A Criminological Reading of the Concept of Vulnerability: A Case Study of Brazilian Trafficking Victims

The United Nations Trafficking Protocol establishes the ‘abuse of a position of vulnerability’ as one of the means used to traffic persons. This term, however, was not properly defined, leaving it open for multiple interpretations, many of which do not focus on the well-being of the supposedly vulne...

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Published in:Social & legal studies 2016-02, Vol.25 (1), p.23-42
Main Author: de Pérez, Julie Lima
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Brazil
Criminology
Developing countries
Females
Human trafficking
LDCs
Mental health
Punishment
Social welfare
Traffic
Victims
Victims of crime
Vulnerability
Well being
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Criminology
Developing countries
Females
Human trafficking
LDCs
Mental health
Punishment
Social welfare
Traffic
Victims
Victims of crime
Vulnerability
Well being
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