RT Article
T1 Human trafficking for criminal exploitation:: the failure to identify victims
JF European journal on criminal policy and research
VO 23
IS 3
SP 393
OP 408
A1 Villacampa Estiarte, Carolina
A1 Torres Rosell, Nuria
A2 Torres Rosell, Nuria
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1565866665
AB Human trafficking for criminal exploitation is one of the lesser-known forms of human trafficking. The failure of the criminal justice system to identify the victims of this type of trafficking can lead to a failure to take the victim-centred approach to trafficking espoused in the international legal instruments that regulate the matter, an approach that emphasises the protection of victims and respect for their rights. In light of earlier findings of the existence of unidentified victims of human trafficking for criminal exploitation in several European countries — the UK, Ireland, Spain, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands — a qualitative study was conducted, consisting of 37 in-depth interviews with practising criminal justice professionals and victim service providers in Spain. Because undetected victims of human trafficking for criminal exploitation are usually treated as offenders, the main aim of this research with professionals was to determine the causes of the criminal justice system’s failure to identify the victims of this specific form of trafficking in order to prevent them from remaining hidden victims.
K1 Human trafficking
K1 Criminal exploitation
K1 Victims
K1 Identification
K1 Professionals
K1 Menschenhandel
K1 Ausbeutung
K1 Identifizierung
DO 10.1007/s10610-017-9343-4