Getting to Know Women Convicted of Human Trafficking in Spain: Personal Profiles and Involvement in Crime

This paper contributes to existing global knowledge on female traffickers by providing data about 43 women punished for human trafficking in Spain between 2015 and 2018. Several factors related to the women's profiles, methods and roles performed in the criminal enterprise are analyzed, based o...

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Published inWomen & criminal justice Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 242 - 256
Main Author Rodríguez-López, Silvia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 04.05.2022
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
Crime
Criminal justice
Criminology
Female roles
Female traffickers
feminist criminology
Human trafficking
Kidnapping
Profiles
sexual exploitation
Slavery
Women
Spain
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Summary:This paper contributes to existing global knowledge on female traffickers by providing data about 43 women punished for human trafficking in Spain between 2015 and 2018. Several factors related to the women's profiles, methods and roles performed in the criminal enterprise are analyzed, based on information obtained from 39 court judgments. The results highlight the similarity between victims' and perpetrators' personal circumstances, and show that women's involvement in trafficking can vary substantially, illustrating the complex dynamics behind this crime. Overall, the paper underlines the need to develop gender-appropriate policies to prevent human trafficking and guarantee proportionality in criminal justice responses.
ISSN:0897-4454
1541-0323
DOI:10.1080/08974454.2020.1835791