Abstract
Women Trafficking is considered as one of the heinous crimes occurring across the globe. Academicians from different discipline particularly sociologists and criminologists tend to explore the probable causes and mechanisms for tackling this issue. The main purpose of this study was to measure the knowledge of the sampled respondents (84 in number) who are being convicted / involved in women trafficking. The data was collected at central jail, Peshawar, Pakistan through snow ball sampling technique and interview schedule with the aim to know the knowledge of the respondents with family aspect leading to women trafficking. The relationship between existence of gender inequality causes women trafficking with the level of knowledge of the respondents was found non-significant but negative (γ = -0.77). A non-significant and positive (γ = .023) was found about the family members have jobs and knowledge of women trafficking. The study further showed a non-significant and positive (γ = 0.349) relationship between women trafficking faces negative response from society with the level of knowledge on women trafficking. In response to the relationship between family pressure commits traffickers to traffic was found as non_x0002_significant and positive (γ = .348). Where selling of a woman falls in the category of women trafficking? A relationship was tried to discover, where a non-significant but positive (γ = 0.36) relationship was found between sold by parents or relatives is the cause of women trafficking and level of knowledge of respondents on women trafficking. With respect to women jobs outside the family and knowledge on women trafficking, the relationship was found as non-significant and (γ = - .172) mild negative. The study recommends that there is a dire need of awareness among common masses regarding curbing the menace of human trafficking. Also, societal perception needs to be mending in a positive manner with regard to the rehabilitation of traffickers. Further, strong check and balance is needed for avoiding the trafficking cases.