Abstract
Dutch law and law enforcement in the area of sex work are relatively liberal. Sex work, procuring/pimping, and running a brothel or club have been decriminalized. The approach towards forced sex work is made more repressive. Court decisions can provide information about the tactics used to draw people into the sex industry, and to keep them there with the aim of obtaining more money. We investigated 50 Dutch court decisions in cases of the traf f icking of human beings and identif ied seven categories of tactics. In this chapter, we present and analyze these categories. Taking advantage of vulnerability and dependency is the most prominent tactic, with actual violence being used less often.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Human trafficking and sexual exploitation around the world |
| Subtitle of host publication | law, ideology and the experiences of sex workers and clients |
| Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
| Chapter | 11 |
| Pages | 215-230 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789048560738, 9789048560745 |
| Publication status | Published - 2025 |
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