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HUMAN TRAFFICKING: TRAINING HEALTHCARE FOR POLICY AND PREVENTION
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE 1300 York Avenue at 69th Street, New York, N.Y.
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Conference and webinar generously supported by:!
American Psychoanalytic Association, Weill Cornell Office of Student Affairs, Departments of Psychiatry,
Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Medical Ethics, New York Sate Psychiatric Association,
International Psychoanalytical Association, and United States Department of Justice AMBER Alert Program
Glossary of Some Trafficking Terms
AUTOMATIC — A term denoting the victim’s “automatic” routine when her pimp is out of town, in jail, or otherwise not
in direct contact with those he is prostituting. Victims are expected to comply with the rules and often do so out of fear
of punishment or because they have been psychologically manipulated into a sense of loyalty or love. All money
generated on “automatic” is turned over to the pimp. This money may be used to support his concession/phone account
or to pay his bond if he’s in jail.
BOTTOM — A female appointed by the trafficker/pimp to supervise the others and report rule violations. Operating as his
“right hand,” the Bottom may help instruct victims, collect money, book hotel rooms, post ads, or inflict punishments on
other girls.
BRANDING — A tattoo or carving on a victim that indicates ownership by a trafficker/pimp/gang.
BROTHEL (A/K/A CATHOUSE OR WHOREHOUSE) — These establishments may be apartments, houses, trailers, or
any facility where sex is sold on the premises. It could be in a rural area or nice neighborhood. Most brothels have
security measures to prevent attacks by other criminals or provide a warning if law enforcement are nearby. The security
is two sided–to keep the women and children in, as well as robbers out. The places often are guarded (and open) 24 hours
a day, but some have closing times in which the victims are locked in from the outside. Victims may be kept in this
location for extended periods of time, or rotated to other locations every few days.
CAUGHT A CASE — A term that refers to when a pimp or victim has been arrested and charged with a crime.
CHOOSING UP — The process by which a different pimp takes “ownership” of a victim. Victims are instructed to keep
their eyes on the ground at all times. According to traditional pimping rules, when a victim makes eye contact with
another pimp (accidentally or on purpose), she is choosing him to be her pimp. If the original pimp wants the victim back,
he must pay a fee to the new pimp. When this occurs, he will force the victim to work harder to replace the money lost in
transaction. (See Reckless Eyeballing)
CIRCUIT — A series of cities among which prostituted people are moved. One example would be the West Coast circuit
of San Diego, Las Vegas, Portland, and the cities between. The term can also refer to a chain of states such as the
“Minnesota pipeline” by which victims are moved through a series of locations from Minnesota to markets in New York.
CUFF- To hide money from a pimp by putting in s a place pimp might not look. This is a serious violation that, if detected,
will result in punishment by pimp.
DADDY — The term a pimp will often require his victim to call him.
DATE — The exchange when prostitution takes place, or the activity of prostitution. A victim is said to be “with a date”
or “dating.”
ESCORT SERVICE — An organization, operating chiefly via cell phone and the internet, which sends a victim to a
buyer’s location (an “outcall”) or arranges for the buyer to come to a house or apartment (an “in-call”); this may be the
workplace of a single woman or a small brothel. Some escort services are networked with others and can assemble large
numbers of women for parties and conventions.
EXIT FEE — The money a pimp will demand from a victim who is thinking about trying to leave. It will be an exorbitant
sum, to discourage her from leaving. Most pimps never let their victims leave freely.
FAMILY/FOLKS — The term used to describe the other individuals under the control of the same pimp. He plays the role
of father (or “Daddy”) while the group fulfills the need for a “family.”
FINESSE PIMP/ROMEO PIMP — One who prides himself on controlling others primarily through psychological
manip-ulation. Although he may shower his victims with affection and gifts (especially during the recruitment phase), the
threat of violence is always present.
GORILLA (OR GUERILLA) PIMP — A pimp who controls his victims almost entirely through physical violence and
force.
IN CALL— Commercial sex act that occurs at hotel room or location controlled by a pimp.
“JOHN” (A/K/A BUYER OR “TRICK”) — An individual who pays for or trades something of value for sexual acts.
KIDDIE STROLL – An area known for prostitution that features younger victims.
LOT LIZARD — Derogatory term for a person who is being prostituted at truck stops.
OUT CALL
— Commercial sex act that occurs somewhere other than the hotel room or location controlled by a pimp.
OUT OF POCKET — The phrase describing when a victim is not under control of a pimp but working on a pimpcontrolled track, leaving her vulnerable to threats, harassment, and violence in order to make her “choose” a pimp. This
may also refer to a victim who is disobeying the pimp’s rules.
QUOTA — A set amount of money that a trafficking victim must make each night before she can come “home.” Quotas
are often set between $300 and $2000. If the victim returns without meeting the quota, she is typically beaten and sent
back out on the street to earn the rest. Quotas vary according to geographic region, local events, etc.
RECKLESS EYEBALLING — A term which refers to the act of looking around instead of keeping your eyes on the
ground. Eyeballing is against the rules and could lead an untrained victim to “choose up” by mistake.
RENEGADE — A person involved in prostitution without a pimp.
STABLE — A group of victims who are under the control of a single pimp.
THE GAME/THE LIFE — The subculture of prostitution, complete with rules, a hierarchy of authority, and language.
Referring to the act of pimping as ‘the game’ gives the illusion that it can be a fun and easy way to make money, when
the reality is much harsher. Women and girls will say they’ve been “in the life” if they’ve been involved in prostitution for a
while.
TRACK (A/K/A STROLL OR BLADE) — An area of town known for prostitution activity. This can be the area around a
group of strip clubs and pornography stores, or a particular stretch of street.
TRADE UP/TRADE DOWN — To move a victim like merchandise between pimps. A pimp may trade one girl for another
or trade with some exchange of money.
TRICK — Committing an act of prostitution (verb), or the person buying it (noun). A victim is said to be “turning a trick”
or “with a trick.”
TURN OUT — To be forced into prostitution (verb) or a person newly involved in prostitution (noun).
WIFEYS/WIFE-IN-LAW/SISTER WIFE — What women and girls under the control of the same pimp call each other. (See
Family/Folks and Stable.)
Red$Flags!
Demeanor:!appears!fearful,!depressed,!submissive,!nervous!
Inability!to!make!eye!contact,!scripted!story,!recantation,!moves!frequently!!
Lying!about!age,!providing!false!identification,!employer!holding!ID/documents!
/can t!be!spoken!to!alone)!
Injuries!or!signs!of!physical!abuse,!branding,!markings,!jewelry,!or!tattoos!
Inability!to!speak!English!
Hotel!room!keys!in!possession!
Unaware!of!surroundings!
Living!with!employer,!poor!living!conditions,!multiple!people!in!small!space!
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What$to$look$for!
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Poor!general!health,!has!one!or!more!untreated!STDs,!or!multiple!pregnancies!
Vague!about!the!relationship!with!the!person!who!brought!her!for!treatment!!!
Claims!to!be!older!than!she!appears!developmentally!
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Tattoos,!branding,!burn!marks!or!piercings!that!have!become!infected!(particularly!of!the!
tongue)!
Significantly!older!boyfriend!
Extremely!defensive!or!sensitive!about!their!relationships!(with!adult!males!or!females)!
No!access!to!personal!documents!or!identification!
Has!unexpectedly!expensive!jewelry,!clothing,!shoes!or!cell!phone!
Uses!terminology!of!the!game! !
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Questions$to$ask$
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Are!you!living!at!home?!!With!a!family!member!or!friend?!
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job?!
Where!and!how!did!you!meet!your!boyfriend!(and/or!the!person!you!live!with)?!
Do!you!have!any!piercings!or!tattoos?!!If!so,!where!were!they!done?!!!
When!did!you!get!them!and!what!do!the!tattoos!mean?!
Are!you!free!to!come!and!go!as!you!please?!!What!happens!if!you!leave!the!house!without!your!
boyfriend/girlfriend!knowing?!
Do!you!have!a!cell!phone?!!Who!pays!for!it?!!Are!your!calls/texts/emails!monitored?!
Have!you!ever!exchanged!sex!for!food,!a!place!to!stay!or!other!things!that!you!need?!
Has!this!person!e
comfortable!doing?!
Has$this$person$ever$pressured$you$to$engage$in$any$sexual$acts$against$your$will$or$asked$you$to$
engage$in$sexual$acts$to$help$the$family$or$relationship?$
Have$you$ever$been$abused$or$threatened$by$this$person?$$Have$you$ever$seen$someone$else$
abused$or$threatened$by$this$person?$
Did$this$person$introduce$you$to$drugs$or$alcohol?$
Has$this$person$ever$taken$any$suggestive$photos$of$you$and$do$you$know$what$they$were$used$
for?$$Were$they$ever$sent$to$other$people$or$posted$online?$
Did$this$person$tell$you$what$to$say$if$you$were$stopped$or$questioned$by$the$police?$
Do$you$have$all$of$your$identification$(Social$Security$card,$birth$certificate,$school$ID,$etc.)?$$If$
not,$where$is$it?$
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Red flags for health care workers:
The Patient…….
• does not know their address
• does not know what city they are in
• has on less clothing or clothing that is scant
• lies about their age
• does not have an identification document
• is accompanied by a non-blood relative who controls patient
• presents with bodily or mental trauma or multiple sexually
transmitted infections
• shows signs of old bruising
• has few or no personal possessions
• shows feelings of helplessness, shame, guilt, humiliation;
• suffers from shock and denial, or post-traumatic stress disorder
• suffers from phobias, panic attacks, anxiety, and depression
• suffers from sleep or eating disorders
• is addicted to drugs and/or alcohol
• is emotionally numb, detached, and disassociated
• has bruises, broken bones, burns, and scarring
• has chronic back, visual, or hearing problems
• has untreated chronic illnesses
• has reproductive health problems, including sexually
transmitted diseases, has urinary tract infections, pelvic pain
and injuries from sexual assault, or forced abortions
• has tattoos of names either done professionally or freehand
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Laurie H. Glimcher M.D., Dean, Weill Cornell Medical College
Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D. is the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, New York, where she is
also Professor of Medicine. In addition, Dr. Glimcher is Provost for Medical Affairs of Cornell University. Previously, she was the Irene Heinz
Given Professor of Immunology at the Harvard School of Public Health, where she was director of the Division of Biological Sciences, and
Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, where she headed one of the top immunology programs in the world. She also served as
Senior Physician and Rheumatologist at the Brigham and Woman's Hospital. Dr. Glimcher received her postdoctoral training at Harvard and in
the Laboratory of Immunology at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, Maryland, and is board certified in Internal
Medicine and Rheumatology. She received her BA degree from Radcliffe College and her MD from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Glimcher
speaks nationally and internationally on rheumatology, immunology, skeletal biology, and translational medicine, and has contributed more than
350 scholarly articles and papers to medical literature.
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Carolyn Maloney, United States Congresswomen, 12th District New York
First elected to Congress in 1992, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney is recognized as a national leader with extensive accomplishments on
financial services, national security, the economy, and women’s issues. She has worked on, most notably: The Justice for Victims of Trafficking
Act, which goes after the demand side of Sex Trafficking with stricter penalties for Johns and pimps and provides restitution for survivors of sex
trafficking. Carolyn co-authored the bill, which passed the House unanimously but has been held up in the Senate. Legislation she has
introduced would give the IRS new authority to prosecute sex traffickers through the tax code. A bill that just passed the House authored by
another Member that adds advertising to the types of conduct that constitutes sex trafficking. There is also pending legislation called "The
Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2015." It passed the House unanimously and it also is still pending in the Senate. The
thrust of it is to develop best practices to train healthcare workers to recognize the hallmark signs of human trafficking, thus allowing
professionals to intervene on patients' behalf. Carolyn works closely with the Department of Homeland Security. Their "Blue Campaign," has
trainings that help health care workers identify and find services for trafficking victims, including health care.
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Mark Smaller Ph.D., Psychoanalyst, President, American Psychoanalytic Association
Mark D. Smaller, Ph.D., is President of the American Psychoanalytic Association. An adult and child Psychoanalyst, he practices in Chicago and
Southwest Michigan, and serves on the faculties of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, and the Institute for Clinical Social Work. Dr.
Smaller is Founding Director of Project Realize, an in-school treatment and research project at Morton Alternative School in Cicero, Illinois.
Project Realize was awarded the 2012 Award for Excellence by the Association for Child Psychoanalysis, and was featured in the New York
Times, January 2010. Dr. Smaller is immediate past Executive Director of the Neuro-psychoanalysis Foundation in New York, and continues to
serve on its Board of Directors. He is also on the Board of the American Psychoanalytic Foundation. In 2008 he received the Distinguished
Service Award from the American Psychoanalytic Association.
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Karine Moreno-Taxman Esq., Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Wisconsin
Karine Moreno-Taxman is an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Wisconsin where she handles complex criminal
investigations and prosecutions. She has dedicated her professional career to being a voice in the courts for victims of crime. She successfully
tried over 100 jury trials, and worked with thousands of crime victims. Ms. Moreno-Taxman worked for the Department of Justice, in conjunction
with the State Department, from 2007-2009 in Brazil and from 2009-2011 in Mexico, to improve their rule of law and capacity to prosecute and
convict those who commit crimes. In Mexico, she assisted the Government of Mexico review Mexico’s penal procedures so as to enhance
Mexico’s ability to investigate and combat crimes including the human trafficking of children and women. Ms. Moreno-Taxman assisted Mexico
in creating Mexico’s National Alerta Amber program, which, to date, has saved over 292 children. In Brazil, as a result of her work with the
Brazilian government, Brazil passed its first law that criminalized the possession of child pornography that was signed by the President and
resulted in hundreds of prosecutions and successful convictions. Ms. Moreno-Taxman has taught extensively both in the United States and
abroad and has received numerous commendations, nationally and internationally, for her work.
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Holly Austin Smith, Sex Trafficking Survivor, Author
Holly Smith is a survivor of child trafficking and an advocate against human trafficking. In 2011, Holly appeared on the Dr. Oz Show to raise
awareness regarding domestic minor sex trafficking and was featured later in the August 2011 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. She submitted
testimony to Congress in September 2011 in support of the reauthorization of the Trafficked Victims Protection Act. Holly works as a consultant
for Fox Valley Technical College's AMBER Alert program and she regularly provides input to law enforcement officials, social service providers,
human trafficking task forces and others. Holly was the keynote speaker at the United States DOJ 2012 Trafficking in Persons Symposium in
Utah, and Holly presented at the 2013 National Association of Attorney General's Conference in Wisconsin. Holly works with survivors and antihuman trafficking organizations across the country. When she isn't speaking, Holly writes for a weekly column, Speaking Out, in the Washington
Times Communities. In her recently released nonfiction book, Walking Prey, Holly shares her story and discusses dynamics related to the
commercial sexual exploitation of children. Holly earned a Bachelor's Degree in Biology with a Minor in Writing from the Richard Stockton
College of New Jersey. She currently lives in Virginia with her husband, Ben, and their Miniature Schnauzer.
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Anthony Bivona, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI
Supervisory Special Agent Anthony Bivona joined the FBI in May 2000. After graduating the FBI Academy, SSA Bivona was assigned to the
Counter-Terrorism Division in the FBI’s New York Field Office. After 7 years of working numerous Counter-Terrorism investigations, SSA Bivona
transferred to the White Collar Crime Division, Public Corruption squad in 2007. SSA Bivona has been the lead investigator in multiple high
profile Public Corruption investigations including the conviction of former President of the New York State Senate Pedro Espada Jr., and the
conviction of Alcatel-Lucent Telecommunications. In 2012, SA Bivona was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent of the Civil Rights/Public
Corruption squad and is the Civil Rights Program Coordinator for all Civil Rights matters within the FBI New York Field Office. As the
Supervisory Special Agent of the New York Civil Rights/Public Corruption squad SSA Bivona focuses on Human Trafficking investigations, and
has an in-depth understanding of the resources and relationships required to investigate these cases. He also supervises the FBI’s proactive
initiatives geared towards combating human trafficking and has a unique understanding of how the FBI utilizes Victim/Witness Specialists to
address the needs of human trafficking victims.
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Adrienne Harris, Ph.D., Psychologist/Psychoanalyst
Adrienne Harris, Ph.D. is Faculty and Supervisor at New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. She is
also faculty and is a supervisor at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California. She is a member and Training Analyst in the IPA. She has
been an Editor at Psychoanalytic Dialogues, and Studies In Gender and Sexuality. In 2009, she, Lewis Aron, and Jeremy Safron established the
Sandor Ferenczi Center at the New School University. She and Lew Aron co-edit the Book Series: Relational Perspectives in Psychoanalysis, a
series with over 60 published volumes. She has written on topics in gender and development, analytic subjectivity and self-care, primitive states
and the analytic community in the shadow of the First World War. She is the author of Gender as Soft Assembly, Analytic Press (2005). Since
2012 she has been a member of the UN Committee of the International Psychoanalytical Association. The group has been working on human
trafficking in its social, mental health and humanitarian aspects. Since 1997, the IPA has had Special Consultative Status accreditation with the
United Nations. In 2015 she was appointed a Representative of the IPA to the United Nations.
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Vivian Pender M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Vivian B. Pender, M.D. is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the WCMC and a Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst at
Columbia University. She has trained in Internal Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis. She is a Trustee of the American Psychiatric
Association. In 2014, she was appointed Special Adviser to the APA on the United Nations and is a representative of the APA to the UN.
She received a 2012 APA Award for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching. From 2007-2011, she chaired the NGO Committee on the
Status of Women, NY. She is the Main Representative to the UN of the International Psychoanalytical Association. She volunteered with a
NYC mental health team that treats homeless people with mental illness and people with HIV infection involved in the commercial sex trade.
She is a member of the New York City Medical Reserve Corps. She is a volunteer Asylum Network Evaluator for Physicians for Human
Rights. She is the author of journal articles and a book chapter on affect, motivation, pregnancy, female psychology and women’s health.
She is currently editing a book on The Status of Women, to be published in 2016. She produced four documentaries of conferences at the
United Nations on mental health, human rights and violence.
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Ruth Fischer M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Ruth Fischer M.D. is a Training and Supervising Analyst of adults, adolescents and children at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia where
she serves as Senior Advisor of the Child Division. For many years her main interest has been in the practice and teaching of psychoanalysis of
children and adults. She is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry where she
teaches psychoanalytic concepts and technique to adult and child Psychiatry residents. She has a special interest in women’s issues, teaching
courses on female psychology and organizing panels at national meetings on the topic. She has written book reviews and edited or co-edited
five issues of the Psychoanalytic Inquiry on these issues. She was also an editor of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual. She has received
multiple teaching awards including the Sabshin award from the American Psychoanalytic Association, outstanding teacher award and clinical
faculty award from the University of Pennsylvania. She is American Psychoanalytic Association Chair of the division of the Social Issues
Committee on the Status of Women and Girls and very interested in applying psychoanalytic understanding to the problem of sexual trafficking.
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Julia Geynisman M.D., Founder, NYPH Survivor Clinic
Dr. Julia Geynisman is a senior resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York Presbyterian- Cornell and the founder of the Survivor Clinic
in New York City. Dr. Geynisman graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She then completed a Fulbright
Fellowship in Israel in 2007 and as a champion of global health and women's health rights, this topic has become her clinical and research
interest. She then continued her medical training at the University of Michigan Medical School. The Survivor Clinic was started with a grant she
won from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in 2013. Dr. Geynisman plans to continue her training after residency in
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery so that in addition to her work on trafficking, she can further her expertise in the surgical
treatment of violence against women.
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Taina Bien-Aimé Esq., Executive Director, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women International
Taina Bien-Aimé has over two decades of experience defending the rights of women and girls at the national and global level. She is currently
the Executive Director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW), one of the oldest international organizations dedicated to ending
trafficking in women and girls and commercial sexual exploitation as practices of gender-based violence. Prior to this position, Taina was the
Executive Director of Women's City Club of New York, an advocacy organization that helps shape policy in New York. She is also a founding
Board member of and later served as the Executive Director of Equality Now (2000-2011), an international human rights organization that works
to promote the human rights of women and girls. She was Director of Business Affairs/Film Acquisitions at Home Box Office (1996-2000) and
practiced international corporate law at the Wall St. law firm, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (1992-1996). Taina holds a Juris Doctor from
NYU School of Law and a Licence in Political Science from the University of Geneva/Graduate School of International Studies in
Switzerland. Taina has extensive media experience, including with the New York Times, Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, the Amanpour Show
and many other print and television outlets. She is a contributor to the Huffington Post.
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING: TRAINING HEALTHCARE FOR POLICY AND PREVENTION
A Conference and Webinar
April 10, 2015
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