Citation

Manning M. J. Hum. Traffick. 2018; 4(1): 100-101.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/23322705.2018.1423454

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The final season of ABC's American Crime focused on human trafficking in rural North Carolina. Unlike many earlier television depictions, American Crime illustrated a more realistic portrayal of modern trafficking by showing how "nice families" can be involved in this crime and how various tools are used to control victims. The show's storylines include powerful portrayals of farm labor and domestic help trafficking. Unlike earlier Hollywood offerings, there are no heroic federal agents swooping in to save the victims and arrest all the traffickers. Viewers who are unfamiliar with human trafficking are shown the myriad challenges to ending modern slavery and how even the best allies are often helpless to change the system.

Keywords: Human trafficking

Language: en