For the first time ever, the law recognized... the exploited women, children, and men, as victims, not as perpetrators of the crime.
Chris Smith: “For the first time ever, the law recognized... the exploited women, children, and men, as victims, not as perpetrators…”
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Smith discusses the transformative recognition of trafficking victims in legislation.
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