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Lindley, Jade --- "Policing and prosecution of human trafficking" [2019] ELECD 2992; in Mitsilegas, Valsamis; Hufnagel, Saskia; Moiseienko, Anton (eds), "Research Handbook on Transnational Crime" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 247

Book Title: Research Handbook on Transnational Crime

Editor(s): Mitsilegas, Valsamis; Hufnagel, Saskia; Moiseienko, Anton

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 19

Section Title: Policing and prosecution of human trafficking

Author(s): Lindley, Jade

Number of pages: 14

Abstract/Description:

Human trafficking is a complex crime that involves a sophisticated criminal network, requiring authorities to embrace equally sophisticated responses. This chapter reflects on the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (‘Trafficking Protocol’), supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Specifically, it analyses three directives outlined within the Protocol to support policing and prosecutions critical to achieving general deterrence: sharing information among relevant agencies; law enforcement and prosecution training; and the development and adoption of modern legislation to enable prosecution. The chapter concludes that despite having well-structured information-sharing channels, training mechanisms and supports in place, and extensive international legal frameworks, the continuation of human trafficking implies the application of these measures is insufficient to achieve general deterrence of traffickers.