The Trafficking of Persons: National and International Responses
by Mccabe, Kimberly A.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-01-01
Publisher(s): Peter Lang Pub Inc
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Summary
Over 700,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year. Of those, the U.S. Department of State estimates that between 14,500 and 17,500 are trafficked into the United States. Today, the U.S. and other nations are beginning to recognize
Author Biography
Kimberly A. McCabe is Professor of Sociology and Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Table of Contents
| Human Trafficking Defined | p. 1 |
| Sex Trafficking | p. 17 |
| Labor Trafficking | p. 39 |
| Entering the United States and U.S. Responses | p. 55 |
| Child Trafficking | p. 75 |
| National and International Efforts | p. 93 |
| An Empirical Assessment of Tier Countries - A Search for Associated Demographic Characteristics | p. 115 |
| Mexican Immigrants | p. 121 |
| A Comparison of Tier 1 and Tier 3 Countries | p. 127 |
| A Comparison of Tier 2 and Tier 2 Watch List Countries - A Need for Both? | p. 131 |
| References | p. 135 |
| Index | p. 145 |
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