Trafficking in Persons Monitoring Report: January 2009-June 2011

• NCJ Number: 238969
• Author(s): Jacqueline Joudo Larsen; Samantha Gray-Barry; Hannah Andrevski; Toby Corsbie; Lauren Renshaw
• Date Published: 2012
• Length: 68 pages
• Sale Source: Australian Institute of Criminology
• Publication Format: Document (Online); Book (Softbound)
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Australia
• Note: AIC Reports: Monitoring Reports 19

Annotation

This second monitoring report on trafficking in persons in Australia covers the period from January 2009 to June 2011.

Abstract

In addition to estimating the prevalence of tracking in persons, the report summarizes the work of the Australian Institute of Criminology in examining community attitudes and awareness regarding trafficking in persons, in conducting environmental scans of neighboring regions, and in estimating the prevalence of trafficking in persons specifically for labor. Government data indicate that between January 2004 and June 2011, 305 investigations and assessments of offenses related to people-trafficking were conducted by the Australian Federal Police's Transnational Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Teams (TSETT). Over this same period, 184 trafficking victims have been assisted by the government-funded Office for Women's Support for Trafficked People program. A total of 13 people were convicted for offenses related to people-trafficking; nine of these individuals were convicted of slavery offenses, three of sexual servitude, and one of people-trafficking. Most of the people-tracking investigations and assessments conducted between 2004 and 2011 involved trafficking for sexual exploitation; the majority of the victims were women. Most originated from Southeast Asian countries. The community awareness and attitudes survey determined that community residents are more likely than law enforcement authorities to come into contact with trafficked persons, suggesting that information from the public may assist in identifying and reporting on people-trafficking. This effort can be improved by providing more information to the public on the nature and purposes of people-trafficking. Making the transition from trafficked person to trafficker is known to occur in the Asia region and other regions. Corruption of police and politicians often occurs in people trafficking, with some working for traffickers. 4 figures, 14 tables, approximately 80 references, and appended description of the statistical analysis method used in the study