Table of contents - Special Issue: Sex trafficking and violence against women
Guest Editors: Sarbinaz Bekmuratova
Minor sex trafficking of girls with disabilities
Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen, Hannah A. Silverstein, Nicole F. Kahn, Sandra L. MartinThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the associations between minor women’ (girls’) disability status and victimization via minor sex trafficking.
The integral role of relationships in experiences of complex trauma in sex trafficking survivors
Heather EvansHuman sex trafficking is a global rights violation prevalent nationally and globally. This study aims to contribute to the limited research conducted directly with survivors with…
Multiplicity of stigma: cultural barriers in anti-trafficking response
Annie Isabel Fukushima, Kwynn Gonzalez-Pons, Lindsay Gezinski, Lauren ClarkThe purpose of this study is to contribute to the social understanding of stigma as a societal and cultural barrier in the life of a survivor of human trafficking. The findings…
Legislative discrepancies: an analysis of Missouri’s current human trafficking laws and the need to improve its legal protection of victims
Rachel Kappler, Arduizur Carli Richie-ZavaletaHuman trafficking (HT) is a local, national and international problem with a range of human rights, public health and policy implications. Victims of HT face atrocious abuses that…
Raising awareness of human trafficking in key professional fields via a multidisciplinary educational approach
Adam Awerbuch, Naiomi Gunaratne, Juhi Jain, Panagiota CaralisHuman trafficking (HT) for sex and labor services is among the fastest growing criminal enterprises, causing significant physical and psychological morbidity to victims. Although…
A very lucrative liquid: the emerging trade in human milk as a form of reproductive exploitation and violence against women
Sarah Louise Steele, Eduardo E. Hernandez-SalazarAn emerging market in human milk exists for both nutritional and biomedical research purposes. This commercialisation of human milk, however, raises issues about the exploitation…
A transgender girl’s experience: sexual exploitation and systems involvement
Ivy Hammond, Sarah Godoy, Mikaela Kelly, Eraka BathThe available research on specialized interventions for youth experiencing commercial sexual exploitation almost exclusively focuses on the impact and efficacy related to…
ISSN:
2056-4902Renamed from:
Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social CareOnline date, start – end:
2015Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Dr Theo Gavrielides