Human Traffic and Transnational Crime

Eurasian and American Perspectives

Edited by Sally Stoecker and Prof. Louise Shelley - Contributions by Liudmila Erokhina; Mikhail Kleimenov; Olga Pyshschulina; Anna Repetskaia; Stanislav Shamkov; Elena Tiuriukanova and Beatrix Siman Zakhari

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.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 170 •

978-0-7425-3029-4 • Hardback • November 2004 • $131.00 • (£101.00)

978-0-7425-3030-0 • Paperback • October 2004 • $50.00 • (£38.00)

978-1-4616-3755-4 • eBook • October 2004 • $47.50 • (£37.00)

Subjects: Political Science / Human Rights

Human Traffic and Transnational Crime

Eurasian and American Perspectives

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Paperback

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Summary

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.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 170 •

978-0-7425-3029-4 • Hardback • November 2004 • $131.00 • (£101.00)

978-0-7425-3030-0 • Paperback • October 2004 • $50.00 • (£38.00)

978-1-4616-3755-4 • eBook • October 2004 • $47.50 • (£37.00)

Subjects: Political Science / Human Rights

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