TY - JOUR
T1 - Trafficking in persons in Australia
T2 - Myths and realities
AU - Schloenhardt, Andreas
AU - Beirne, Genevieve
AU - Corsbie, Toby
PY - 2009/8/1
Y1 - 2009/8/1
N2 - In Australia, despite greater public awareness and acknowledgement of the problem by government agencies, trafficking in persons remains a phenomenon poorly understood and researched. The true extent of Australia's human trafficking problem is not fully known, largely due to the clandestine nature of this phenomenon. Anecdotal evidence, media reports, and statistical estimates without proper evidentiary bases are the only sources of information currently available about trafficking in persons in Australia. This article produces a more accurate assessment of the scale of trafficking in persons in the light of the open source evidence, thus contributing to the understanding of the immediate problem, and paving the way for further research on the many facets and aspects associated with trafficking in persons in Australia and elsewhere. The article calls for further research into trafficking and greater openness from relevant stakeholders, in order to clarify the facts about trafficking in Australia, and to help to dispel the myths and misconceptions that abound in discussing this issue.
AB - In Australia, despite greater public awareness and acknowledgement of the problem by government agencies, trafficking in persons remains a phenomenon poorly understood and researched. The true extent of Australia's human trafficking problem is not fully known, largely due to the clandestine nature of this phenomenon. Anecdotal evidence, media reports, and statistical estimates without proper evidentiary bases are the only sources of information currently available about trafficking in persons in Australia. This article produces a more accurate assessment of the scale of trafficking in persons in the light of the open source evidence, thus contributing to the understanding of the immediate problem, and paving the way for further research on the many facets and aspects associated with trafficking in persons in Australia and elsewhere. The article calls for further research into trafficking and greater openness from relevant stakeholders, in order to clarify the facts about trafficking in Australia, and to help to dispel the myths and misconceptions that abound in discussing this issue.
KW - Australia
KW - International criminal law
KW - Sexual slavery
KW - Trafficking in persons
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349833349&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17440570903079931
DO - 10.1080/17440570903079931
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70349833349
SN - 1744-0572
VL - 10
SP - 224
EP - 247
JO - Global Crime
JF - Global Crime
IS - 3
ER -