Processes of child trafficking in West Bengal
A qualitative study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10940933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sibnath Deb (0000-0002-8377-2860, Principal investigator, ICMR Task Force Project on ‘Adolescent reproductive health*; Council Member, ISPCAN; Faculty member, Department of Applied Psychology, Calcutta University, 92, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata 700 009., corresponding author), Neerajakshi Srivastava (Senior investigator, ICMR task force project on ‘Adolescent reproductive health', Department of Applied Psychology, Calcutta University.), Pooja Chatterjee (Social scientist.), Tanusree Chakraborty (0000-0003-0322-3990, Senior investigator, ICMR task force project on ‘Adolescent reproductive health', Department of Applied Psychology, Calcutta University.) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 112-123 |
| Publication date | 2005-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0049-0857 • E-ISSN: 0976-3538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/004908570503500208 |
| OpenAlex | W2136759375 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
A study of 35 trafficked children and young women found that trafficking is usually conducted through offers of false marriages and jobs, or through outright abduction and sale. In almost all districts and even some villages, the traffickers, who have a strong network, engage agents, who include: another person who herself is a victim of trafficking, unemployed persons, drug addicts/alcoholics or aged women with no income. Sometimes, these agents work under compulsion and/or are blackmailed into abetment. Since poverty and illiteracy are the prime factors contributing to trafficking, income-generating and literacy programmes should be arranged for needy families. Local NGOs also need to take the initiative to raise awareness levels in panchayats in order to check trafficking. Training programmes and workshops need to be organised too, for the local administration, panchayats members and police officers
Criminology · Drug trafficking · Economic growth · Economics · Functional illiteracy · Human trafficking · Political science · Poverty · Qualitative research · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |