Learning More
As part of the community, you can create an environment where human trafficking is not tolerated and victims receive the help they need. Education is the first step and below are further resources.
Laws and Legal Battles Around Human Trafficking
Iowa
- Department of Justice: An Analysis of Human Trafficking in Iowa
- Administration for Children and Families: Iowa: Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking
- Polaris State Laws and Issue Briefs
- Network Against Human Trafficking Blog
Federal
- Polaris Current Federal Laws
- Department of Homeland Security: Human Trafficking Laws and Regulations
International/Global
Background Information
- Parent + Caregiver Guide: Guide for Protecting Children in the Digital Age
- Demand Reduction Article : Fighting Human Trafficking through reducing buyers
- From Victims to Victimizers: A Look at Personal Accounts of Pimps
- Free the Slaves Info Kit: Look at Various Programs and their Effectiveness by Free the Slaves
- Know the Facts: Handout with Basic Facts about HT
- Resource Guide: Extensive List of Local and National Resources
- Unlock Freedom Video: Brief Overview of HT in Video form
- Slavery Footprint Activity: Find out how many HT Victims are Used to Support Your Daily Life
- What is Sex Trafficking?: Infographic Explaining Sex Trafficking
- America's Daughters Video: Reading of a Poem Written by a HT Survivor
- The Traffickers: Examples of Traffickers and Pimps
- Breaking Free: John School Statistics: Demographics and Statistics of First Time Prostitution offenders
- Survivor Made Goods: List of Companies that Sell Goods Made by Survivors to Support Survivors
- How to Keep Your Kids Safe From Online Sex Traffickers: Booklet with information about online safety
Personal Accounts
- Highlight a Hero: Document with Stories from HT Survivors and Resoucres
- Survivor Stories: More Extensive List, Both Written and Video
- Faces of Human Trafficking Video: Labor Trafficking Video
- Men of Atalissa Video: New York Times Video about Atalissa Iowa and Labor Trafficking of People with Mental Disabilities
- America First: The Legacy of a Raid Video: Look at the Postville Raid and Connections to HT
- Any Kid Anywhere Video: Stories of 3 Iowa-based People Who Were Trafficked
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