Control and Autonomy in Sex Trafficking: A Theoretical View of Three Case Examples
Jesse Bach, PhD & George Tsagaris, PhD | September 25 | 11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Topic: Research, Legal | Knowledge Level: Advanced
This session explores a continuum of trafficker control, personal freedom of movement, and autonomy as evident in three confirmed cases of sex trafficking which were prosecuted in a U.S. District Federal Court. These court cases are examined with methods of control theory, pertaining to instinctive aversion developed by David Grossman (2014), and the four stages of entrapment as developed by Barnado’s Street Lanes Project (Swann, 1998). This session will examine control, freedom of movement, and autonomy so as to develop and encourage future strategies for prevention by human service practitioners and law enforcement, as well as future research. The focus will be on address the grooming and maintenance process that sex trafficking survivors have experienced as well as methods to overcome such situations.
Presentation Objectives:
· Present three confirmed cases of sex trafficking and examine them using control theory
· Examine control, freedom of movement, and autonomy to develop and encourage future strategies for prevention and future research