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Sex Trafficking in the United States – Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice de Andrea Nichols

Sex Trafficking in the United States – Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice

Autor Andrea Nichols
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 sep 2016
Andrea J. Nichols explores the dynamics of sex trafficking from the angles of survivors, perpetrators, facilitators, and the social service and criminal justice professionals who work in the field. Sex Trafficking in the United States is essential for understanding an exploitative industry and for curbing its spread among at-risk populations.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780231172639
ISBN-10: 023117263X
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 151 x 229 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Columbia University Press

Notă biografică

Andrea J. Nichols is a Carnegie Award¿winning professor of sociology at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park and lecturer and anti-trafficking initiative coordinator at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the author of Feminist Advocacy: Gendered Organizations in Community-Based Responses to Domestic Violence (2013) and, with Erin C. Heil, of Human Trafficking in the Midwest: A Case Study of St. Louis and the Bi-State Area (2015).

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Part I. Contemporary Debates of Theory, Research, and Policy
1. Sex Trafficking: An Introduction
Defining Sex Trafficking: Key Legislation
Defining Sex Trafficking: Common Misconceptions
Sex Trafficking Prevalence
Supply, Demand, and Profitability
Chapter Summary
Chapter Overviews
Use of Terms
Discussion Questions
2. Theoretical Perspectives and the Politics of Sex Trafficking
Feminist Perspectives
Political Perspectives
Overlapping Feminist and Political Perspectives
Sociological Perspectives
Criminological Perspectives
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions
3. Pornography
The Politics of Pornography
Key Areas of Pornography Debates and Sex Trafficking
Child Pornography as Sex Trafficking
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions
4. Prostitution
Feminist Perspectives of Prostitution
Models of Prostitution Policy
How Do These Debates Relate to Sex Trafficking in the United States?
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions
Part II. The Dynamics of Sex Trafficking in the United States
5. Survivors
Risk Factors: Identity-Based Oppression
Risk Factors: Weak Social Institutions
Recruitment
Barriers to Leaving
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions
6. Traffickers
Types of Traffickers
Who Are They, and Why Do They Do It?
The Glorification of Pimping in Pop Culture
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions
7. Sex Trafficking Operations
Venues for Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Technology as a Trafficking Tool
Interstate Circuits
International Trafficking Movement
Meeting the Demand
Structure of Trafficking Operations
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions
8. Buyers
Research on Buyers
Buyers of Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Are Indistinct
Demographics of Buyers
Continuum of Buyer Motivations
Addressing Demand: Structural Responses Targeting Buyers
Buyers Avoiding Detection
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions
Part III. Responses to Sex Trafficking
9. Criminal Justice System Responses
U.S. Federal Law: The Trafficking Victims Protection Act
State Law
Identification
Criminalizing Trafficking Survivors
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions
10. Social Services and Health Care Responses
Identification
Health Care Settings
Social Service Settings
Barriers to Accessing Services
Aftercare
Promising Practices
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions
11. The Anti–Sex Trafficking Movement in the United States
"The Roots" of Grassroots Antitrafficking Organizations
The Hotel Industry
The Transportation Industry
Political Activism
Media Support
International Organizations Operating in the United States
Chapter Summary
Discussion Questions
12. New Directions
Criminal Justice System Recommendations
Education and Awareness
Recommendations for Social Service Provision
Outreach and Prevention
Societal Issues
What Can We Do?
What's Your Green Dot?
Discussion Questions
Notes
References
Index