The Long Beach Human Trafficking Task Force (LBHTTF) believes in the Four "P's" framework to combat contemporary forms of sexual slavery. The "4P" paradigm - prevention, protection, prosecution, and partnership - is outlined in the United Nation's trafficking in persons protocol. The 4Ps are summarized below with links provided for more in-depth reading.
Prevention efforts are a key component of the global movement to monitor and combat human trafficking. Prevention activities come in many forms. Read more about the LBHTTF prevention efforts here.
Protection is key to the victim-centered approach pursued by the United States and the international community in efforts to combat modern slavery. Key victim protection efforts include the "three Rs" – rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration. Protection efforts from the LBHTTF can be read here.
The prosecution of traffickers is the third element of the "3P" paradigm by which the world pursues this shadowy crime. The TIP Report assesses individual countries’ efforts to prosecute trafficking offenders, as per the TVPA's minimum standards. Prosecution efforts and successes can be found here.
"In recent years we've pursued a comprehensive approach reflected by the three Ps: prosecution, protection, and prevention. Well, it's time to add a fourth: partnership. The criminal network that enslaves millions of people crosses borders and spans continents. So our response must do the same. So we’re committed to building new partnerships with governments and NGOs around the world, because the repercussions of trafficking affect us all." – Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State. The importance of partnerships in fighting human trafficking can be read here.