The Albanian and Post-Soviet business of trafficking women for prostitution: Structural developments and financial modus operandi

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-451

  Leman, Johan ^a   Janssens, Stef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Eastern Europe; Finances; Structuring; Trafficking in women.

Indexed keywords

EID: 56149114264     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370808095125     Document Type: Article

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