Projected heroes and self-perceived manipulators: understanding the duplicitous identities of human traffickers

This qualitative inquiry examines human trafficker identities through stories from convicted offenders. Thematic findings suggest that the projected-identity of sex traffickers may be different from their true self-identity. Identity regulation to produce the appropriate individual by situation faci...

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Main Author: Mehlman-Orozco, Kimberly 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 6 December 2017
In: Trends in organized crime
Year: 2020, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: [95]-114
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
sex trafficking
Human Trafficking
Commercial sexual exploitation of children
CSEC
Pimp
Prostitute
Trafficking in persons
TVPA
Trafficking victims
protection act
CSAAS
Child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome
RTS
Rape trauma syndrome
Trauma bonding