Human Trafficking: Exploring the International Nature, Concerns, and Complexities [Paperback]

Introduction. Defining Human Trafficking and Its Nuances in a Cultural Context. Data on Human Trafficking: Challenges and Policy Context. Explaining Human Trafficking. Voices from Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking. Crime Control versus Social Work Approaches in the Context of the 3P Paradigm: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution. Human Trafficking and Police Investigations. Prosecution of Trafficking in Human Beings Cases. Improving Law Enforcement Identification and Response to Human Trafficking. International Cooperation. Evaluating Responses to Human Trafficking: A Review of International, Regional, and National Counter-Trafficking Mechanisms. Victims of Human Trafficking: Meeting Victims Needs? Epilogue. Index.

A unique effort to combine the contributions of multiple leading experts on human trafficking to address the problem multi-dimensionally: from detection, to support of victims, to prosecution, to prevention. Both the writing and organization is accessible to a wide audience. The contributions of the book lie in its comprehensive approach, its use of well-known experts in the field, a broad focus on all aspects of the problem, and a global approach. In this way, the source, transit, and destination issues unique to human trafficking are addressed systematically and clearly. In addition, the book offers useful regional analyses of the problem which helps the reader to understand variations in the nature, risk, and forms of human trafficking around the world.
 Jay S. Albanese, Ph.D., former Chief, International Centre at the National Institute of Justice; Past President at Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences; and Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University

This timely edited book by three well established international scholars offers an impressive ensemble of contributions by leading criminologists and criminal justilc.