Open AccessThe Use of Digital Evidence in Human Trafficking Investigations
Author(s) -
Isabella Chen,
Celeste Tortosa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anti trafficking review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2287-0113
pISSN - 2286-7511
DOI - 10.14197/atr.201220149
Subject(s) - digital evidence , social media , human trafficking , internet privacy , political science , sex trafficking , criminology , public relations , business , digital forensics , computer security , psychology , law , computer science
This short article two NGO workers’ experience providing legal and social support to twenty Venezuelan women who were trafficked through the use of social media and chat apps. It shows how the digital evidence from online interactions between the women and their traffickers was used in the investigation and successful prosecution of the case. The article concludes, however, that this does not apply to all women that the NGO supports, and thus digital evidence, and technology, have only limited application in anti-trafficking efforts.