%0 Journal Article
%T The reality of trafficked people's access to technology
%J Journal of criminal law
%D 2013
%A Elliott, Jessica
%A McCartan, Kieran
%V 77
%N 3
%P 255-273
%X Human trafficking is a global phenomenon. The UK is predominantly, although not exclusively, a destination country for trafficked persons. There is a lack of empirical research and data available which addresses the reality of access by trafficked persons to certain means of communication (internet, mobile phone technology or a PC); therefore any attempts to use these mediums to assist or identify trafficked individuals are based on speculation rather than empiricism. This research through semi-structured interviews with professionals who work with trafficked people or in related fields (for example, immigration agencies, police, victim support, therapists) (n = 14), identified via snowball and purposive sampling, aims to establish the level of access trafficked persons/putatively trafficked persons have to communication technology. This research identifies a general understanding of trafficked people's access to communication technology; how access to this technology either helps or hinders them escape their current situation; and, consequentially, how technology could assist in responding to trafficking.<p />
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 0022-0183
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2013.77.3.843