Washington, Feb 25: Watching porn or visiting strip clubs frequently can affect people’s attitude and beliefs towards the ills associated with human trafficking, reveals new research.
According to a team from Northeastern University, Colorado College and Texas Christian University, “viewing pornography, strip bar attendance and engaging in prostitution all contributed to a more laissez-faire [allow to do] attitude toward the practice of such ‘human slavery.’”
The study titled “Identifying Effective Counter-Trafficking Programs and Practices in the U.S.: Legislative, Legal, and Public Opinion Strategies that Work” represents the first-ever report on the efficacy of the US’ anti-human trafficking efforts.
Northeastern criminologist Amy Farrell and her colleagues Drs Vanessa Bouche and Da Wittmer broke up the report into three parts: evaluating how state anti-trafficking statues impact human trafficking arrests and prosecutions; alysing state human trafficking cases; and assessing public opinion on human trafficking.
According to LifeSiteNews.com, one of the conclusions was that “[s]ex-related behaviours affect beliefs about human trafficking.”
“Respondents who consumed pornography within the last year have more knowledge of human trafficking, but they think that it should be less of a government priority,” the findings showed. (IANS)