Citation

Serie CMB, Krumeich A, Dijke A, Ruiter E, Terpstra L, De Ruiter C. J. Hum. Traffick. 2018; 4(2): 169-184.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/23322705.2017.1337439

PMID

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Abstract

Until now, most of our knowledge regarding sex trafficking comes from studies of victims. Only a limited number of empirical studies have focused on those who conduct the business of sex trafficking. This article examined sex traffickers' perceptions of the victim-offender relationship. Using a grounded theory approach, verbatim interviews with sex traffickers were analyzed. Four major themes emerged: perceptions of the initiative, the (victim-offender) relationship, their own role and work methods, and on the victims who reported to the police. The results provide a complex picture that shows variations in relationships, roles, and work (control) methods over time within the same victim-trafficker dyad as well as between individual sex traffickers.


Keywords: Human trafficking

Language: en

Keywords

Initiative; sex trafficking; victim–offender relationship; work and control methods