Human Sex Trafficking

ISBN-13: 9780415576789 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 198 str.

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Opis

Human sex trafficking is believed to be the most common form of modern day slavery. The victims of domestic and international sex trafficking are estimated to be in the millions. Most of these victims are female and children. This book explores human sex trafficking in several nations of origin and destination.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Human Sex Trafficking, The Local Situation becomes Global: Laws and Policies  Frances P. Bernat  2. International News Coverage of Human Trafficking Arrests and Prosecutions  Erin Denton  A Legal Response  3. Laws against Human Trafficking in 2005 in Japan  Minoru Yokoyama  4. Taking Trafficking to Court  May-Len Skilbrei  Sex Trafficking around the World  5. Victims of Sex Trafficking in Turkey: Characteristics, Motivations and Dynamics  Oguzhan Omer Demir and James O. Finckenauer  6. Pimp Control and Violence: Domestic Sex Trafficking of Chicago Women and Girls  Jody Raphael, Jessica Ashley and Mark Powers  7. Understanding the Complexities of Human Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation: The Case of Southeast Asia  Ashley G. Blackburn, Robert W. Taylor and Jennifer E. Davis  Solutions  8. T Visas: Prosecution Tool or Humanitarian Response?  Joycelyn M. Pollock and Valerie Hollier  9. Doors Wide Shut: Barriers to the Successful Delivery of Victim Services for Domestically Trafficked Minors in a Southern U.S. Metropolitan Area  Joan A. Reid  10. Methodological Challenges: Getting Access to Active Sex Trafficking Ring  Choo Kyungseok  Conclusion  11. Sex Trafficking, The Global becomes Local  Frances P. Bernat and Heather Winkler

O autorze

Frances P. Bernat is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. She holds both a Juris Doctorate and a Ph.D. in Political Science. Her research focuses on current legal issues that impact on women as victims and offenders, and on the intersection of race and class on crime and punishment.