Mary C. Burke is a Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Counseling and Criminology at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she is Director of the Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology. She has been involved in anti-human-trafficking efforts since 2004 and is the founder of the Project to End Human Trafficking.

• Section I Human Trafficking Explained and Common Forms 1. Introduction to Human Trafficking: Definitions and Prevalence Mary C. Burke, Tina Krolikowski, Shannon White & Nour Alabase 2. Historical Perspective: Slavery over the Centuries Brooke N. Newman 3. Labor Trafficking: Making Money out of Misery June Kane 4. Sex Trafficking: Yesterday and Today Kimberly A. McCabe 5. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: Special Populations and Sociological Considerations Elizabeth Bowman Section II A Closer Look 6. Sociological Perspectives: Underlying Causes Melissa Swauger, Kay Snyder, Thomas Nowak, and Marci Cottingham 7. Fear, Fraud, and Frank Complexities: The Influence of Gender on Human Trafficking Lisa C. Huebner 8. The Exploitation Equation: Distinguishing Child Trafficking from Other Types of Child Mobility in West Africa Anne Kielland 9. Racism: Black Female Bodies and Human Trafficking Collin-Dilmore 10. Sexual Minorities and Human Trafficking: Vulnerabilities and challenges faced by an overlooked population Candence Wills Section III The Anti-Slavery Movement 11. Domestic and Foreign Policy Responses to the Problem of Human Trafficking Sandi DiMola and Allyson M. Lowe 12. Victim Protection Policy in a Local Context: A Case Study Testaì Patrizia 13. International Development and Globalization Issues that Contribute to Trafficking in Persons Gabrielle Sinnott & Lynsie Clott 14. The Human Security Framework: The Best Security Approach to Preventing and Combatting Human Trafficking Laura Gooding and Lynsie Clott 15. Cyber Issues and Human Trafficking Emily Kennedy 16. Roles and Responsibilities of US Financial Institutions in Combatting Human Trafficking (Mary Onufer) 17. Law Enforcement Considerations for Human Trafficking Bradley W. Orsini 18. Combatting Sex Trafficking through the Prosecution of Traffickers Michael J. Frank and G. Zachary Terwilliger Section IV Supporting Survivors and Programming Considerations 19. Mental Health Care: Human Trafficking & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Veronica M. Lugris, Mary C. Burke, Shannon S. White and Tina Krolikowski 20. Addressing the Problem: Community-Based Responses and Coordination Judy Hale