Minors travelling alone: A risk group for human trafficking?

International Migration

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 164-185

  Derluyn, Ilse ^a   Lippens, Valesca ^b   Verachtert, Tony ^c   Bruggeman, Willy ^d   Broekaert, Eric ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c Chief Commissioner of the Federal Judicial Police of Brussels Airport ^*  (Belgium)

^d Foundation Benelux University   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RISK; TRAFFICKING; YOUNG POPULATION;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISTORY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JUVENILE; LEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TRAVEL; VICTIM;

AFRICA; BELGIUM; CRIME VICTIMS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; INTERNATIONALITY; MINORS; REGISTRIES; RISK-TAKING; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; TRAVEL;

BELGIUM; BRUSSELS [BELGIUM];

EID: 77955027360     PISSN: 00207985     EISSN: 14682435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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