Sex Work, Sex Trafficking and Violence: Legislative Policies and Their Impact
Sex Work, Sex Trafficking and Violence: Legislative Policies and Their Impact
Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EST)
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In this webinar Dr. Jill McCracken will lead a discussion on prostitution policy, trafficking in the sex industry, and the differences between them. Topics will include:
- The reasons people engag in sex work and the continuum between choice and coercion
- The conflation of sex work and trafficking and how it hurts everyone involved
- The different legislative systems that currently exist internationally and how they impact violence and trafficking in the sex industry
- Recommendations to integrate human rights-based practices into our prostitution and trafficking policies and legislation
Jill McCracken, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and Co-Founder / Co-Director of Sex Workers Outreach Program (SWOP) Behind Bars, an organization that provides direct support for incarcerated sex workers and victims of trafficking in US prisons and jails. Having worked with sex workers and victims of trafficking for over fourteen years, her primary areas of research focus on sex work and trafficking in the sex industry, women and incarceration, and the impact of sexuality education on marginalized communities. Drawing on ethnographic and qualitative research methods, Dr. McCracken integrates community-based, participatory research into her work.
Dr. McCracken recently completed a Fulbright Specialist Project in collaboration with the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective to investigate the presence of violence and trafficking in the sex industry in a country where prostitution is decriminalized. She has conducted trainings for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-supported organizations, public defenders, human trafficking coalitions, and non-profit organizations. Her work has been recognized through many awards and honors including the International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference Influential Scholar Award, USF Outstanding Faculty Award, Women in Research and Philanthropy USF Faculty Research Award, and Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Service.
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