Full title in original language:
Women and Children Last: The Prosecution of Sex Traffickers as Sex Offenders and The Need for A Sex Trafficker Registry
Education level:
University University (18+ years)Topic / subtopic:
Trafficking in persons / smuggling of migrants Prevention of trafficking in personsCrime prevention and criminal justice Violence against children Violence against womenTarget audience:
Students,
Teachers / Lecturers
Type of resource:
Publication / Article
Languages:
English
Region of relevance:
Global
Access:
open access
Individual authors:
Geneva Brown
Publication year:
2011
Published by:
Boston College Third World Law Journal
Copyright holder:
© Boston College Third World Law Journal
Contact name and address:
Boston College Third World Law Journal
Contact website:
Key themes:
trafficking, human trafficking, child, children, exploitation, sexual, sexual exploitation, child trafficking, woman, women
Links:
Short description:
This Article proposes that an international database be maintained to track the whereabouts of prosecuted traffickers, similar to the sex offender registry in the United States. Like the U.S. sex offender laws, which seek to dramatically decrease recidivism among sex offenders, an international registry could have a deterrent effect on trafficking. Limiting and monitoring the travel of convicted traffickers would be a new avenue that international law enforcement and governing bodies could use to contain the pernicious practice of trafficking.