What is Sex Trafficking?

Author(s): IRC Anti-Trafficking Response
Date: 2025
Topic(s): Introduction to Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking

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What is Sex Trafficking?

References

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UNODC (2024). Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2024.

Allan C, Winters GM, Jeglic EL. Current Trends in Sex Trafficking Research. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2023.

GRETA (2024). The 14th Report. GRETA. Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. Council of Europe.

UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols.

Polaris (2025). Recognizing Sex Trafficking.

Fedina L, Williamson C, Perdue T. Risk factors for domestic child sex trafficking in the United States.

Dewey (2021). Transnational Sex Trafficking of Women. Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Grubesic, T. H., Helderop, E., Sefair, J. A., & Roe-Sepowitz, D. (2025). Human Trafficking: A Scientometric Review of the Knowledge Domain.  Journal of Human Trafficking.