TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - A prototype comparison of human trafficking warning signs: U.S. midwest frontline workers' perceptions
JO  - Journal of human trafficking
A1  - Schwarz, Corinne
A1  - Xing, Chong
A1  - Britton, Hannah E.
A1  - Johnson, Paul E.
SP  - 419
EP  - 440
VL  - 8
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2332-2705
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2020.1834772
ID  - ref1
ER  -