Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Allison, Rachel
Committee Member
Haynes, Stacy H.
Committee Member
May, David C.
Date of Degree
5-1-2020
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Sociology
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Sociology
Abstract
In this thesis, I explore how law enforcement officials in Mississippi and Alabama make sense of and respond to human sex trafficking cases. The central questions guiding this research project are: How do law enforcement officials perceive sex trafficking and what does this mean for victim identification and treatment? By conducting 20 interviews with law enforcement officials, I offer insight into how the training, or lack of training, officers receive impacts victim identification, labeling, and treatment. Further, I examine how perceptions, experiences, and training work to influence officer responses to those that do not fit a typical victim narrative, such as sex workers, immigrant, and migrant populations.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/16700
Recommended Citation
Parker, Chloe, "“No one ever forced them to”: law enforcement perceptions of and experiences with human sex trafficking" (2020). Theses and Dissertations. 12.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/12