Lessons Learned from the Colorado Project to Comprehensively Combat Human Trafficking

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ID13025304
AuthorsAnnie Miller (0000-0002-1376-3029, University of Denver, corresponding author), Julie Anne Laser (University of Denver), Annjanette R Alejano-Steele (0009-0009-3563-9502, Metropolitan State University of Denver), Kara Napolitano (Metropolitan State University of Denver), Nevita George (0000-0002-6060-0396), Natcha Connot (0000-0002-6961-9448, University of Denver), Amanda Finger (0000-0001-8448-314X)
Year2023
Volume13
Issue3
Pages51-51
Publication date2023-02-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocieties (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2075-4698 • E-ISSN: 2075-4698
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/soc13030051
OpenAlexW4321496032
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited23

Countering human trafficking at a statewide level requires a combination of knowledge from lived experience, inter-sector collaborations, and evidence-based tools to measure progress. Since 2010, the nonprofit Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (LCHT) has collected and analyzed the data on how partners and organizations across the state work toward ending human trafficking. LCHT uses Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) to measure and illuminate promising paths toward ending human trafficking. Through CBPR, many collaborative working documents and activities have been created: Colorado Action Plans, Policy Recommendations, a Partnership Toolkit, and Partnership Convenings. This paper provides a single case study analysis of the Colorado Project, from 2013 through 2023, and offers a glimpse into the goals for the Colorado Project 2028. The ideas, strengths, and challenges presented here can guide other local efforts to support data-informed responses to trafficking. The CBPR methodology sheds light on the changes in Colorado’s anti-trafficking movement and the actions taken on behalf of partnerships (task forces and coalitions) across the state of Colorado. This paper offers a roadmap for collaborative design and decision-making among academic, nonprofit, and public sector partners seeking to conduct research on social movements utilizing a community-engaged process

Citizen journalism · Community-based participatory research · Criminology · General partnership · Human trafficking · Participatory action research · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Sex work and related issues

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