Human Trafficking

<p>Edited by three global experts and composed of the work of an esteemed panel of contributors <i>Human Trafficking: Exploring the International Nature Concerns and Complexities</i> examines techniques used to protect and support victims of trafficking as well as strategies for prosecution of offenders. Human trafficking is a crime that undermines fundamental human rights and a broader sense of global order. It is an atrocity that transcends borders—with some regions known as exporters of trafficking victims and others recognized as destination countries. </p><p>Topics discussed include:</p><ul> <li>How data on human trafficking should be collected and analyzed and how data collection can be improved through proper contextualization</li> </ul><ul> <li>The importance of harmonization and consistency in legal definitions and interpretations within and among regions</li> </ul><ul> <li>The need for increased exchange of information and cooperation between the various actors involved in combating human trafficking including investigators law enforcement and criminal justice professionals and social workers</li> </ul><ul> <li>Problems with victim identification as well as erroneous assumptions of the scope of victimization</li> </ul><ul> <li>Controversy over linking protection measures with cooperation with authorities</li> </ul><p>Highlighting the issues most addressed by contemporary scholars researchers practitioners and policy-makers this volume also suggests areas ripe for further inquiry and investigation. Supplemented by discussion questions in each chapter the book is sure to stimulate debate on a troubling phenomenon.</p>