An Analysis of Some Highly-Structured Networks of Human Smuggling and Trafficking from Albania and Bulgaria to Belgium

The authors examine the logistic ecology of 30 large-scale networks that were active in human smuggling and trafficking from Albania and Bulgaria to Belgium (1995–2003). Ten networks were studied in greater detail in order to determine three final profiles of networks, based on their use of structural and operational intermediary structures. They are called the “individual infiltration” and the “structural infiltration” human smuggling patterns, and the “violent-control prostitution” trafficking pattern. It should be noted that the business is organized in such a way that the organizers of the... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Johan Leman
Stef Janssens
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
Reihe/Periodikum: Migracijske i Etniĉke Teme, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 231-245 (2006)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies
Schlagwörter: human smuggling / trafficking / intermediary structures / Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration / JV1-9480
Sprache: Englisch
Französisch
Croatian
Russian
Serbian
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The authors examine the logistic ecology of 30 large-scale networks that were active in human smuggling and trafficking from Albania and Bulgaria to Belgium (1995–2003). Ten networks were studied in greater detail in order to determine three final profiles of networks, based on their use of structural and operational intermediary structures. They are called the “individual infiltration” and the “structural infiltration” human smuggling patterns, and the “violent-control prostitution” trafficking pattern. It should be noted that the business is organized in such a way that the organizers of the logistical support are never inculpated.