Research project
Human Trafficking
Tackling human trafficking has been a priority on international, national and local policy agendas for some decades now. Yet a number of knowledge gaps stand in the way of how the issue is approached. Interdisciplinary research is essential if we want to expand our knowledge to benefit policy and practice.
- Contact
- Ieke de Vries
Human trafficking is a highly complex legal and social issue. Research at Leiden University focuses on the following themes:
- The image of human trafficking in policy, the media and public opinion
- Developments in legislation and regulations
- Vulnerability to victimisation
- The role of the victim in legal proceedings
- Social and socio-economic human trafficking networks
- The role of the private sector and employers in labour exploitation, prejudice and other related facets
- Criminal exploitation in the context of organised crime
Contact
Dr Ieke de Vries
Assistant Professor
Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology
i.de.vries@law.leidenuniv.nl
Our researchers are part of an extensive national and international scientific network dealing with this issue. They collaborate, for example, with researchers from Radboud University (Netherlands), the Violence and Justice Research Lab of Northeastern University in Boston (US), the Trafficking in Persons – Risk to Resilience Lab of the University of South Florida in Tampa/St. Petersburg (US), and the University of Leeds (UK). When it comes to the design, development and the results of the research projects, the researchers also look to practice, and involve parties in the Netherlands such as the Ministry of Justice and Security, the Public Prosecution Service, the police, support agencies and social organisations.
The research outcomes are shared through various channels including (open access) publications, conferences, expert meetings and workshops. The practical implications of our research are shared with parties involved in policy and practice. We do this, for example, through expert meetings and presentations, by sharing research summaries, publishing fact sheets or making animated videos.
In alphabetical order
Fallon Cooper
PhD candidate and lecturer, Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology, Leiden University
Dr I. (Ieke) de Vries
Assistant Professor, Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology, Leiden University
Professor M.J.J. (Maarten) Kunst
Professor of Criminology, Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology, Leiden University
Professor J.P. (Joanne) van der Leun
Professor of Criminology, Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology, Leiden University
Professor M. (Masja) van Meeteren
Professor, Radboud University Nijmegen; Guest researcher, Leiden University
Dr I. (Ilse) Ras
Assistant Professor, Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology, Leiden University
Dr R.M.F. (Roxane) de Massol Rebetz
Assistant Professor, Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Society, Leiden University
Isotta Rossoni
External PhD candidate, Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Society, Leiden University