Research on Human Trafficking: Critical Perspectives and Thoughts on New Directions

Authors

Emily I. Troshynski, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Olivia G. Tuttle

Document Type

Book Section

Publication Date

4-9-2018

Publication Title

The Routledge Handbook of Critical Criminology

Publisher

Routledge

Edition

2

First page number:

411

Last page number:

426

Abstract

This chapter begins with a discussion of the tenets of critical criminology and how such a framework can be applied to future research on human trafficking. It discusses multidimensional trends of human trafficking. A comprehensive review of relevant research dedicated to human trafficking is explored which allows for a conversation surrounding contested rates, inconsistent definitional issues, attachments to international policy, various manifestations of the phenomenon, as well as some most commonly cited methodological limitations and theoretical deficiencies. In thinking about the definition of human trafficking, past research has also explored the ways in which public and government agencies have defined the phenomenon and how these definitions have influenced current trafficking policies. A critical criminological perspective will continue with this line of inquiry and address the possibility that special interest groups, nonprofit organizations, and governments may actually intensify the phenomenon of human trafficking to support their particular political interests and agendas.

Keywords

Human trafficking; Trafficking networks; Critical criminology

Disciplines

Criminology and Criminal Justice | Legal Studies | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Language

English

Repository Citation

Troshynski, E. I., Tuttle, O. G. (2018). Research on Human Trafficking: Critical Perspectives and Thoughts on New Directions. The Routledge Handbook of Critical Criminology 411-426. Routledge.