Trends in Organized Crime
Volume 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 175-194

An exploratory analysis of prosecutorial attitudes of sex trafficking in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Article)

Grubb J.A.* , Muftić L.R. , Deljkić I.
  • a Department of Justice Studies, College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology, Prairie View A & M University, Prairie View, TX, United States
  • b Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, United States
  • c Faculty of Criminal Justice, Criminology & Security Studies, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

Human trafficking has been identified as a growing concern across the globe, however, little is known regarding the attitudes of criminal justice actors, notably prosecutors. To address this gap, prosecutors from Bosnia and Herzegovina were surveyed to gain an understanding of their experiences and attitudes related to sex trafficking. Findings suggest that over half of the prosecutors surveyed had worked with sex trafficking victims. Results also indicate a small portion of prosecutors held punitive attitudes for victims, but a significant majority held them for traffickers and customers. In addition to the presentation of findings related to training and knowledge held by prosecutors, limitations and implications are also discussed. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Attitudes sex trafficking Prosecutors Training Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84971299767&doi=10.1007%2fs12117-016-9267-2&partnerID=40&md5=70f3a1c90db5488c882fd5950fd72a65
DOI: 10.1007/s12117-016-9267-2
ISSN: 10844791
Original Language: English