Psychological aspects in human trafficking for sexual exploitation: a systematic review

Authors

  • Nubia Hernández-Flórez
  • Yildret Rodríguez-Ávila
  • Alvaro Enrique Lhoeste Charris
  • José Darío Argüello Rued
  • Victoria E. González Martelo
  • Maria Jose Orozco Santande
  • Isneila Martinez Gomez
  • Natalia Monterroza Badran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7347/RIC-042023-p317

Abstract

This article is a systematic review of the crime of trafficking in persons for sexual exploitation, relating the psychological aspects of the victims and the traumas and disorders caused to mental health with the violation of human rights. The methodology followed the Prisma statement, with scientific articles deposited in three databases: Pubmed, Web of Science (WoS), and Springer; Three search equations were crossed with their Booleans under inclusion and exclusion criteria. As a result of the screening, 27 documents were obtained to conclude that the crime of human trafficking qualifies as a crime against humanity given the psychological consequences of the victims and the difficulty of reintegration, but also, the need to generate inter-country actions to confront criminal gangs.

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2023-12-30

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