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Human Trafficking, Smuggling and Illegal Immigration : International Management by Criminal Organizations.
Title:
Human Trafficking, Smuggling and Illegal Immigration : International Management by Criminal Organizations.
Author:
Coen, M.
ISBN:
9781607507246
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (192 pages)
Series:
NATO Science for Peace and Security Series E: Human and Societal Dynamics
Contents:
Title -- Preface -- Welcome Address -- Resumé -- Authors -- Contents -- Objectives -- The Practices do Outline the Field of Visibility -- Point of View Shapes Description -- Instruments for Fighting Against Organised Crime -- The Law of Georgia. Regarding the Fight against Trade in Human Being -- Commission for Establishing of Property Acquired from Criminal Activities -- The Role of Eurojust in the Fight against Organized Criminal Groups Related with South Eastern Europe -- Context -- Time has Come to Abolish the New Slavery -- Uncontrolled Zones as Haven for Organized Crime. The Case of Georgia -- Italian Mafias and Consorts -- Transnational Criminal Networks and Trade in Human Beings -- Eastern-European Criminal Organizations and the 'Ndrangheta -- Italian Mafia's in Belgium. Past and Present -- Russian Mafia in Export -- Human Trafficking in and Around Russia -- Italian Perspective on Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian Criminal Networks -- The Bulgarian "P" Connection in Belgium. Former Security Agents Sprawling a (Human) Trafficking and Smuggling Business -- Georgian Organized Crime in Europe. Structure, Links and Areas of Activity -- Intermediaries Networks -- Turkey and Illegal Migrations -- "Russian" Criminal Operators in Belgium -- The Role of Ethnic Albanian OC Rings in the Trafficking and Smuggling of Human Beings. An International, Regional and Local Perspective -- The Albanian Mafia, a Major Actor in THB -- The Fight Against Organised Crime, a Major Battle of Democracy and Citizenship -- Human Smuggling in and Through Bulgaria -- Against Organized Crime, Awareness and Cooperation -- Mafia Export -- Conclusion -- The Work Still to be Done -- Subject Index -- Author Index.
Abstract:
Organized crime is not in retreat. Quite the reverse; it is spreading far and wide, and contrary to popular belief, it is much more damaging than terrorist activity. The success of any initiative to combat the wide-ranging effects of organized crime depends on a thorough understanding of its geographical, historical and political aspects. Without careful, well informed strategic planning, there is a danger that the problem will only be dealt with piecemeal; individual actors may be apprehended, but the organization as a whole will shift and mutate, never losing its criminal character. All too often, arresting only one member or branch of a criminal organization not only fails to weaken this sector, but can unwittingly strengthen it by assisting the activities of criminal competitors. This book presents the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop: The Role of Transnational Criminal Organizations in the Management of Illegal Immigration, Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Europe, hosted by the Bulgarian Academy of Science with the aim of improving diagnosis; pooling knowledge and building a more effective strategy on the information exchanged.In this way, currently uncoordinated individual efforts, aimed at combating organized crime and human trafficking at both a national and international level, can gain momentum and be taken forward. The diverse background and geographical perspective of the authors whose work appears here throws new light on this little-studied area, and makes this book of great interest to all those involved in the trans-national struggle to identify and prevent the proliferation of the organized criminal networks.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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