What are the types of trafficking?

• A. Family/intimate partner; pimp recruiting/controlled
• B. Corporate trafficking; organ trafficking
• C. Online trafficking; domestic trafficking
• D. Worker trafficking; student trafficking

Answer: (A)

Trafficking types are understood through the way the trafficker gains and maintains control over the victim. The strongest pattern is when a family member or intimate partner exploits the relationship to coerce and exploit the victim, often abusing trust, dependence, and fear. The other common pattern is pimp-led control, where a pimp recruits and keeps a person through coercion, threats, manipulation, and economic leverage to perform exploitation. These two patterns capture the core dynamics that drive trafficking in many cases and guide investigators and support services in recognizing risk factors and indicators.

Other options mix contexts or purposes (like organ trafficking) or describe contexts (online, domestic, corporate, worker, student) rather than the key relationship-based control patterns that define typical trafficking types.