Use of Drug Dependency to Entrap and Control Victims of Sex Trafficking: A Call for a U.S. Federal Human Rights Response

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dc.contributor.authorMeshelmiah, J. C., Gilson, C., & Prasanga, A. P. A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-08T15:58:44Z
dc.date.available2019-01-08T15:58:44Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractSurvivors of sex trafficking who were forced into drug use as victims are in need of social services to treat their drug dependency and other mental disorders. Access to social services is a human rights issue that must be acted upon by state and federal officials. The law, however, requires approval of the T-Visa for receipt of benefits. Along with the T-visa application process, the applicant (human trafficking survivor) must be willing to assist in every reasonable way in the investigation and prosecution of the trafficker. The authors argue that drug dependency treatment and other social service benefits should be a separate issue and not dependent upon the T-visa and cooperation with the investigation and prosecution of the trafficker.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMeshelmiah, J. C., Gilson, C., & Prasanga, A. P. A. (2018). Use of Drug Dependency to Entrap and Control Victims of Sex Trafficking: A Call for a US Federal Human Rights Response. Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence, 3(3), 8.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcommons.uri.edu/dignity/vol3/iss3/8/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4161
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violenceen_US
dc.subjectdomestic minor sex traffickingen_US
dc.subjectsubstance abuseen_US
dc.subjecttraffickingen_US
dc.subjectinterventionen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectservicesen_US
dc.subjecttreatmenten_US
dc.titleUse of Drug Dependency to Entrap and Control Victims of Sex Trafficking: A Call for a U.S. Federal Human Rights Responseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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