HUMAN beIngS trafficking and Minor sexual exploitation (HUMANISM)

Human trafficking and sexual exploitation are serious and complex issues affecting millions of children around the world. Unfortunately, scientists, Child protection workers (CPWs), law enforcement personnel, and other experts are currently struggling to effectively prevent these crimes and ensure the rehabilitation of vulnerable children. One of the main hurdles impeding their efforts is the current lack of accurate information on the subject. Indeed, no consensus exists on the most important risk factors to consider in prevention efforts, or even, how many people are trafficked and exploited each year around the world. More importantly, too few projects currently link computer experts and social scientists to aid police in their investigative efforts. To address this gap, the HUMAN beIngS trafficking and Minor sexual exploitation (HUMANISM) project was created by an international and multidisciplinary team of experts coordinated by Dr. Aziz Essadek. As a Mitacs Globalink Research Award recipient, I will be involved in mapping out and reviewing existing academic scholarship, contrasting policies and practices between Canada and France, participating in data analysis and synthesis, and collaborating in creating knowledge dissemination tools. I will contribute to building a common base of knowledge that professionals from TOBECONT’.

Faculty Supervisor:

Delphine Collin-Vézina

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Partner:

Université de Lorraine

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

McGill University

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