 | Trafficking Justice: How Russian Police Enforce New Laws, from Crime to Courtroom Subjects: Human trafficking -- Russia (Federation); Law enforcement -- Russia (Federation); Human trafficking -- Law and legislation -- Russia (Federation) -- Criminal provisions; In response to a growing human trafficking problem and domestic and international pressure, human trafficking and the use of slave labor were first criminalized in Russia in 2003. In Trafficking Justice , Lauren A. McCarthy explains why Russian police, prosecutors, and judges have largely ignored this new weapon in their legal arsenal. Lauren A. McCarthy is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. |
