“Why Go Through the Process?”: How Trafficking-Related Policies Impact Front-Line Workers’ Discretion Around Human Trafficking Identification

Lior Birger; Kristine Hickle; Charles Watters

doi:10.1080/23322705.2026.2746352

“Why Go Through the Process?”

How Trafficking-Related Policies Impact Front-Line Workers’ Discretion Around Human Trafficking Identification

Bibliographic Data

ID	24233134
Authors	Lior Birger (0000-0003-1136-5243, University of Sussex), Kristine Hickle (0000-0001-7532-1827, University of Sussex), Charles Watters (0000-0001-7911-9642, University of Sussex)
Year	2026
Pages	1-15
Publication date	2026-10-16
Open Access	No
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Journal of Human Trafficking (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 2332-2705 • E-ISSN: 2332-2713
Publisher	Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI	10.1080/23322705.2026.2746352
Language	EN
References cited	27

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