Women in Crime: The Female Human Trafficker

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Abstract

The involvement of women in human trafficking within the United States has received limited research attention. Human trafficking includes labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and organ trafficking (Roberts, 2012). In 2009 the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), reported that women play a significant role in human trafficking. Nagal and Johnson conclude that historically, female offenders have stayed at the edge of the criminal justice system. Generally theories about prosecution and conviction outcomes derive from the study of male offenders. Women can be involved in all aspects of the human trafficking organizations, from the recruitment, to the supervision of prostitutes and to the finances.
This study is a content analysis of the press releases regarding human trafficking the FBI produced in the year 2014. The research compares women and men looking at prosecution and conviction sentences.

Author

• Brielle Francis, University of Central Florida