Forced marriage in Finland: A continuum from honour-based violence to human trafficking

IF 1.5 4区社会学 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

International Journal of Law Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-27 DOI:10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100793

Anniina Jokinen

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Abstract

Forced marriage is a globally under-reported crime, widely recognized as a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based and honour-based violence. It is also closely linked to human trafficking. In Finland, forced marriage is not criminalised as a separate offence but is primarily conceptualized as a form of human trafficking. Given the limited research on forced marriage in Finland, this article deliberately focuses on describing the phenomenon and its manifestations. Using the concept of the continuum of violence, the article examines how professionals in Finland navigate forced marriage cases along the continuum from honour-based violence to human trafficking. Based on a thematic analysis of semi-structured expert interviews, the study explores how professionals identify and interpret gendered and honour-based violence in the context of forced marriage and trafficking, and how they operationalise this understanding in practice. The article highlights the multi-dimensional continuum of abuse, exploitation, and control experienced by victims. Particular attention is paid to how professionals identify and address forced marriage through victim support and criminal justice systems.

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芬兰的强迫婚姻：从基于荣誉的暴力到人口贩运的连续体

强迫婚姻是一种全球报道不足的罪行，被广泛认为是侵犯人权的行为，是一种基于性别和基于荣誉的暴力形式。它还与人口贩运密切相关。在芬兰，强迫婚姻没有作为一项单独的罪行被定为刑事犯罪，而主要是作为人口贩运的一种形式被概念化。鉴于芬兰对强迫婚姻的研究有限，本文故意侧重于描述这种现象及其表现形式。本文利用暴力连续体的概念，考察了芬兰的专业人员如何处理从基于荣誉的暴力到人口贩运的强迫婚姻案件。基于对半结构化专家访谈的专题分析，该研究探讨了专业人员如何在强迫婚姻和人口贩运的背景下识别和解释性别暴力和基于荣誉的暴力，以及他们如何在实践中运用这种理解。这篇文章强调了受害者所经历的虐待、剥削和控制的多维连续性。特别关注专业人员如何通过受害者支助和刑事司法系统查明和解决强迫婚姻问题。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice is an international and fully peer reviewed journal which welcomes high quality, theoretically informed papers on a wide range of fields linked to criminological research and analysis. It invites submissions relating to: Studies of crime and interpretations of forms and dimensions of criminality; Analyses of criminological debates and contested theoretical frameworks of criminological analysis; Research and analysis of criminal justice and penal policy and practices; Research and analysis of policing policies and policing forms and practices. We particularly welcome submissions relating to more recent and emerging areas of criminological enquiry including cyber-enabled crime, fraud-related crime, terrorism and hate crime.