Yes, persons can be used grammatically instead of people. Especially in law this helps to stop confusion. Person is a legal term so affecting more than one person is affecting persons. That lets you know that person is a label or a word with special meaning.
TRAFFING IN PERSONS COMSISTS OF WHICHH
HUman smuggling
Know how to prevent trafficking in persons
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) 2013
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) 2013
Always buy products that adhere to fair trade principlesTell your friends and family about human trafficking effectsReport suspected trafficked persons to your chain of commandBe aware of subtle signs of trafficked persons
Zero Tolerance
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) 2013
The President's 2012 Executive Order 13627 on trafficking in persons strengthened the government's zero tolerance policy by addressing which type of group
The effects of trafficking vary depending on the type of trafficking and the specific situation. Given that trafficking is based on the exploitation of individuals, all victims of trafficking may be subject to physical, psychological, and social impacts. ... Trafficked persons may also experience social ostracism.
Kidnapping.
Poverty