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Labeling The Victim Of Sex Trafficking: Exploring The Borderland Between Rhetoric And Reality, Michelle Dempsey, Mary Bosworth, Carolyn Hoyle
Labeling The Victim Of Sex Trafficking: Exploring The Borderland Between Rhetoric And Reality, Michelle Dempsey, Mary Bosworth, Carolyn Hoyle
Michelle Madden Dempsey
In this article we discuss findings from a small scoping study into the experiences of victims of trafficking and those who work with them. We use testimonies from our interviews to examine issues of choice, slavery and escape. We challenge some of the current language and terminology in the literature on trafficking and call for a more nuanced appreciation of the relationship between agency and victimization.