From Responding to Uncertainties and Ambiguities to More Constructive and Inclusive Debates on Commercial Sex and Sex Trafficking

IF 1.4 3区社会学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Victims & Offenders Pub Date : 2023-03-06 DOI:10.1080/15564886.2022.2151539

Ieke de Vries, Joan A Reid, Amy Farrell

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Commercial sex policies are often at the core of many anti-trafficking efforts, yet rigorous empirical evidence about the effectiveness of these policies in preventing sex trafficking is lacking. In response to ongoing debates about which commercial sex laws and policies would help prevent sex trafficking, we seek to contribute to more nuanced discussions on commercial sex policies in relation to sex trafficking victimizations. The purpose of this essay is to identify the pitfalls in the debate on how to govern commercial sex markets, emphasizing 1) the lack of recognition of the variation in laws and policies on commercial sex; 2) the moral instead of empirical underpinnings of the debate; 3) ambiguous and stigmatizing notions of vulnerability to sex trafficking victimizations; and 4) a continued reliance on a traditional criminal justice system response that may cause harm to victims. We conclude with five premises to promote more nuanced, inclusive, and collaborative debates and governance of commercial sex markets that allow countries and local jurisdictions to move away from response models for which harm-reducing effects are either unknown or refuted.

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从应对不确定性和歧义到对商业性行为和性贩运进行更具建设性和包容性的辩论

商业性政策往往是许多反贩运工作的核心，但缺乏关于这些政策在预防性贩运方面有效性的严格经验证据。针对目前正在进行的关于哪些商业性法律和政策将有助于防止性贩运的辩论，我们试图就与性贩运受害者有关的商业性政策进行更细致的讨论。本文的目的是找出如何管理商业性交易市场的争论中的陷阱，强调1）对商业性交易法律和政策的变化缺乏认识；2）辩论的道德基础而非经验基础；3）关于易受性贩运伤害的模糊和污名化观念；以及4）继续依赖可能对受害者造成伤害的传统刑事司法系统应对措施。最后，我们提出了五个前提，以促进对商业性交易市场进行更细致、包容和合作的辩论和治理，使国家和地方司法机构能够摆脱减少伤害的效果未知或被驳斥的应对模式。

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Victims & Offenders CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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9.10%

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期刊介绍： Victims & Offenders is a peer-reviewed journal that provides an interdisciplinary and international forum for the dissemination of new research, policies, and practices related to both victimization and offending throughout the life course. Our aim is to provide an opportunity for researchers -- both in the United States and internationally -- from a wide range of disciplines (criminal justice, psychology, sociology, political science, economics, public health, and social work) to publish articles that examine issues from a variety of perspectives in a unique, interdisciplinary forum. We are interested in both quantitative and qualitative research, systematic, evidence-based reviews, and articles that focus on theory development related to offenders and victims.