Human Traffic and Transnational Crime: Eurasian and American Perspectives

by Sally Stoecker (Editor), Louise Shelley (Editor), Liudmila Erokhina (Contribution by), Mikhail Kleimenov (Contribution by), Olga Pyshschulina (Contribution by)

Overview

Human Trafficking is a growing transnational criminal phenomenon_conservative estimates put the total number of persons trafficked annually at two million. In this first in-depth study of human trafficking in Russia and Ukraine, scholars from the European, Siberian, and far-eastern parts of Russia offer groundbreaking analyses of the motivations behind and reactions to this horrifying trend.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461637554
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	10/28/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	170
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Sally Stoecker is a consultant to the Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC), American University. Louise Shelley is the founder and director of the Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) and professor in the School of International Service and the Department of Justice, Law, and Society at American University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Human Trafficking: A New Challenge for Russia and the United States
Chapter 3 Criminal Transportation of Persons: Trends and Recommendations
Chapter 4 Classifying the Elements of Human Trafficking Crimes
Chapter 5 Russian and Chinese Trafficking: A Comparative Perspective
Chapter 6 Trafficking in Women in the Russian Far East: A Real or Imaginary Phenomenon?
Chapter 7 Female Labor Migration Trends and Human Trafficking: Policy Recommendations
Chapter 8 An Evaluation of Ukrainian Legislation to Counter and Criminalize Human Trafficking
Chapter 9 Legal Cases Prosecuted under the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000