Human trafficking and police governance

Dandurand, Yvon

doi:10.1080/15614263.2017.1291599

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“…Yet he elaborated that, although arrest and conviction may be considered as the optimal outcome for a human trafficking investigation, there was a recognition that other outcomes, such as disruption or further intelligence gathering, are currently more common. Somewhat irrespective of the nature of a particular outcome, the effective control of human trafficking – from an increasing intelligence dividend as a result of awareness raising, and towards enforcement, prosecution and conviction – relies on multi-agency collaboration and partnership working beyond the police (see Dandurand, 2017: 324–6).…”

Section: Assessing the Relative Visibility Of Human Trafficking In Sc...mentioning

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Still an ‘invisible crime’? Exploring developments in the awareness and control of human trafficking in Scotland

Atkinson

Hamilton-Smith

2020

European Journal of Criminology

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In 2010 Korin Lebov published her article ‘Human trafficking in Scotland’, a state-of-the-field piece that reported on the nature and extent of human trafficking and the challenges in tackling this issue. Several important developments have occurred in the period since, including new enforcement measures, the first prosecutions and convictions for human trafficking in Scottish courts, the establishment of a dedicated policing unit within Scotland’s new police service to tackle such crimes, the passage of specific human trafficking legislation through the Scottish Parliament, and, as a direct result of this legislation, the publication of a bespoke strategy by the Scottish Government to take action against human trafficking and support victims. This article draws upon the findings of a qualitative research study exploring the community impact of organized crime in Scotland and, in doing so, refracts advances in both public awareness of human trafficking and the policing response to this issue through the analytical prism of ‘invisible crimes’. Ultimately, it traces the path of human trafficking from a peripheral and largely ‘invisible’ phenomenon to becoming a core issue of concern in Scotland’s policing and community safety landscape.

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Section: Assessing the Relative Visibility Of Human Trafficking In Sc...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Still an ‘invisible crime’? Exploring developments in the awareness and control of human trafficking in Scotland

Atkinson

Hamilton-Smith

2020

European Journal of Criminology

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“…They are shaped by criminal justice agencies' goals, processes, pressures and norms and are susceptible to human error and other biases (Bjelland and Dahl 2017;Maxfield and Babbie 2011;Noaks and Wincup 2004). In addition, trafficking seems to be something that is largely found when actively sought: law enforcement statistics may therefore be especially sensitive to fluctuations in, for example, awareness, skills, capacity, funding and prioritisation (Aronowitz 2009;Cockbain 2018;Dandurand 2017;International Organization for Migration 2001;Kelly 2002;Kragten-Heerdink et al 2017;Laczko and Gramegna 2003).…”

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Using Law Enforcement Data in Trafficking Research

Cockbain

Bowers

Vernon³

2019

The Palgrave International Handbook of Human Trafficking

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Law enforcement data are a promising and largely untapped resource for academic research into human trafficking. Better use of such data can help inform and expand an evidence-based approach to counter-trafficking policy and practice. Authored by both academics and a senior law enforcement practitioner, this chapter provides rare and important insights into the theoretical, practical, legal and ethical considerations around using law enforcement data in human trafficking research. Its discussions should prove useful to researchers, practitioners and policy-makers interested in

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“…While there is substantial literature on the incidence of cross-border and domestic trafficking in Canada (Boyer & Kampouris, 2014;Canadian Women's Federation, 2014;Norfolk & Hallgrimsdottir, 2019;Oxman-Martinez et al, 2005;Perry, 2018;Sethi, 2007;Sikka, 2009;Sweet, 2015), there is an absence of research on the specific circumstances of Northeastern Ontario, namely, the isolation and underservicing of rural and remote communities, the presence of francophone communities, and diverse Indigenous communities. In particular, little has been written on specific tools and practical ways to support those currently being trafficked and human trafficking survivors (exceptions include Dandurand, 2017;Kaye et al, 2014) to overcome the gaps in and barriers to service provision identified by this study.…”

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confidence: 99%