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Title of Systematic Narrative Review
Lessons that can be learnt from a
systematic narrative review of
modern slavery and human
trafficking, which informs
probation practice with offenders.
Abstract
Context
Human Trafficking within the United Kingdom and worldwide has gained more
attention in the last eighteen years since the adoption of the UN Protocol to
Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Person (one of three Palermo
Protocols) by a number of countries. The magnitude of this type of offending is
unknown due to the hidden nature of human trafficking to ensure compliance of
victims and avoid detection. Within Northern Ireland the Police Service Northern
Ireland (PSNI) annual bulletin (2020) notes there were 38 identified cases of
offences of modern slavery. The classification of modern slavery was created in
2015/16 within the PSNI bulletin and includes human trafficking, trafficking for
sexual exploitation and forced/ compulsory labour: these were previously recorded
under sexual offences or general 'other'.
Methods employed in the review
Three databases were chosen for this review which included:
PsycINFO
Social Care Online
Criminal Justice Abstracts
The following concept groups were adjusted as required for each of the
aforementioned database platforms dependant on the identified preferred
terminology for each:
(human traffick* or slavery or sex* traffick*)
and
(characteristic* or motivation* or typolog* or behavio* or profile*)
and
(criminal* or offender* or perpetrator* or suspect*)
The searches were limited to include English Language and peer reviewed
journals. Hand searching of relevant journals provided additional articles.
Findings
Nine articles were included in the analysis. The systematic narrative review