TY - JOUR
T1 - Traffick jam
T2 - A policy review of the United States' Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
AU - Wooditch, Alese C.
AU - DuPont-Morales, M. A.
AU - Hummer, Don
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The United States enacted the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 to combat organized networks specializing in the illicit transport of human beings across political and geographical boundaries. This response has engendered conflicting definitions and competing agendas attributable to the definition set forth by the TVPA, which divides the crime into 'sex' verses 'labor' trafficking. The European Union (EU) adopted a different and detailed definition introduced by the United Nations. This paper explores the disparity in anti-trafficking policies of the United States and the EU. By contrasting these efforts, recommendations to strengthen U. S. policy by adapting certain EU practices to an American context are suggested.
AB - The United States enacted the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 to combat organized networks specializing in the illicit transport of human beings across political and geographical boundaries. This response has engendered conflicting definitions and competing agendas attributable to the definition set forth by the TVPA, which divides the crime into 'sex' verses 'labor' trafficking. The European Union (EU) adopted a different and detailed definition introduced by the United Nations. This paper explores the disparity in anti-trafficking policies of the United States and the EU. By contrasting these efforts, recommendations to strengthen U. S. policy by adapting certain EU practices to an American context are suggested.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12117-009-9069-x
DO - 10.1007/s12117-009-9069-x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84864692706
SN - 1084-4791
VL - 12
SP - 235
EP - 250
JO - Trends in Organized Crime
JF - Trends in Organized Crime
IS - 3-4
ER -
