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Event Details
Online Conference: “Best Practices to Combat Demand: Sex Trafficking”
moderated by Michael Shively, Ph.D
November 18, 2008
The Panel:
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Donna Hughes - Ph.D., Professor and Eleanor M. and
Oscar M. Carlson Endowed Chair, Women's Studies Program, University of Rhode Island
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Sgt. Lavonnie Bickerstaff - Bureau of Police, Pittsburgh, PA
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Stephanie Davis - Policy Advisor on Women's Issues,
Office of the Mayor, City of Atlanta, GA
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Related Links:
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Online archive of this event. Includes: conference recording,
slides, resource links, polls, and more. (Brief, free online registration
required for access.)
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Sponsorship:
As part of the Initiative to Prevent Human Trafficking’s mission to convene scholars
at a global level, an online conference with a panel of experts was held on
November 18, 2008. This event was sponsored in conjunction with
the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation’s Government
Innovators Network.
Event description:
The trafficking industry flourishes due to the persistent
demand for commercial sex. Robust demand unleashes powerful market forces: the opportunity
for profit ensures a steady supply of pimps and traffickers, and there is no domestic or
foreign shortage of women and girls in desperate circumstances who are vulnerable to
exploitation. What is being done to address the consumer side of this human rights
issue? This online conference focused on the best practices to combat the demand of
sex trafficking. The discussion was moderated by Michael Shively, Ph.D.,
Senior Associate, Center on Crime, Drugs, and Justice, Abt Associates, Inc.
Event Participation:
A total of 199 unique logins, representing 30 U.S. states, plus Canada, Israel, Sweden,
Japan, New Zealand, Thailand and Indonesia. Ten percent of our audience was international.
Also, since many logins represented multiple viewers at one terminal, the true number of
live audience members is estimated to be between 235 and 260, or more.
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