Control and Protect

Synopsis

Control And Protect Explores The Meaning And Significance Of Efforts Designed To Combat Sex Trafficking In The United States. A Striking Case Study Of The New Ways In Which Law Enforcement Agents, Social Service Providers, And Nongovernmental Advocates Have Joined Forces In This Campaign, This Study Reveals How These Collaborations Consolidate State Power And Carceral Control. This Book Examines How Partnerships Forged In The Name Of Fighting Domestic Sex Trafficking Have Blurred The Boundaries Between Punishment And Protection, Victim And Offender, And State And Nonstate Authority--provided By Publisher. Collaboration Meets Carceral Protection -- Investigations -- Trafficking, Technology, And Data-driven Justice -- The Switch Up -- Curative Harms And The Revolving Door Of The Criminal Justice System. Jennifer Musto. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 195-216) And Index.