This book examines international counter-trafficking scholarship and policy and calls for specific forms of research to better understand and respond to the range of exploitative practices and conditions that give rise to human trafficking. "In sharp contrast to the myths and sensationalism that permeate anti-sex trafficking initiatives, this impressive book draws on original empirical research in three nations to expose the complex, but all-too-ordinary, dynamics that are at the foundation of trafficking and exploitation, including barriers to citizenship, border fortification, and economic and political marginalization. The authors poignantly reveal the collateral damage caused by contemporary law and order approaches to trafficking and persuasively argue that to significantly reduce exploitation 'a framework of response is needed where migration and mobility are at the forefront.' This book is absolutely essential reading for anyone willing to honestly examine the sources of human trafficking so that we might end it." - Nancy A. Wonders, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Northern Arizona University, USA "Drawing on original and recent empirical research across such diverse settings as Australia, Thailand and Europe, Sex Trafficking and Modern Slavery offers an insightful analysis of contemporary counter-trafficking strategies and the 'collateral damage' that they produce. The book does a wonderful job at systematically debunking the persistent myths and assumptions about trafficking and makes for fascinating reading. It will be of wide interest not only to critical feminist criminologists but to academics from a range of disciplines, as well as practitioners, activists and policy-makers." - Katja Franko, Professor in the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law, University of Oslo, Norway