Gender, Violence and Agency: (De)Construction of Human Trafficking from the Perspective of the Brazilian Police

Gender, Violence and Agency: (De)Construction of Human Trafficking from the Perspective of the Brazilian Police

The paper analyzes the management of human trafficking within the Brazilian Federal Police. To understand how the police defines the criminal type while denying the victimization discourse, the article suggests a strategic distinction be drawn between the notions of crime, violence, and violation of...

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Main Author: Laura Lowenkron
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2019-07-01
Series:Dilemas: Revista de Estudos de Conflito e Controle Social
Subjects:
tráfico de pessoas, polícia, violência, vitimização, agência
Online Access:https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/dilemas/article/view/23149
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title_short Gender, Violence and Agency: (De)Construction of Human Trafficking from the Perspective of the Brazilian Police
title_full Gender, Violence and Agency: (De)Construction of Human Trafficking from the Perspective of the Brazilian Police
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title_full_unstemmed Gender, Violence and Agency: (De)Construction of Human Trafficking from the Perspective of the Brazilian Police
title_sort gender, violence and agency: (de)construction of human trafficking from the perspective of the brazilian police
publisher Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
series Dilemas: Revista de Estudos de Conflito e Controle Social
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publishDate 2019-07-01
description The paper analyzes the management of human trafficking within the Brazilian Federal Police. To understand how the police defines the criminal type while denying the victimization discourse, the article suggests a strategic distinction be drawn between the notions of crime, violence, and violation of human rights. It proceeds to show how those who are recognized by the police as the real victims of human trafficking can be treated as irregular immigrants. Finally, it articulates ethnographic research with feminist theoretical discussions that have (critically) reimagined the connections between gender, violence, victimization, and agency
topic tráfico de pessoas, polícia, violência, vitimização, agência
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