New laws but few cases: understanding the challenges to the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases

All fifty states and the federal government have passed laws to combat human trafficking, but we know little about their effectiveness. Using data from investigative case records and court files for 140 human trafficking cases in 12 U.S. counties and qualitative interviews with law enforcement, pros...

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Authors: Farrell, Amy (Author) ; Owens, Colleen (Author) ; McDevitt, Jack 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2014, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-168
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Human Trafficking
Labor Trafficking
State Prosecutor
Trafficking Case
Trafficking Victim