9 Takeaways From the Book 'Taken No More' |
Cult leaders and human traffickers use similar techniques to entrap new recruits.
Adults can help young people learn to protect themselves from recruitment into cults and trafficking.
"Taken No More" by Robin Boyle-Laisure provides suggestions for adults to help youth stay safe.
In Taken No More, law professor and cult expert Robin Boyle-Laisure, J.D., discusses commonalities between cults and human trafficking. In the mix, she also considers intimate partner violence and child sexual abuse. Coercive control unites these diverse situations.
The book is subtitled, “Protect Your Children Against Traffickers and Cults.” A good chunk of it is directed toward parents and educators. However, it also seems relevant to professionals who work in mental health, child protection, and the law, as well as casual readers with an interest in these topics.
9 of the book’s main points
Human trafficking and cults have a lot in common. Leaders in both kinds of enterprises manipulate young people and adults for their own gain.
Traffickers and cult leaders use deception to recruit their targets. They find out what potential recruits value and exploit it. Most commonly, they provide false offers of financial gain, romance, community, or fame—whatever it takes. Labor traffickers........