Paper Info
Title
Detection of Domestic Human Trafficking Indicators and Movement Trends Using Content Available on Open Internet Sources
Abstract
This study applies network analysis to domestic human trafficking activity in online environments to identify trafficking circuits. Numerous websites host online classifieds, discussion forums, review sites, and social media related to sex trafficking. Trafficked persons are systematically moved to various locations throughout the U.S. based on demand, and traffickers use online classified sites to advertise their victims. The goals of this study were to identify indicators of sex trafficking in online advertisements posted on open Internet sources and to derive movement patterns. Online classified ads for adult services in Hawai'i were collected over a six-week time frame and assessed for indicators of human trafficking. Data captured in the analysis was used to detect movement trends of potential trafficked persons and mapped to visualize domestic circuits. A key element in observing movement was the advertised phone number, as it is linked to the individual through online advertisements and customer reviews.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/HICSS.2014.200
System Sciences
Keywords
Field
DocType
movement pattern,online environment,domestic human trafficking,online advertisement,open internet sources,online classified site,trafficking circuit,sex trafficking,domestic human trafficking activity,content available,human trafficking,numerous websites host online,movement trend,advertising,internet,public domain software
Internet privacy,Social media,Advertising,Computer science,Phone,Classifieds,Sex trafficking,Law enforcement,Market research,Human trafficking,The Internet
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1060-3425
11
1.09
References 
Authors
2
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Michelle Ibanez1111.43
Daniel D. Suthers2920126.11