Human Trafficking - Understanding Victims Mindsets - Presentation
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UNDERSTANDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS MINDSETS
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Captivity/Confinement
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Frequent accompaniment/guarded
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Use and threat of violence
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Fear
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Use of reprisals and threats of reprisals against loved ones or third parties
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Shame
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Self-blame
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Debt bondage
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Traumatic bonding to the trafficker
STOCKHOLM SYNDROME
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Language and social barriers
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Distrust of law enforcement or service providers
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Isolation
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
False promises
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Hopelessness and resignation
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Facilitated drug addiction
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Psychological trauma
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Lack of awareness of available resources
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Low levels of self-identifying astrafficking victims
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Normalization of exploitation
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
A belief that no one cares to help
NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL FACTORS
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
frequent movement of victims
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
trained to tell lies or canned stories
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
rarely come into contact with institutional systems
The Trafficking Victims Mindset
Untrustworthy or corrupt interpreters
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