The harms of human trafficking: demonstrating the applicability and value of a new framework for systematic, empirical analysis

Victoria A. Greenfield, Letizia Paoli and Andries Zoutendijk

Global Crime, 2016, vol. 17, issue 2, 152-180

Abstract: This article uses human trafficking in Belgium to test a newly developed framework for assessing the harms of crime that has been applied previously to cocaine trafficking in the same country. We chose this criminal activity because of its policy relevance and to address apparent needs for systematic, evidence-based analysis. The framework uses quantitative and qualitative evidence to assess harms to individuals, private-sector entities, and others and to establish crime control priorities. The assessment process models the activity, evaluates the severity and incidence of harms, ranks priorities, and considers causality. We highlight three findings. First, trafficking victims can experience catastrophic harms, but the overall dimensions of human trafficking in Belgium appear to be modest. Second, the evidence suggests significant recent declines in the degree of exploitation and use of violence. Third, most harms to individual victims result directly from the activity, which sets it apart from other forms of trafficking.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2016.1161037

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