Dissertation
The empirical assessment of human trafficking in Washington State: Challenges, roadblocks, and barriers
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
08/2010
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000006110
Abstract
The current research uses survey and interview data collected from key stakeholders in the anti- human trafficking field to examine difficulties associated with the empirical assessment of human trafficking in Washington State. Drawing from human trafficking literature and conflict, feminist, and inter-organizational collaboration theories, this study investigates: 1) education concerning and working knowledge of human trafficking in Washington State; 2) defining human trafficking; 3) identifying human trafficking; 4) working with victims of human trafficking; 5) working with offenders of human trafficking, and, 6) working with other agencies in the anti-human trafficking effort. Specifically, this study asks the research question: What makes the empirical assessment of the activity of human trafficking so difficult? Results of this research indicate that limited education and training on the topic of human trafficking, a lack of use of a comprehensive definition defining the activity, difficulty identifying human trafficking activities, limited work with victims and offenders of human trafficking, and limited strategic inter- organizational collaboration of key respondents in the anti-human trafficking field contribute to difficulties in empirically assessing the activity. Theoretical and policy implications are discussed and future research directions are proposed.
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- Title
- The empirical assessment of human trafficking in Washington State
- Creators
- Tonisha Renee Jones
- Contributors
- Faith Lutze (Chair)Otwin Marenin (Committee Member) - Washington State University, Department of Criminal Justice and CriminologyNicholas P Lovrich (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 222
- Identifiers
- 99901055029601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation