Crime, Law and Social Change
Volume 72, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 53-72

Female offenders of human trafficking and sexual exploitation (Article) (Open Access)

Wijkman M.* , Kleemans E.
  • a Faculty of Law, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam, HV 1081, Netherlands
  • b Faculty of Law, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam, HV 1081, Netherlands

Abstract

Female offenders are seldom studied by criminological scholars. This is certainly the case regarding offenses like human trafficking and sexual exploitation. However, the number of women suspected of being a perpetrator of human trafficking should not be underestimated. In this paper we present the results of a study on female perpetrators of human trafficking. We have analyzed the court-files of 150 women who have been convicted for human trafficking. We present results on the prevalence of female offenders of human trafficking and the forms of exploitation they have been convicted for. After this we present the sanctions that were imposed on the women and the offender, offense and victim characteristics. This paper concludes by discussing implications for criminal justice authorities, policy and research. © 2019, The Author(s).

Author Keywords

Human trafficking Victimization Commercial sexual exploitation Female offenders

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85065715801&doi=10.1007%2fs10611-019-09840-x&partnerID=40&md5=799d174d64aed01efcf074d26ae9e020
DOI: 10.1007/s10611-019-09840-x
ISSN: 09254994
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English