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

The Trafficking Victims Mindset

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

The Trafficking Victims Mindset

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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