health scores were lower than mean physical health scores in all injury severity categories; (b) three participants had higher mental than physical health scores; and (c) only four scores were beyond the …

Cognitive Architectures: Structures Of Passion In Joanna Baillie's Dramas, Daniel James Bergen

Dissertations (1934 -)

The burgeoning Industrial Revolution, coupled with the scent of a far different revolution briskly blowing across the English Channel, nourished a significant amount of aristocratic anxiety throughout late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain. The stratifying effects of inherited wealth were dissolving and an ascending middle class was making its way into traditionally upper class social circles, political discussions, and capitalistic ventures. In a letter, written to Sir Walter Scott in the late spring of 1812, Joanna Baillie, the Scottish playwright best known for her Plays on the Passions, 1798 and her theoretical notion of sympathetic curiosity, references the Luddite …

De'andre Hardy, De'andre Hardy 2000, Rae Rein 2011

All oral histories

Mr. Hardy double-majored in Business Administration and Sociology with concentrations in Race and Ethnic Relations and Human Sexuality. He was chairperson of Black Men in Action, created the Anti-Discrimination Coalition, and started Wesleyan's chapter of the NAACP.