RT Article
T1 Disjointed Service: An English Case Study of Multi-Agency Provision in Tackling Child Trafficking
JF The British journal of criminology
A1 Harvey, Jackie 1958-
A2 Sattar, Zeb
A2 Hornsby, Robert
LA English
YR 2015
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1865807869
AB This paper examines the issue of child trafficking in the United Kingdom and of multi-agency responses in tackling it. The UK, as a signatory to the recent trafficking protocols, is required to implement measures to identify and support potential victims of trafficking - via the National Referral Mechanism. Effective support for child victims is reliant on cooperation between agencies. Our regional case-study contends that fragmented agency understandings of protocols and disjointed partnership approaches in service delivery means the trafficking of vulnerable children continues across the region. This paper asserts that child-trafficking in the UK, previously viewed as an isolated localised phenomenon, maybe far more widespread, revealing deficiencies in child protection services for vulnerable children
K1 Research
DO 10.1093/bjc/azu115