Mapping Oklahoma's response to human trafficking: data and partnerships

Three questions underpin this research. What is the nature of human trafficking in Oklahoma? Who is currently responding to this problem and how? What gaps are there in anti-trafficking response? There is no centralized database and actors turnover with some regularity, making it difficult to form a...

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Main Author: Mahaffey, Lucy
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Language:English
Published: 2020
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description Three questions underpin this research. What is the nature of human trafficking in Oklahoma? Who is currently responding to this problem and how? What gaps are there in anti-trafficking response? There is no centralized database and actors turnover with some regularity, making it difficult to form a coherent picture. With surveys and interviews the author attempts to fill this gap. Ultimately, there are next to no resources or data on labor trafficking. While it is imperfect, Oklahoma is beginning to form a picture of adult sex trafficking. Throughout Oklahoma there are two task forces, three main law enforcement agencies, and three victim service providers certified to directly serve sex trafficking victims. Results suggest Oklahomans should work to understand their unique local context, particularly regarding Tribes and jurisdictions. The author concludes with seven areas for future research and key findings and recommendations on ten areas: legislation, data, culture, perceptions, actors/activities, location, measuring, partnerships, good work, and priorities versus moving forward.
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spelling nottingham-634312025-02-28T15:04:47Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/63431/ Mapping Oklahoma's response to human trafficking: data and partnerships Mahaffey, Lucy Three questions underpin this research. What is the nature of human trafficking in Oklahoma? Who is currently responding to this problem and how? What gaps are there in anti-trafficking response? There is no centralized database and actors turnover with some regularity, making it difficult to form a coherent picture. With surveys and interviews the author attempts to fill this gap. Ultimately, there are next to no resources or data on labor trafficking. While it is imperfect, Oklahoma is beginning to form a picture of adult sex trafficking. Throughout Oklahoma there are two task forces, three main law enforcement agencies, and three victim service providers certified to directly serve sex trafficking victims. Results suggest Oklahomans should work to understand their unique local context, particularly regarding Tribes and jurisdictions. The author concludes with seven areas for future research and key findings and recommendations on ten areas: legislation, data, culture, perceptions, actors/activities, location, measuring, partnerships, good work, and priorities versus moving forward. 2020-12-11 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/63431/1/Mahaffey_Mapping%20Oklahoma%E2%80%99s%20Response%20to%20Human%20Trafficking_Data%20and%20Partnerships.pdf Mahaffey, Lucy (2020) Mapping Oklahoma's response to human trafficking: data and partnerships. MRes thesis, University of Nottingham. human trafficking modern slavery policy data partnerships response jurisdictions USA Oklahoma Oklahoman Okie politics international relations
spellingShingle human trafficking
modern slavery
policy
data
partnerships
response
jurisdictions
USA
Oklahoma
Oklahoman
Okie
politics
international relations
Mahaffey, Lucy
Mapping Oklahoma's response to human trafficking: data and partnerships
title Mapping Oklahoma's response to human trafficking: data and partnerships
title_full Mapping Oklahoma's response to human trafficking: data and partnerships
title_fullStr Mapping Oklahoma's response to human trafficking: data and partnerships
title_full_unstemmed Mapping Oklahoma's response to human trafficking: data and partnerships
title_short Mapping Oklahoma's response to human trafficking: data and partnerships
title_sort mapping oklahoma's response to human trafficking: data and partnerships
topic human trafficking
modern slavery
policy
data
partnerships
response
jurisdictions
USA
Oklahoma
Oklahoman
Okie
politics
international relations
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/63431/