Human Trafficking and Disabilities

Author: Daniela Peterka-Benton; Elizabeth Bowman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781041099673
Published In: September 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This book explores the intersection of disabilities and human trafficking, focusing on cognitive, developmental, sensory, and physical disabilities before, during, and after the trafficking experience. Human trafficking research remains a broad area of study that has not adequately covered many specific populations, services, and considerations relevant to the field.

The relationship between trafficking experiences and disabilities is complex. Individuals with pre-existing disabilities may be more vulnerable to trafficking due to inadequate social safety nets. At the same time, survivors may develop disabilities as a consequence of their trafficking experiences. The research featured illustrates a relationship between access to social connections and therapeutic services and the increased risk of exploitation for individuals with disabilities. It begins a more extensive dialogue on the importance of considering disabilities when conducting trafficking research. The research also explores empirical gaps and contributes to a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of human trafficking vulnerabilities and related needs among populations that experience a variety of disabilities.

This book was originally published as a special issue of Journal of Human Trafficking.

Introduction: The Intersection of Human Trafficking and Disabilities

D. Peterka-Benton and M. E. Bowman

1. Prevalence of Neurodevelopmental, Mental, and Behavioral Disorders in a Sample of U.S.

Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth, and Associations with Health and Health Care Access

Emily F. Rothman, Julia Cusano, Amelia Wagner, Sarah Lockwood, Carlos A. Cuevas, and Amy Farrell

2. Sex Trafficking Prevention for Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Service Provider Perspectives

Melissa R. Jenkins, Spenser R. Radtke, Cynthia F. Rizo, Sarah Dababnah, Kara Hume, and Ishrat Z. Alam

3. Exploring Consequences of Sex Trafficking Victimization Among Individuals with and without Disabilities

Amber E. Krushas and Teresa C. Kulig

4. The Complex and Marginalized Experiences of BIPOC Trafficked Women: An Examination of

Disabilities, ACEs, Discrimination, and Racism

Jacquelyn C. A. Meshelemiah, Fabián Arroyo Rojas, Hannah Ruth Steinke, Marlene Carson, and

Justin A. Haegele

5. Deaf Populations and Human Trafficking: Risk and Protective Factors for Consideration

Elizabeth Bowman, Caroline M. Kobek Pezzarossi, and Teresa Crowe

6. Including Measures of Disability in Prevalence Studies: Lessons from a Prevalence Estimation Study of Labor Trafficking in the Construction Industry in Houston

Rebecca Pfeffer, Kelle Barrick, Michael Bradshaw, Stephen Tueller, and Natasha Aranguren

7. Unveiling the Long-Term Challenges: Disabilities and Post-Human Trafficking Survival - A Survivor Perspective

Christabelle Robinson, Daniela Peterka-Benton, and Teresa Crowe