Human Trafficking: Applying Research, Theory, and Case Studies

by Noel B. Busch-Armendariz, Maura B. Nsonwu, Laurie C. Heffron

Overview

Human Trafficking: Applying Research, Theory, and Case Studies is a practical, interdisciplinary text that draws from empirically grounded scholarship, survivor-centered practices, and an ecological perspective to help readers develop an understanding of the meaning and scope of human trafficking. Throughout the book, authors Noël Bridget Busch-Armendariz , Maura Nsonwu, and Laurie Cook Heffron address the specific vulnerabilities of human trafficking victims, their medical-psycho-social needs, and issues related to direct service delivery. They also address the identification of human trafficking crimes, traffickers, and the impact of this crime on the global economy. Using detailed case studies to illuminate real situations, the book covers national and international anti-trafficking policies, prevention and intervention strategies, promising practices to combat human trafficking, responses of law enforcement and service providers, organizational challenges, and the cost of trafficking to human wellbeing. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506305738
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/15/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Dr. Busch-Armendariz has more than 20 years of experience working to end interpersonal violence. She is a professor and director of the Institute of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault at the School of Social Work and the associate dean for research at The University of Texas at Austin. Noël teaches graduate courses in domestic violence, research, and social policy and an undergraduate course on modern slavery.  Noël is the founding and current director of the UT Austin Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (IDVSA), a collaboration of the School of Social Work, the School of Nursing, the School of Law, and the Bureau for Business Research with more than 150 affiliate community organizations. Since joining UT, Noël has directed research totaling more than $8.3 million dollars in external funding, for the National Institute of Justice, the Office for Victims of Crime, the Office on Violence Against Women, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, and the Texas Health and Human Services, to name a few. Her areas of specialization are interpersonal violence, refugees, asylees, survivors of human trafficking, and international social work. She is regularly called as an expert witness in criminal, civil, and immigration cases and directs statewide and national trainings on the topic. She is well published and has been recognized by her colleagues and students with many awards. Noël is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and a Licensed Social Worker. She is happily married to Larry Armendariz and takes the utmost joy in parenting her son, Daniel. She is a survivor of sexual assault.
Dr. Nsonwu is an Associate Professor and Interim Bachelor of Social Work Program Director at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University in the Department of Sociology and Social Work.  Over the last two decades she has also held previous teaching and administrative positions at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and High Point University.  For over 25 years Maura has practiced as a clinician, educator and researcher in the areas of refugee resettlement, human trafficking, health care, child welfare and social work education.  Since 2004, Maura has been a Research Fellow with the Center for New North Carolinians at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where her research has focused on working with refugee and immigrant communities and issues of human trafficking.  Her collaborative work, on a number of interdisciplinary projects, has been recognized as the recipient of awards.  She was the 2010 recipient of the Sister Gretchen Reintjes award which recognizes persons who have made outstanding contributions to refugee and immigrant communities.  Maura has conducted multiple funded research projects with co-authors Noël Busch-Armendariz and Laurie Cook Heffron, at the University of Texas at Austin in evaluating the delivery of social services to human trafficking victims and creating typologies of traffickers.  Their research team has presented at conferences throughout the United States and has numerous publications.  Maura lives in Greensboro, North Carolina with her husband, a Nigerian immigrant. They have three adult children ages 20, 21 and 24 years old.

Dr. Cook Heffron is an Assistant Professor of Social Work in the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. She has interest and expertise in the areas of forced migration, domestic and sexual violence, and human trafficking. Laurie has both direct social work practice and research experience with a variety of communities, including refugees, asylum-seekers, trafficked persons, and other immigrants. Her recent research explores the experiences of, and relationships between, violence against women and migration, with a focus on migration from Central America to the United States. Laurie studied Linguistics at Georgetown University and earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) and Doctorate in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin. Laurie is, above all, a mother of two energetic and creative children.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Section I A Holistic Approach to Understanding Human Trafficking
Chapter 1 A Primer to Human Trafficking: Understanding Scope and Dimensions
1. Learning Objectives
2. Key Ideas
3. Decision Case
4. Selected Theory/Framework
5. Scientific Knowledge
6. Calling Attention to Complex Issues or Critical Discourse
7. Chapter Summary
8. Key Terms
9. Active Learning Exercises or In-Class Discussions
10. Suggestions for Further Learning (Books, Policies, Websites, and Films)
11. Suggestions for Further Research/Project/Homework/Exam Exercises
12. References
Chapter 2 Understanding the Context of History
1. Learning Objectives
2. Key Ideas
3. Scientific Knowledge/Literature
4. Key Terms
5. In-Class Discussion Questions/Exercises
6. Additional Reading
7. Web Resources
8. Project Assignments and Homework Suggestions
9. Films
10. References
Chapter 3 Understanding Terms, Definitions, and Intersectionality
1. Learning Objectives
2. Key Ideas
3. Selected Theories/Frameworks
4. Decision Case
5. Scientific Knowledge/Literature
6. Factors Complicating Definitions
7. Intersectionality of Human Trafficking and Other Issues and Crimes
8. Complex Issues and Critical Discourse
9. Chapter Summary
10. Key Terms
11. Active Learning Exercises or In-Class Discussion Questions
12. Suggestions for Further Learning
13. Research/Project Assignments/Homework/Exam Exercises
14. References
Chapter 4 The Economics of Human Trafficking
1. Learning Objectives
2. Key Ideas
3. Decision Case
4. Selected Theories
5. Scientific Knowledge/Literature
6. Chapter Summary
7. Key Terms
8. Active Learning Exercises or In-Class Discussion Questions
9. Suggestions for Further Learning
10. Suggestions for Further Research or Projects/ Homework/Exams
11. References
Section II A Holistic Approach at Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels
Chapter 5 Understanding, Disruption, and Interventions at the Micro Level
1. Learning Objectives
2. Key Ideas
3. Selected Theories/Framework
4. Decision Case
5. Scientific Knowledge/Literature
6. Chapter Summary
7. Key Terms
8. Active Learning Exercises or In-Class Discussion Questions
9. Suggestions for Further Learning
10. Research/Project Assignments/Homework/ Exam Exercises
11. References
Chapter 6 Understanding, Disruption, and Interventions at the Mezzo Level
1. Learning Objectives
2. Key Ideas
3. Selected Theories/Frameworks
4. Decision Case
5. Scientific Knowledge at the Mezzo Level
6. Chapter Summary
7. Key Terms
8. Active Learning Exercises or In-Class Discussion Questions
9. Suggestions for Further Learning
10. Suggestions for Further Research or Projects/Homework/Exams
11. References
Chapter 7 Understanding, Disruption, and Interventions at the Macro Level
1. Learning Objectives
2. Key Ideas
3. Selected Theories/Frameworks: Feminism as a Range of Theoretical Approaches to Human Trafficking
4. Decision Case
5. Scientific Knowledge
6. Complex and Critical Discourse: Prostitution-Related Policies
7. Implications for Practice: Applying Feminist Approaches to Sex Trafficking
8. Chapter Summary
9. Key Terms
10. Active Learning Exercises or In-Class Discussion Questions
11. Suggestions for Further Learning
12. Research Assignments/Project Assignments/Homework/ Exam Exercises
13. References
Section III A Holistic Approach to Taking Actions
Chapter 8 Understanding Collective Impact and Individual Action
1. Learning Objectives
2. Key Ideas
3. Introduction
4. Scientific Knowledge
5. Summary
6. Key Terms
7. Active Learning Exercises and Discussion Questions
8. Assignments or Homework
9. In-Class Discussion Questions
10. Suggestions for Further Learning
11. References
Appendices
Appendix A: 2015 NHTRC Annual Report
Appendix B: Survey to Assess Student Knowledge Regarding Human Trafficking
Appendix C: Human Trafficking Video Resources
Appendix D: Syllabus for Undergraduate Modern-Day Slavery Course
Index