Spatial patterns of urban sex trafficking

Deborah Mletzko, Lucia Summers and Ashley N. Arnio

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2018, vol. 58, issue C, 87-96

Abstract: This study examines the extent of spatial concentration of sex trafficking within an urban setting. The influence of situational and socio-demographic neighborhood variables on such patterns is then investigated within the framework of crime opportunity and social disorganization theories.

Keywords: Sex trafficking; Spatial patterns; Opportunity theory; Social disorganization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2018.07.008

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