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The questions I have are about the increase in human trafficking. Could it be because of an increase in reporting? How many cases of human trafficking go unreported? Is it more so in countries where prostitution is criminalized?
It's possible that a country with decriminalized prostitution may have a better reporting system for human trafficking with victims more willing to come forward without worry of repercussions. Either way, I'm leaning towards decriminalization rather than legalization for prostitution for v4.
https://orgs.law.harvard.edu/lids/2014/06/12/does-legalized-prostitution-increase-human-trafficking/
I know there's a handful of studies out there, but this one is fairly comprehensive.
It's difficult to know for sure the answer to your question. The authors theory is more that due to economic reasons, the demand following legalization grows faster than the domestic supply, because demand grows higher in countries with high wealth because they can afford it, and supply is lower because wealth people are less likely to become prostitutes.
They then look at a bunch of countries to put specific numbers on those trends and see if they balance out to an increase or decrease in trafficking.
The evidence gives weight to their theory, which would sidestep the specifics of how enforcement was conducted.
It's also important to note that their study was independent of the harm reduction aspect of decriminalization, which is increasingly well accepted.
What I'd be curious to know is if decriminalization results in a global increase in trafficking, or just local.
If someplace decriminalized prostitution, and that just diverted trafficked persons there instead of elsewhere rather than causing more people to be trafficked, then you could potentially be doing a net good making sure that people who ended up trafficked ended up in the lest harmful place that could happen to them.