2004
Volume 101, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 0025-9454
  • E-ISSN: 1876-2816

Abstract

Abstract

This study examines how professionals in the criminal justice, social assistance, and migration sectors perceive human trafficking and exploitation, and how these perspectives impact the identification of forced marriages as trafficking. Based on interviews that integrated vignettes, findings reveal that dominant views largely align with a crime-based framework, emphasizing financial motives and victim vulnerability. Professionals were hesitant to classify forced marriage as trafficking, often citing cultural complexities. The study highlights the need for clearer guidelines and a comprehensive approach, contributing to debates on problem framing and policy development in combating trafficking and forced marriage.

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