Tràfic d’éssers humans amb finalitat d’explotació sexual: un delicte castigat o ignorat en el nostre sistema judicial? : un anàlisis quantitatiu de sentències

Bueno Minguez, Rebeca

Tràfic d’éssers humans amb finalitat d’explotació sexual: un delicte castigat o ignorat en el nostre sistema judicial? : un anàlisis quantitatiu de sentències

Citation

Bueno Minguez, R. Tràfic d’éssers humans amb finalitat d’explotació sexual: un delicte castigat o ignorat en el nostre sistema judicial? : un anàlisis quantitatiu de sentències. 2021. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10230/52969

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Abstract

Nowadays, trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation is a global and very growing crime in our societies, generating a great economic benefit to those who carry it out and causing serious harm to the victims. This paper analyses the response of the Spanish judicial system regarding this crime, since our country is one of the preferred destinations when committing it. The final objective is to reflect on the judicial treatment regarding the aforementioned crime, taking into account the introduction and modifications of article 177 bis of the Penal Code. This analysis is carried out quantitatively and is based on the study of 103 sentences handed down by various Provincial Courts between the years 2015 and 2021. This investigation revolves around analysing the failure of the sentences, together with the penalties and precautionary measures applied, as well as the reasons argued in cases of acquittal, being able to verify a greater number of convictions, with an average of six years of imprisonment; a large imposition of precautionary measures, with preventive detention being the main one and the lack of evidence as the main argument for acquittals.