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THE CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK SURVIVORS OF COMMERCIAL SEX TRAFFICKING

Human trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal enterprise in the United States. Forty percent of trafficked individuals in the United States are African-American, despite only being 14 percent of the population. Equally as disturbing is that traffickers interviewed for an Urban Institute study overwhelmingly believed that trafficking white women would make them more money but trafficking black women would land them less jail time if caught. More recently, we are seeing in the news young black girls being criminalized for escaping dangerous sex trafficking situations. This presentation will review the disparities in how society responds to trafficked women of color, specifically Black survivors, and how we can create equal access to services and accountability.

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