{"id":477307,"date":"2025-09-16T16:24:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gccfn.org\/wordpress\/?p=477307"},"modified":"2025-09-16T16:24:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:24:20","slug":"is-it-trafficking-the-amp-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gccfn.org\/wordpress\/ht\/is-it-trafficking-the-amp-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Trafficking? The A\u2022M\u2022P Model"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone can be a victim of human trafficking.<\/strong> Victims may be US citizens or foreign-born; male, female, transgender, or nonbinary; any race, religion, level of income. Trafficking does not need to involve being kidnapped or transported away from home \u2014 young people may be trafficked while still living at home and attending school. The average age of victims entering the world of trafficking is 12 to 14 years old. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

If you encounter a person you believe may be trafficked, you should make a report so that an investigation can be made. Proper authorities can use the AMP model<\/strong> to help determine whether a potential victim\u2019s situation meets the legal definition of trafficking. <\/p>\r\n

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The AMP Model<\/h2>\r\n

If one element from each column – Action, Means, and Purpose – can be identified, then a case can be considered human trafficking. <\/strong><\/p>\r\n

It\u2019s very important to note that if a person is under the age of 18 and involved in commercial sex trade, there does NOT need to be a means (force, fraud, or coercion) to meet the definition of human trafficking. It is automatically assumed that a minor cannot consent to commercial sex, is being exploited, and is a victim of human trafficking. This is true regardless of the age of consent in their state. There is no legal defense for ignorance of a victim\u2019s age (i.e., \u201cI thought they were 18.\u201d).<\/p>\r\n \r\n

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A: ACTION<\/h2>\r\n

Recruiting, obtaining, harboring, transporting, or providing a person (or attempting to do so)<\/h3>\r\n

Anyone involved or enabling the trafficking of another individual may be charged with human trafficking. <\/p>\r\n

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  • The “pimp” who recruits or grooms victims into prostitution<\/li>\r\n
  • The landlord who allows his property to be used for trafficking or confining victims<\/li>\r\n
  • The customer or \u201cjohn\u201d who purchases the services of a trafficking victim<\/li>\r\n
  • The parent who offers or allows their child to be trafficked<\/li>\r\n
  • The driver who knowingly transports a victim to trafficking appointments or job sites<\/li>\r\n
  • The person who creates and advertises fraudulent job offers<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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    M: MEANS<\/h2>\r\n

    Force, fraud, or coercion<\/h3>\r\n

    A trafficker will use nefarious methods to compel others to perform labor or services against their will.<\/p>\r\n

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    • Physical violence or threats of violence<\/li>\r\n
    • Threats against victims\u2019 loved ones<\/li>\r\n
    • Physical confinement or isolation<\/li>\r\n
    • Sexual assault or rape<\/li>\r\n
    • Fraudulent employment offers<\/li>\r\n
    • Withholding wages<\/li>\r\n
    • False promises about working conditions<\/li>\r\n
    • Psychological manipulation<\/li>\r\n
    • Withholding legal documents and\/or citizenship papers<\/li>\r\n
    • Blackmail, extortion. threats of deportation or arrest<\/li>\r\n
    • Coercion into drug use and addiction<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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      P: PURPOSE<\/h2>\r\n

      Commercial sex trade or commercial labor \/ services<\/h3>\r\n

      Trafficking involves performing labor or sexual acts in return for something of value being paid to the trafficker.<\/p>\r\n

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      • Commercial sex or pornography where the victim does not keep the money paid by customers<\/li>\r\n
      • Domestic servitude<\/li>\r\n
      • Work that is unpaid or paid less than minimum wage<\/li>\r\n
      • Debt bondage – a person forced to work off a \u201cdebt\u201d that they can never repay<\/li>\r\n
      • Working \u201con call\u201d 24 hours per day, not receiving breaks or holidays<\/li>\r\n
      • Being \u201csold\u201d or \u201ctraded\u201d to others in return for drugs, money, or other valuables<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Learn about the AMP Model (Action\u2011Means\u2011Purpose)\u2014a structured framework used under U.S. federal law to determine whether a situation qualifies as human trafficking. Learn how to apply this model to identify trafficking, including its application to minors where consent is not required by law. ","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":477159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-477307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ht"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gccfn.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gccfn.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gccfn.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gccfn.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gccfn.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gccfn.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":477308,"href":"https:\/\/www.gccfn.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477307\/revisions\/477308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gccfn.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gccfn.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gccfn.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gccfn.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}