Frontiers in Organizing Processes Collaborating against Human Trafficking/Modern Slavery for Impact and Sustainability

• Other Authors: Foot, Kirsten (Editor), Parks, Elizabeth Shun-Ching (Editor), Van der Watt, Marcel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Humanities; Social interaction; perceptions; human trafficking; interagency collaboration; challenges; collaboration; investigations; law enforcement; private investigation agencies; multi-disciplinary team; sustainability planning; nonprofit engagement; community-based participatory research (CBPR); anti-trafficking; antislavery; multi-agency partnership; problem profile; resilience; task force; community-based responses; collaborative response model; sex trafficking; DMST; juvenile justice; labor trafficking; anti-human trafficking; artificial intelligence; augmented intelligence; demand reduction; prostitution; technology; labor exploitation; intervention framework; agent-based models; disruption; worker centers; well-being economy; n/a
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As the crime of human trafficking/modern slavery is multifaceted, collaborating to counter it across sectors, disciplines, regions, and from local to international levels is widely understood to be of utmost importance. However, the processes of organizing and leading robust collaborations are complex and challenging, and to be sustainable, such processes must result in both positive outcomes for the collaborating partners and demonstrable progress toward countering human trafficking. Despite a growing body of published research on anti-trafficking collaboration, many aspects of it remain understudied. In this Special Issue of Societies, researchers and collaboration leaders in the anti-trafficking field share research findings and evidence-supported practices on how to conceptualize, catalyze, and support collaboration to generate and sustain constructive impacts.