Introduction
1. Human Sex Trafficking, The Local Situation becomes Global: Laws and Policies Frances P. Bernat (Arizona State University)
2. International News Coverage of Human Trafficking Arrests and Prosecutions Erin Denton (McGill University)
A Legal Response
3. Laws against Human Trafficking in 2005 in Japan Minoru Yokoyama (Kokugakuin University)
4. Taking Trafficking to Court May-Len Skilbrei (Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway)
Sex Trafficking around the World
5. Victims of Sex Trafficking in Turkey: Characteristics, Motivations and Dynamics Oguzhan Omer Demir (Turkish National Police Academy) and James O. Finckenauer (Rutgers University)
6. Pimp Control and Violence: Domestic Sex Trafficking of Chicago Women and Girls Jody Raphael (DePaul University College of Law), Jessica Ashley and Mark Powers (Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority)
7. Understanding the Complexities of Human Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation: The Case of Southeast Asia Ashley G. Blackburn (University of North Texas), Robert W. Taylor (Caruth Police Institute) and Jennifer E. Davis (Caruth Police Institute)
Solutions
8. T Visas: Prosecution Tool or Humanitarian Response? Joycelyn M. Pollock and Valerie Hollier (Texas State University – San Marcos)
9. Doors Wide Shut: Barriers to the Successful Delivery of Victim Services for Domestically Trafficked Minors in a Southern U.S. Metropolitan Area Joan A. Reid (University of South Florida)
10. Methodological Challenges: Getting Access to Active Sex Trafficking Ring Choo Kyungseok (University of Massachusetts – Lowell)
Conclusion
11. Sex Trafficking, The Global becomes Local Frances P. Bernat and Heather Winkler (Arizona State University)
Biography
Frances P. Bernat is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. She holds both a Juris Doctorate and a Ph.D. in Political Science. Her research focuses on current legal issues that impact on women as victims and offenders, and on the intersection of race and class on crime and punishment.
