Criminal justice policy as evolutionary
A study of disjointed incrementalism and the evolving definition of victim of trafficking in persons in U.S. law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12899986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara Ann Stolz (0000-0003-0421-149X, Georgetown University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminology & Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-8958 • E-ISSN: 1748-8966 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/17488958241270901 |
| OpenAlex | W4401668640 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
Criminal justice policy, as public policy, is not the result of a single decision but evolves over time through the policy making process. To demonstrate this premise, the author uses the disjointed incremental framework to analyze the broadening of the definition of a victim of trafficking in persons in U.S. law to encompass not only the foreign-born but also domestic minor sex trafficking victims. The framework characterizes the policy making process, in practice, as limited to a few familiar policy alternatives and preoccupied with ills to be remedied rather than positive goals sought. Trafficking in persons emerged as an international and U.S. policy issue during the 1990s. Analyzing the definitional expansion reveals the evolution of policy over the law’s 20-year history. As criminologists and criminal justice organizations seek to impact national and international criminal justice policy, research enhancing our understanding of the practice of policy making in diverse arenas is critical
Criminal justice · Criminal law · Criminology · Economic Justice · Incrementalism · Political science · Politics · Premise · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law · Sex work and related issues
The art of case study research
Agendas, alternatives, and public policies
Trafficking in Human Beings
The War on Human Trafficking
The Politics of Prostitution
The International Law of Human Trafficking
Domestic minor sex trafficking and the detention-to-protection pipeline
Human trafficking
Loose women or lost women? The re-emergence of the myth of white slavery in contemporary discourses of trafficking in women
Smoking and Politics
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in the United States
Federal and State Responses to Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking
Exploitation Creep and the Unmaking of Human Trafficking Law
Interest Groups and the Development of the U.S. Congress's Response to Human Trafficking
Interpreting the U.S. Human Trafficking Debate Through the Lens of Symbolic Politics
"The Science of "Muddling Through
Still Muddling, Not Yet Through
Low Hanging Fruit
| Highly cited | No |
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