Human trafficking is a 150 billion dollar industry and the third-largest crime industry in the world. The idea of human trafficking is so disturbing that many parents can’t imagine having a conversation with their children about it. In this episode, we talked to Dr. Lisa Rapp-McCall about the subject. Dr. Rapp-McCall explains the different types of human trafficking and the dynamics of the relationship between the trafficker and the victim. She also tells us what we need to know about how victims are recruited and trafficked. You can learn more about human trafficking here and here. The Human Trafficking Hotline is available around the clock and serves victims and survivors of human trafficking across the United States 1-888-373-7888. 

Dr. Lisa Rapp-McCall received her MSW degree in Social Work from the University of Buffalo and worked as a Psychiatric Social Worker in the areas of Domestic Violence, Children and Adolescent psychiatric inpatient units, outpatient clinics, Crisis services, and in the Juvenile Justice system. She earned her Ph.D. in Social Welfare at the University of Buffalo and has taught at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, the University of South Florida, and currently at Saint Leo University.

Dr. Rapp-McCall’s research expertise includes crime and violence, child abuse, school violence, human trafficking, and program evaluation. She teaches Human Behavior, Research Methods, Evaluation, Child Abuse and Neglect, Children’s Services, Human Trafficking, and Causes and Control of Anger and Aggression. 

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