The Impact of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 on Trends in Federal Sex Trafficking Cases

• Published in: Criminal justice policy review Vol. 29; no. 8; pp. 823 - 848
• Main Authors: Judge, Shana M., Boursaw, Blake
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2018; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Districts; Human trafficking; Immigration; Prosecutions; Prostitution; Public prosecutors; Research methodology; Sexes; Trends; Victims; policy implications; crime reduction; violence against women; research and policy; crime control policy

In this study, we addressed the need for empirical research on human trafficking by compiling unique data relating to criminal charges filed in federal judicial districts and using these data to examine trends in sex trafficking-related cases, as well as the impact on those trends of the Trafficking...