The ‘Groundhog Day’ of the Human Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation Debate: New Directions in Criminological Understanding

Spencer, Jon; Broad, Rose

doi:10.1007/s10610-011-9165-8

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“…The anti-trafficking movement has been tied to the creation of women in the global South as a victim class by inciting fear of their transnational movement and sexualities (Desyllas 2007;Chapkis 2003;Kempadoo 2001;Doezema 2000). Scholarship has noted the similarities between the current anti-trafficking movement and the turn of the century US media panic over "white slavery," which led to a swift political response in the form of immigration restrictions, efforts to prosecute importers and traffickers, and provisions to deport immigrant prostitutes (D'Emilio and Freedman 2012;Spencer and Broad 2012;Donovan 2005;Doezema 2000;Stienstra 1996).…”

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confidence: 99%

Aligned Across Difference: Structural Injustice, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking

Schwarz¹,

Kennedy²,

Britton³

2017

Feminist Formations

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Section: Pro-sex Work Activismmentioning

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Aligned Across Difference: Structural Injustice, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking

Schwarz¹,

Kennedy²,

Britton³

2017

Feminist Formations

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“…On the other hand, it includes any form of economic or emotional pressure, while excluding the possibility that agency plays any role. As inequality and deprivation may be relative to various societal models of consumption or behaviour, one could be justified in including advertising as a form of emotional pressure (for additional critiques, see Zhang 2009;Chin and Finckenauer 2012: 266-270;Agustin 2005, andSpencer andBroad 2012).…”

Section: Human Trafficking Vs Smuggling: the Debate Around A Dichotomymentioning

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Exploitation in Human Trafficking and Smuggling

Campana

Varese

2015

Eur J Crim Policy Res

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This article explores the mechanisms that underpin human smuggling and trafficking. It argues for the continued analytical relevance of the distinction between "trafficking" and "smuggling", as posited by the 2000 UN Protocols. While this distinction has come under sustained criticism from several authors over the last 15 years, it nonetheless continues to capture the essential features of two distinct phenomena (control over a human being vs. illegal entry into a country), and acknowledges the role of agency in smuggling. The paper goes on to discuss three different scenarios that may emerge as a result of the interplay between smugglers and smuggled persons, and it specifies the role of exploitation in each scenario. In addition, the paper offers empirical evidence of the key building blocks of smugglingnamely the search for reliable information and the reaching of an agreement in regard to the service offeredand of how smuggling can turn into trafficking. This work concludes by drawing out the relevant policy implications.

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“…It is increasingly clear that human trafficking belongs on a broader spectrum of exploitation, coercion and consent, rather being than a neatly delineated phenomenon that exists in absolute terms [50,55,61,65,66,84]. The breadth and inclusivity of trafficking definitions leave obvious scope for inconsistency in their interpretation and operationalisation, whereby factors including individuals' and agencies' experiences, priorities and awareness can affect what is identified and recorded as trafficking [8,10,19,31,32,60].…”

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Human trafficking for sex, labour and domestic servitude: how do key trafficking types compare and what are their predictors?

Cockbain

Bowers

2019

Crime Law Soc Change

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Combatting trafficking in human beings is a well-established social policy and crime prevention priority for the twenty-first Century. Human trafficking, as defined in international law, can occur for diverse exploitative purposes. Yet, different forms of trafficking are routinely conflated in research, policy and interventions. Most of the attention to date has been on sex trafficking of women and girls, leaving male victims and other trafficking types comparatively overlooked. In this study, we disentangle differences between key trafficking types using rare individual-level data from the United Kingdom's central system for identifying trafficking victims. For a sample of 2630 confirmed victims, we compare those trafficked for sex, domestic servitude and other labour across variables relating to victim demographics, the trafficking process and official responses. Having established significant and substantial differences at bivariate level, we use multinomial logistic regression to identify predictors of trafficking type. Overall, our results underline the complexity and diversity of human trafficking and warn against conflating different types. Within a holistic counter-trafficking framework, a more disaggregated and nuanced approach to analysis and intervention is vital in ensuring more finely-targeted responses. This original study has clear lessons for research, policy and practice.

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The ‘Groundhog Day’ of the Human Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation Debate: New Directions in Criminological Understanding

Cited by 15 publications

References 18 publications

Aligned Across Difference: Structural Injustice, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking

Aligned Across Difference: Structural Injustice, Sex Work, and Human Trafficking

Exploitation in Human Trafficking and Smuggling

Human trafficking for sex, labour and domestic servitude: how do key trafficking types compare and what are their predictors?

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