Nichols Sex Trafficking in the United States

Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-0-231-55473-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 432 Seiten

This book is a comprehensive and accessible overview of sex trafficking in the United States, examining its underlying dynamics and sharing key research findings.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nichols, Andrea

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Prostitution und Sexindustrie: Soziale & Ethische Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Part I. Contemporary Debates of Theory, Research, and Policy
1. Sex Trafficking: An Introduction
2. Theoretical Perspectives and the Politics of Sex Trafficking
3. Pornography
4. Commercial Sex Policies
Part II. The Dynamics of Sex Trafficking in the United States
5. Survivors
6. Traffickers
7. Sex Trafficking Operations
8. Buyers
Part III. Responses to Sex Trafficking
9. Criminal Justice System Responses
10. Social Services and Health-Care Responses
11. The Anti-Sex-Trafficking Movement in the United States
12. New Directions
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Andrea J. Nichols is professor of sociology at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park and lecturer in women, gender, and sexuality studies at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the author of a number of articles and books and coeditor of Social Work Practice with Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation (Columbia, 2018).