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A Prototype Comparison of Human Trafficking Warning Signs: U.S. Midwest Frontline Workers’ Perceptions
Schwarz, Corinne Xing, Chong Britton, Hannah E. Johnson, Paul E.
Schwarz, Corinne
Xing, Chong
Britton, Hannah E.
Johnson, Paul E.
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Guided by the cognitive prototype approach, this article examines the prototype structure of the frontline workers’ perceptions concerning warning sign indicators in human trafficking. Online survey responses across a range of workplace sectors were analyzed using multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis (MG-CFA) for three groups. These groups were based on respondents’ self-reported human trafficking experiences: no witness (no encounter of human trafficking), sex trafficking witness, and labor trafficking witness. The MG-CFA analysis revealed a three-factor structure – physical condition, reproductive health, and personal risk – representing the participants’ perceptions of the warning signs. Further analysis showed group-level mean (latent intercept) and variance differences between the prototype structures of the three witness groups. The final structural model results indicate that these group-level prototype differences can be explained by two organizational resource variables: identification protocol and training. The results are discussed in light of the current empirical literature on human trafficking identification, stereotypical frames of victimhood, and policy practices.
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2020-11-01
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Taylor & Francis
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Anti-trafficking identification, Warning signs, Service providers, Prototypes, Structural equation modeling
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Corinne Schwarz, Chong Xing, Hannah E. Britton & Paul E. Johnson (2022) A Prototype Comparison of Human Trafficking Warning Signs: U.S. Midwest Frontline Workers’ Perceptions, Journal of Human Trafficking, 8:4, 419-440, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2020.1834772