Measuring human trafficking : complexities and pitfalls /

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Imprint:New York ; London : Springer, 2007.
Description:1 online resource (x, 127 p.)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8882675
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Other authors / contributors:Savona, Ernesto Ugo, 1943-
Stefanizzi, Sonia.
ISBN:9780387680446 (electronic bk.)
0387680446 (electronic bk.)
9780387680422 (hbk.)
038768042X (hbk.)
9786610901784
6610901783
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:The trafficking of human beings is a major worldwide problem. Due to the scarcity, unreliability and non-comparability of existing data in the various affected countries there are serious difficulties related to the development of a comprehensive counter-strategy. Although there has been some improvement in the last years, the statistics on human trafficking that are available internationally are still highly unsatisfactory. There is an urgent need for a structured system to monitor this crime, a system that assesses and quantifies the illegal activity and provides the same set of quantitative.
Other form:Print version: Measuring human trafficking. New York ; London : Springer, 2007 9780387680422