A content analysis on state human trafficking statutes: how does the legal system acknowledge survivors in the United States (US)?
A content analysis on state human trafficking statutes: how does the legal system acknowledge survivors in the United States (US)?
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DOI：
10.1007/s10611-021-09958-x
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发表时间：
2021-04-17
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Fallik, Seth Wyatt
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作者：
Branscum, Caralin;Fallik, Seth Wyatt
人口贩运是对基本人权的严重侵犯，已经达到全球范围。尽管社会科学研究和政策努力逐渐增多，但对各州人口贩运法规的当代理解只得到了有限的讨论。现有的评论往往低估了法律中的幸存者经验。使用982个人口贩运州法规的数据库，这项研究试图描述法律如何承认幸存者的情况。在这样做的过程中，我们发现各州通过1.正式的机构准则，2.幸存者的权利和服务，以及3.对普通公众的教育和认识来承认幸存者。调查结果表明，该国的人口贩运法规最好被描述为拼凑而成的法律。最后，我们对未来的立法改革提出了建议。
Human trafficking is an egregious violation of basic human rights that has reached global proportions. Despite the gradual proliferation of social science research and policy endeavors, a contemporary understanding of state human trafficking statutes has received limited discussion. Existing commentary tends to underserve survivor experiences in the law. Using a database of 982 human trafficking state statutes, this study seeks to describe the landscape of how the law acknowledges survivors. In doing so, we found that states acknowledge survivors through 1. formal agency guidelines, 2. survivor rights and services, and 3. education and awareness for the general public. Findings suggest that the nation's human trafficking statutes are best characterized as a patchwork of laws. We conclude by making recommendations for future legislative reform.