Stopping the illegal trafficking of human beings
The transnational sex industry experienced a surge during the 1990swith the breakup of the former Soviet Union. The virtual enslavement of a growing number of women into the global prostitution market from this region of the world has begun to be documented in an on-going manner by independent non-g...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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Crime, law and social change
Year: 2002, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-80 |
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| Summary: | The transnational sex industry experienced a surge during the 1990swith the breakup of the former Soviet Union. The virtual enslavement of a growing number of women into the global prostitution market from this region of the world has begun to be documented in an on-going manner by independent non-governmental organizations that track migration patterns and international criminal activity. The emergence of this phenomenon in Europe expands the study of the transnational sex industry well beyond Southeast Asia and Asia, where it has been examined primarily to date. Governments and international governmental organizations such as the United Nations are also now focusing on this issue from local and global perspectives. In this paper, the roles that transnational police organizations can play, and have been playing, regarding preventing and investigating the activities of the transnational sex industry, are explored. After sketching the scope of the problem, identifying the players of interest, and examining the roles that they have been performing to date, recommendations are offered for strengthening police response in this area. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0751 |
| DOI: | 10.1023/A:1019876429551 |
