NCJ Number
185913
Date Published
2000
Length
60 pages
Annotation
This report examines trafficking in women for sexual exploitation in the United Kingdom (U.K.).
Abstract
The report assesses the extent of trafficking in women for the purposes of sexual exploitation and the law enforcement responses in the U.K. It estimates the number of women trafficked into conditions of sexual slavery, the ways in which they are trafficked, and the responses of all relevant agencies in addressing and preventing such trafficking. It establishes baseline data on the number of women known to have been trafficked into the U.K. during 1998 and uses those data to produce a maximum estimate of the size of the problem. It identifies methods of supplying women and discusses case studies indicating how they became known to the police and how the cases were resolved. The report identifies law enforcement responses and relevant legislation. It also makes recommendations for the police, immigration service, local and central governments, and other organizations with a potential impact on this activity. The report suggests that a coordinated, partnership response is likely to be the most effective in reducing the scale and cost of this criminal activity. Tables, references, statutes