Police and Security, Vol. 20 No. 2, 2011.
Professional paper
Characteristic of Trafficking in the Republic of Croatia
Sandra Veber
; Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia
Zlatko Koštić
; Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia
Abstract
The authors present characteristics related to the phenomenon of trafficking in human beings and provide explanations for this. The phenomena of this form of organized crime in the Republic of Croatia are various and follow the trends reported not only in the region but also in European Union countries which mostly appear as destination countries and countries of exploitation, but also countries of Southeastern Europe, where the victims of trafficking in human beings most often originate from. The overview itself of characteristics is not an overview of the entire national referral system but it is a general overview of the national strategy for suppression of trafficking in human beings, and it is also the result of activities that were conducted within the framework of multiple-dimensioned problem where the Ministry of the Interior has an important role, not only in the area of identification, but also in the area of initiating assistance and protection, and also as a form of assistance and ordering temporary stay on humanitarian grounds, but also safe return of victims of trafficking in human beings. Furthermore, the stated characteristics are important guidelines for planning measures of pro-active approach to organized crime and performing intelligence-led police affairs in the framework of strategic planning of police work.
Keywords
trafficking; victim; perpetrators of crimes; routes; exploitation; translational organized crime
Hrčak ID:
79066
URI
Publication date:
15.9.2011.
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