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Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation (From Crime and Justice: A Review of Research, Volume 34, P 133-227, 2006, Michael Tonry, ed. - See NCJ-241816)

NCJ Number
241819
Author(s)
Martti Lehti; Kauko Aromaa
Date Published
2006
Length
95 pages
Annotation
This chapter discusses sex trafficking.
Abstract
Current estimates of human trafficking for sexual exploitation underestimate rather than overestimate the volume. They exaggerate the role of trafficking in international prostitution of adults, but underestimate trafficking in minors. About 60-80 percent of the crime is domestic, and the bulk of cross-border trafficking is regional. The major flows run from rural areas to cities and from economically depressed regions to affluent ones. Traffic to industrialized countries is 10-20 percent of the whole; and most takes place within and between third-world countries. Prevention should concentrate on the main source countries and the most important junctions. This requires efficient police and intelligence cooperation both regionally and internationally. It is also crucial to harmonize national legislation. (Published Abstract)