RT Article
T1 Criminal street gangs and domestic sex trafficking in the United States: evidence from Northern Virginia
JF Crime, law and social change
VO 80
IS 3
SP 307
OP 328
A1 Krylova, Yulia
A2 Shelley, Louise I. 1952-
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1859544398
AB The last decade witnessed increasing involvement of criminal street gangs in domestic sex trafficking in the United States. This paper analyzes business models and practices of gang-controlled sex trafficking in Northern Virginia, based on the cases available from PACER, an electronic public access service of the United States federal court. This analysis shows that business models of gang-controlled sex trafficking have become more sophisticated, taking advantages of the globalized financial system, new technology, social media, and the increasing prevalence of illicit commerce in a digital world with greater connectivity. Gangs’ flexible structures combined with loyalty enforced among their members have shielded them from much law enforcement action. The analysis of different gangs involved in sex trafficking in Northern Virginia provides new insights into anti-trafficking policies and law enforcement responses tailored to their structures and modi operandi.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 326-328
K1 Palermo protocol
K1 sex trafficking
K1 TVPA, criminal street gangs
DO 10.1007/s10611-023-10088-9