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Human Trafficking

Understand, Prevent, Protect

A reference work written by a former investigation director, giving everyone the keys to understanding and acting against one of the most silent crimes of our time.

Cover — Trafic des Êtres Humains (Human Trafficking), Understand Prevent Protect — French edition
Why This Book

A Global Scourge, Still Widely Misunderstood

Human trafficking affects millions of people worldwide every year — men, women, and children, in every country, regardless of social background. Very often, victims themselves fail to recognize the first warning signs.

The Mechanism

From Trust to Trap

Human trafficking rarely follows a sudden, brutal path. It progresses in stages, almost invisible — until it's too late. This is exactly what this book teaches you to recognize.

01 — Trust

A relationship forms — often online, sometimes romantic or professional in nature.

02 — Isolation

Family and social ties weaken, often without the victim noticing.

03 — Control

Fabricated debt, material or emotional dependency — the grip tightens.

04 — Exploitation

The trap closes. Without intervention, escaping alone becomes very difficult.

How It Works

A Clear Path, in Three Steps

Whether you're an individual, a professional, or an organization, here's how to begin your journey with the Academy.

STEP 01

Understand

Read this book or attend a free webinar to grasp recruitment mechanisms and warning signs.

STEP 02

Get Trained

Deepen your skills with our professional training : investigation, governance, human rights, or leadership.

STEP 03

Take Action

Engage our consulting support to durably strengthen prevention and governance within your organization.

Human Trafficking — Understand, Prevent, Protect was born from twenty years of field experience. A guide built on real cases, observed mechanisms, and compared legal frameworks.

What You'll Discover

Eleven Keys to Understanding and Acting

  • ✓ What human trafficking is — and what it isn't
  • ✓ Recruitment methods, including those driven by AI
  • ✓ Factors of vulnerability
  • ✓ Warning signs, for yourself, your children, your loved ones
  • ✓ The different forms of exploitation
  • ✓ Victims' rights
  • ✓ Applicable legal frameworks, in comparative perspective
  • ✓ How to respond to doubt or a confirmed situation
  • ✓ Good governance and international cooperation
Book Structure

A Complete Work, in 17 Chapters

Organized around five major parts :

I.

The conceptual and legal foundations of human trafficking

II.

Recruitment mechanisms — from fabricated debt to AI-driven exploitation

III.

The different forms of exploitation

IV.

Prevention and protection tools

V.

Good governance and international cooperation

Who This Book Is For
ParentsYoung PeopleStudents TeachersSocial WorkersSecurity Forces NGOsAssociationsGeneral Public

Our goal : to make every reader an agent of prevention.

Joel Alexis Mbendou Ekwalla
The Author

Joel Alexis Mbendou Ekwalla

Former senior official with Cameroon's National Police, ILEA expert (Gaborone, Botswana), founder of the Académie du Directeur d'Enquête.

"A clear, rigorous, and above all useful work."

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"Finally a book that explains without dramatizing, and gives real tools."

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Availability

How to Get the Book

Print Edition

Retailers and pricing coming soon.

Digital Edition

Ebook version — details coming soon.

English Translation

Translation currently in progress.

Going Further

This Book Is the Starting Point of a Broader Commitment

Discover our training programs, our consulting services, and our free webinars.