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Publications on Human Trafficking

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Published by NIJ

Tracking Modern Day Slavery, by Kevin Bales, NIJ Journal 252, July 2005, NCJ 208708.

Asian Transnational Organized Crime and Its Impact on the United States, by James O. Finckenauer and Ko-lin Chin, January 2007, NCJ 214186.

Characteristics of Chinese Human Smugglers, by Sheldon Zhang and Ko-Lin Chin, 2004, NCJ 204989.

The "Natasha" Trade: Transnational Sex Trafficking(pdf), by Donna M. Hughes, NIJ Journal 246, January 2001.

Grant and Contract Reports Sponsored by NIJ

Characteristics of Chinese Human Smugglers: A Cross-National Study, by Sheldon Zhang and Ko-lin Chin, October 2002, NCJ 200607.

Estimating Human Trafficking into the United States: Development of a Methodology by Heather J. Clawson, Mary Layne, and Kevonne Small, September 2006, NCJ 215475.

Evaluation of Comprehensive Services for Victims of Human Trafficking: Key Findings and Lessons Learned pdf, 1.3MB by Caliber Associates, April 2007. NCJ 218777.

Law Enforcement Response to Human Trafficking and the Implications for Victims: Current Practices and Lessons Learned, by Heather J. Clawson, Nicole Dutch, and Megan Cummings, October 2006, NCJ 216547.

Sex Trafficking of Women in the United States: International and Domestic Trends, by Janice G. Raymond and Donna M. Hughes, March 2001, NCJ 187774.

Trafficking in Persons in the United States by Kevin Bales and Steven Lize, March 2005, NCJ 211980.

Trafficking in Women From Ukraine, by Donna M. Hughes and Tatyana Denisova, 2002, NCJ 203275.

Published by the U.S. Department of Justice

Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress on U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons Fiscal Year 2006 pdf, 1.5MB, U.S. Department of Justice, May 2007.

Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Fiscal Year 2005(pdf),  U.S. Department of Justice, September 2006.

Federal Prosecution of Human Trafficking, 2001–2005, Bureau of Justice Statistics, October 2006, NCJ 215248.

Report on Activities to Combat Human Trafficking, Fiscal Years 2001–2005 pdf, 50MB,  U.S. Department of Justice, March 2006.

The Exploitation of Trafficked Women(pdf), by Graeme R. Newman, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, February 2006.

Published by the U.S. Department of State

Responses to Human Trafficking, U.S. Department of State, June 2003.

Trafficking in Persons Report(pdf), U.S. Department of State, June 2006.

Other Publications

Albanese, J., J. Schrock-Donnelly, and T. Kelegian. "Cases of Human Trafficking in the United States: A Content Analysis of a Calendar Year in 18 Cities." In Transnational Crime, ed. J. Albanese, Oshawa, ON: de Sitter Publications, 2004.

Albanese, J. "Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: Assessing What We Know and Its Implications for Research and Practice." In Transnational Crime, ed. J. Albanese, Oshawa, ON: de Sitter Publications, 2004.

Albanese, J. (ed.) Transnational Crime, Oshawa, ON: de Sitter Publications, 2004: 188 pp.

Denisova, T. "Trafficking in Women and Children for Purposes of Sexual Exploitation: The Criminological Aspect." In The Prediction and Control of Organized Crime: The Experience of Post-Soviet Ukraine, ed. J. Finckenauer and J. Schrock, New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2001: 43–52.

Estes, R. "Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Working Guide to the Empirical Literature(pdf)." Bibliography, Philadelphia, PA, August 2001.

Estes, R., and N. Weiner. "The Silent Emergency: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the U.S., Canada and Mexico." In Prostituted Teens: More Than A Runaway Problem, ed. N.E. Walker, Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Institute for Children, Youth and Families, April 9, 2002: 15–22.

Hughes, D., and T. Denisova. "The Transnational Political Criminal Nexus of Trafficking in Women from Ukraine." In The Prediction and Control of Organized Crime: The Experience of Post-Soviet Ukraine, ed. J. Finckenauer and J. Schrock, New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2001: 61–90.