British Journal of Criminology
Volume 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 184-201

Trade secrets: Intersections between diasporas and crime groups in the constitution of the human trafficking chain (Article)

Turner J.* , Kelly L.
  • a London Metropolitan University, Department of Applied Social Sciences, Ladbroke House, 62 - 66 Highbury Road, London N5 2AD, United Kingdom
  • b [Affiliation not available]

Abstract

Human trafficking is an old, but increasingly complex, phenomenon. In an age of globalization and transnationalism, demand for cheap labour and services fuels a trade deeply rooted in different cultural and historical contexts. Human traffickers share those roots with their respective diasporas the world over. This paper examines the case for an empirical investigation, and gender-sensitive analysis, of the connections between crime networks engaged in international human trafficking and their respective diasporas in countries of transit and destination. It proposes a typology to assist research into, and analysis of, the extent to which, and how, diasporas may play a part in the processes that constitute the cross-border trade in human beings.

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-60749114802&doi=10.1093%2fbjc%2fazn079&partnerID=40&md5=513dd325d79bc5a6b24b6cf8d99e6324
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azn079
ISSN: 00070955
Cited by: 37
Original Language: English