Traffickers and trafficking in Southern and Eastern Europe: Considering the other side of human trafficking

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-68

  Surtees, Rebecca ^a  

^a Institute to Combat Human Trafficking   (Austria)

Author keywords

Criminal Justice; Prevention; Prosecution; Protection; Recruitment; South Eastern Europe; Trafficker Profiles; Trafficking; Trafficking Operations

Indexed keywords

EID: 36949002270     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370807084224     Document Type: Article

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