| TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
If we compare this data with the table below of Total Crime by Offence in 2021, we can deduce the percentage of trafficking in persons of all crime for that year.
OFFFENCE Fraud Offences
2020
2021
168 401
414 610
Woundings and Shootings
1826
1643 1331
Robberies
1511 477 134
Burglaries and Breakings Larceny Motor Vehicles Larceny Dwelling House
370 136
14
16
Serious Indecency
1
1
Kidnapping for Ransom
269 393
262 448
Narcotics Murders
65
66
Kidnapping
609 372 1283
636 366
Other
Rapes, Incest and Sexual Offences
1500
General Larceny
Possession of Firearms and Ammunition 750 Sum = 8336 Sum = 8549 Table 22 - Total Crime by Offence Comparative Report 2020/2021 Source: Trinidad and Tobago Police Service 813
According to the IOM report, there were 79 reports of Trafficking in Persons in 2020. The total crimes reported that year were 8336. If we add 79 to that, the total number of crimes is 8415. This calculation deduces that Trafficking in Persons made up 0.93% of total crime in 2020. There was no focus on the role of the media as a provider of critical information to educate the public about the broader aspects of the problem. Providing context to these issues can improve overall public understanding. Highlighting multiple perspectives with input and comments from experts, advocates, non- governmental organizations (NGOs), researchers, and former victims can enhance the quality of reporting and public information. These insights can also provide access to reliable information, context, and key information into the broader social and legal aspects of human trafficking. Story angle findings from all countries to be noted The language and structure of these stories are also crucial. Once investigative reporting is done on the issue, journalists should be more aware of how they tell the story in the best interest of having balance without being sensational. In such circumstances privacy becomes important as well as respect for victims. In narrating the story, journalists have to be careful that they do not exploit or incur further trauma to the victims. There is a potential danger where photos of victims appear on social media and media houses may report them because journalists believe that the story is a “scoop”.
78 A Media Analysis of the Coverage of Youth Involvement in Crime and Violence and Trafficking in Persons (June 2021 to June 2023) in the Eastern Caribbean
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