@article{ref1,
title="A prototype comparison of human trafficking warning signs: U.S. midwest frontline workers' perceptions",
journal="Journal of human trafficking",
year="2022",
author="Schwarz, Corinne and Xing, Chong and Britton, Hannah E. and Johnson, Paul E.",
volume="8",
number="4",
pages="419-440",
abstract="Guided by the cognitive prototype approach, this article examines the prototype structure of the frontline workers' perceptions concerning warning sign indicators in human trafficking. Online survey responses across a range of workplace sectors were analyzed using multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis (MG-CFA) for three groups. These groups were based on respondents' self-reported human trafficking experiences: no witness (no encounter of human trafficking), sex trafficking witness, and labor trafficking witness. The MG-CFA analysis revealed a three-factor structure - physical condition, reproductive health, and personal risk - representing the participants' perceptions of the warning signs. Further analysis showed group-level mean (latent intercept) and variance differences between the prototype structures of the three witness groups. The final structural model results indicate that these group-level prototype differences can be explained by two organizational resource variables: identification protocol and training. The results are discussed in light of the current empirical literature on human trafficking identification, stereotypical frames of victimhood, and policy practices.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2332-2705",
doi="10.1080/23322705.2020.1834772",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2020.1834772"
}