Trafficking in persons in Australia

Autor(en)

Andreas Schloenhardt, Genevieve Beirne, Toby Corsbie

Abstrakt

In Australia, despite greater public awareness and acknowledgement of the problem by government agencies, trafficking in persons remains a phenomenon poorly understood and researched. The true extent of Australia's human trafficking problem is not fully known, largely due to the clandestine nature of this phenomenon. Anecdotal evidence, media reports, and statistical estimates without proper evidentiary bases are the only sources of information currently available about trafficking in persons in Australia. This article produces a more accurate assessment of the scale of trafficking in persons in the light of the open source evidence, thus contributing to the understanding of the immediate problem, and paving the way for further research on the many facets and aspects associated with trafficking in persons in Australia and elsewhere. The article calls for further research into trafficking and greater openness from relevant stakeholders, in order to clarify the facts about trafficking in Australia, and to help to dispel the myths and misconceptions that abound in discussing this issue.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Strafrecht und Kriminologie

Externe Organisation(en)

University of Queensland

Journal

Global Crime

Band

10

Seiten

224-247

Anzahl der Seiten

24

ISSN

1744-0572

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/17440570903079931

Publikationsdatum

08-2009

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

505008 Kriminologie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Law

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 5 – Geschlechtergleichheit, SDG 8 – Menschenwürdige Arbeit und Wirtschaftswachstum, SDG 16 – Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und starke Institutionen

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/trafficking-in-persons-in-australia(9575929f-37ff-4639-9330-ecbf92bf4450).html