The Financial Investigation of Human Trafficking in the UK: Legal and Practical Perspectives
| DOI | 10.1177/0022018319834364 |
| Author | Ben Middleton,Georgios Papanicolaou,Georgios A Antonopoulos |
| Date | 01 August 2019 |
| Published date | 01 August 2019 |
| Subject Matter | Comment |
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The Financial Investigation
of Human Trafficking in the
UK: Legal and Practical
Perspectives
Ben Middleton
Teesside University, UK
Georgios A Antonopoulos
Teesside University, UK
Georgios Papanicolaou
Teesside University, UK
Abstract
A significant body of law and policy has been directed to organised crime generally, with
Human Trafficking remaining high on the political agenda. This article conducts a con-
textualised study of Human Trafficking in the UK, examining the underpinning legal framework
before drawing on the expertise of key professionals in the sector, who have been interviewed
for this purpose. It is suggested that it is not so much the legal framework that is the problem,
but rather there are a number of practical and policy-related considerations that the gov-
ernment should consider as part of their efforts to combat Modern Slavery and Human
Trafficking.
Keywords
Trafficking victims, slavery, confiscation, asset seizure, compensation
Introduction
Finances of organised crime have been an increasingly important policy concern nationally and inter-
nationally.
1
According to the Home Office, the revenue derived from organised crime is bigger than £11
Corresponding author:
Ben Middleton, Department of Criminology, Law and Policing, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK.
E-mail: b.middleton@tees.ac.uk
1. See M Levi and L Osofsky, Investigating, Seizing and Confiscating Proceeds of Crime (Home Office, London 1995); M Levi,
Drug Law Enforcement and Financial Investigation Practices (IDPC, London 2013); PC van Duyne and M Levi, Drugs and
The Journal of Criminal Law
2019, Vol. 83(4) 284–293
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