Analysis of Human Trafficking Cases in Rhode Island, 2009-2013:

SAGE Open

Faith Skodmin¹ 

关键词: criminology;    social sciences;    court cases;    law;    women’s studies;    sex;    gender;    sociology;    crime;    law;    deviance;    sociology of law;    criminology;    criminal justice;    law;    courts;    legal studies;    political science;    criminal behavior;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244016655585

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

This article is an analysis of law enforcement identified cases of human trafficking in Rhode Island from 2009 to 2013. Information was collected from police and court records, prosecutors’ press releases, and reports in the media. During this period, there was one case of forced labor of a domestic worker and six cases of domestic sex trafficking. Many of the characteristics of the Rhode Island cases were consistent with other human trafficking cases in the United States. Discussions of key findings include (a) outcomes of a criminal case using a new human trafficking statute on fraud in foreign contracting and a civil suit, (b) how online prostitution ads are used to market victims to sex buyers using ethnicity of the victims and age and social standing of the sex buyers, and (c) how mothers of victims are involved in locating their daughters and making reports to the police that initiated investigations.

【 授权许可】

CC BY