Estimating the Prevalence of Human Trafficking in the United States: Considerations and Complexities Proceedings of a Workshop (2020) / Chapter Skim
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6 Linking Prevalence to Policy
6 Linking Prevalence to Policy
Pages 45-52
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Zhang noted how there is no diagnostic manual for human trafficking akin to the DSM-5 for mental disorders, the ICD-10 for diseases, or the Uniform Crime Report for law enforcement. Thus, most researchers in this field construct instruments specific to their research projects, either in response to their own understanding of the issues they are investigating or to their respective agency mandates.
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Health care data sharing occurs at the aggregated, a nonymized level for public health. Ahn noted that there has been a push in health care to begin collecting data on social determinants of health, which could give way to a better understanding of the vulnerabilities that cause individuals to fall victim to trafficking.
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An accurate prevalence estimate can help researchers explain funding goals to Congress, stakeholders, and the general public. It could also be used to encourage federal government partners to include trafficking components in their foreign assistance projects where appropriate.
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explained that in her work on the economics of sex markets, she spends a lot of time considering the best ways to collect large representative samples of data and longitudinal datasets that can enhance human trafficking research. She regularly conducts impact evaluations and randomized controlled trials to study sex trafficking throughout the world.
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and international governments about the risk associated with not investing in anti-trafficking programs, including lost tax revenue and lost productivity, and she believes such data would help incentivize and motivate congressional staff to prioritize the issue. She noted that policy implementation boils down to two major steps -- authorization and funding -- which are handled separately in Congress.
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Kelly Dore (National Human Trafficking Survivor Coalition) expressed her appreciation for Febrey's openness and clarity about how challenging it is for researchers to create human trafficking prevalence estimates.
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She added that forging connections with local survivor organizations also aids in conducting long-term research and allows researchers to stay in touch with victims over time. Regarding Dore's point about reconciling survivors' choices to engage in sex work, she said that decriminalization is a major debate and acknowledged that even when men and women "choose" to engage in sex work, it is often because the alternative forms of employment available to them do not provide sustainable forms of income -- particularly when the sex worker is caring for a family.
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