International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
Volume 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 257-280

The trafficking in persons report: A game of risk (Article)

Horning A.* , Thomas C. , Henninger A.M. , Marcus A.
  • a Department of Criminal Justice, CUNY Graduate Center/John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Social Networks Research Group, 619 W. 54th St/, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States
  • b Department of Criminal Justice, CUNY Graduate Center/John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Social Networks Research Group, 619 W. 54th St/, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States
  • c Department of Criminal Justice, CUNY Graduate Center/John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Social Networks Research Group, 619 W. 54th St/, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States
  • d Department of Anthropology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Social Networks Research Group, 619 W. 54th St/, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10019, United States

Abstract

The State Department ranks countries on adherence to minimum standards set forth by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 2000. The Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) is updated annually and failure to enact changes to combat trafficking results in higher tier rankings. This paper evaluates the TIP by situating this tool in light of special features of the modern era, such as globalization and risk. Through a survey of the theoretical literature on risk and on trafficking risk factors, we devise six preliminary risk clusters and discuss how the TIP could incorporate governments' response to trafficking risk factors into the ranking system. Our intentions are to spark debate about how risk factors could be incorporated in the TIP, to provide a preliminary model and to encourage further research in this area. © 2013 School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University.

Author Keywords

sex trafficking Risk Human trafficking Public policy Trafficking in persons report (tip)

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84906230023&doi=10.1080%2f01924036.2013.861355&partnerID=40&md5=311366e24d7233e2a05b9aeaf75b6123
DOI: 10.1080/01924036.2013.861355
ISSN: 01924036
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English