Document Type
Article
Publication Title
ICSA Today
Publication Date
2017
Volume
8(3)
First Page
6
Abstract
(Excerpt)
Cults and their connection with human trafficking are ever more timely as a topic of discussion. The insidious crime of human trafficking is spiraling at a fast pace. Human Trafficking is the second-largest criminal industry in the world (with the drug trade being the first). An estimated 100,000 to 300,000 American children are considered high risk for trafficking every year. With the selling and reselling of human labor, trafficking is highly profitable. ICSA’s momentous conference on Cults and Sex Trafficking, held in Los Angeles, California (April 2016) served as a catalyst for researchers and practitioners. At the conference, presenters compared the characteristics of cults with human-trafficking rings.
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