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Human trafficking for the purpose of prostitution and sexual exploitation has received a great deal of attention at national and international policy level. However, most of the focus has been on the criminal aspects of human trafficking and crime prevention, with little more than rhetoric around how to provide protection and assistance services to its victims. This innovative volume begins to open up the vital area of how best to support trafficked women.

Providing an in-depth discussion of what good practice in this area might consist in, the book develops quality of care indicators, drawing on key principles of human rights, gender sensitivity, inter-agency partnership, participation and empowerment. The indicators include: knowledge-based practice, accessibility, acceptability, effectiveness and openness, continuity of care, confidentiality and privacy, information and choice and monitoring and evaluation. It then uses a comparative perspective in order to explore how service provision for trafficked women has been arranged, looking at the experience of countries such as the US, the Netherlands, Australia and Germany before focusing in more detail on the UK, Italy and Ireland. The book ends by suggesting a model for good practice based on both the theoretical and comparative contributions.

Looking at human trafficking in an international context, this important work will interest academics, researchers and advanced students working in the areas of human trafficking and sexual exploitation from a range of social science backgrounds. It will also support the work of practitioners and policymakers responsible for providing services to victims of trafficking.