The research is clear. Law enforcement raids like the ones conducted around major sporting events such as the Super Bowl do not work. They only cause harm.
References on harmful anti-trafficking enforcement
Mandate of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls Eliminating discrimination against sex workers and securing their human rights – UN Working Group – November 2023
Over-Policing Sex Trafficking: How U.S. Law Enforcement Should Reform Operations – USC Gould International Human Rights Clinic – November 2021
Californians For Privacy: How the War on Sex Work is Stripping Your Privacy Rights – February 2023
Is There a Constitutional Right to Sex Work? – February 2022
US Government Accountability Office Sex Trafficking-Online Platforms and Federal Prosecutions – June 2021
Report on “Tracing Criminalization: Policing and Prosecution in LA, 2017-2019” – July 2020
Illicit Massage Parlors in Los Angeles County and New York City; Stories from Women Workers – October 2019
Articles/Additional Resources
Super Bowl/Sex Trafficking Myth
Ties between major sporting events and sex trafficking is a myth – November 2023
Pre-report about Consumer Privacy Violations in Prostitution Arrests in California (Video) – December 2022
Super Bowl 2023: Here’s a list of events leading up to the big game in Arizona – October 2022