Recognising modern slavery

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  • Stefan Machura
  • Fay Short
  • Victoria Margaret Hill
    School of Social Sciences, Bangor University
  • Catherine Rhian Suddaby
    School of Social Sciences, Bangor University
  • Ffion Elena Goddard
    School of Social Sciences, Bangor University
  • Sophie Elisabeth Jones
    School of Social Sciences, Bangor University
  • Emma Louise Lloyd-Astbury
    School of Social Sciences, Bangor University
  • Luke Richardson
    School of Law, Bangor University
  • Chernise Alexandra Rouse
    School of Social Sciences, Bangor University
“Modern Slavery” comprises of forms of extreme labour exploitation. With its Modern Slavery Law 2015, the UK is said to be at the forefront of international efforts to address the crime. But to be effective, members of the public and officers of government agencies need to be able to recognize situations as modern slavery. Students and police officers were given seven scenarios developed from real cases and the literature. It turns out that police officers recognise most of the scenarios, in contrast to students. Identifying situations as modern slavery appears related to strong moral disapproval, resulting in preferences for harsher punishment. After all, modern slavery challenges the foundations of a liberal society.

Keywords

  • Modern slavery, labor exploitation, punishment preferences, moral judgement, police training, knowledge and opinion on law
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)201-219
Number of pages39
JournalJournal of Human Trafficking
Volume5
Issue number3
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Publication statusPublished - 14 May 2018

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