Citation

Weitzer R. J. Crim. Law Criminol. 2011; 101(4): 1337-1369.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Northwestern University School of Law)

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Abstract

The author focuses on the need for evidence requirements for sex trafficking crimes in U.S. criminal justice administration. The article discusses the oppression paradigm perpetuated by the 'mythology of sex trafficking' and the polymorphous paradigm of sexual commerce. Topics include the domination and exploitation of women, the structural conditions that facilitate sex trafficking, and oppression theories of prostitution. Information is provided on the classification of sex trafficking as a pandemic in the U.S.

Keywords: Human trafficking