Technology in Human Smuggling and Trafficking: Case Studies from Italy and the United Kingdom - Couverture souple

Antonopoulos, Georgios A.; Baratto, Gabriele; Di Nicola, Andrea; Diba, Parisa; Martini, Elisa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3030427676 ISBN 13 : 9783030427672

Editeur : Springer, 2020

Synopsis

<p>This brief offers a unique and innovative account of the role of internet and digital technologies in human smuggling and trafficking.&nbsp; It explores new illegal paths through the web by analyzing how traffickers and smugglers use the visible and dark web during different phases of the process, including recruitment, transportation, and exploitation. Featuring case studies from two European countries, Italy and the United Kingdom, it outlines the types of websites used in these processes, how they are used, and common behavior patterns. With a view of transnational criminal activities involving actors from individual criminal entrepreneurs to organized crime groups and fluid large criminal networks, this brief will be of use to law enforcement, researchers of trafficking and organized crime, and policy makers.</p>

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

<p>Georgios A. Antonopoulos is Professor of Criminology at Teesside University, UK.</p><p>Gabriele Baratto is Research Fellow in Criminology at the University of Trento, Italy.<br></p><p>Andrea Di Nicola is Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Trento, Italy.</p><p>Parisa Diba is Research Associate at Teesside University, UK.</p><p>Elisa Martini is former Research Fellow in Criminology at the University of Trento, Italy.</p><p>Georgios Papanicolaou is Reader in Criminology at Teesside University, UK.<br></p><p>Fiamma Terenghi is Research Fellow in Criminology at the University of Trento, Italy.<br></p>

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This brief offers a unique and innovative account of the role of internet and digital technologies in human smuggling and trafficking. It explores new illegal paths through the web by analyzing how traffickers and smugglers use the visible and dark web during different phases of the process, including recruitment, transportation, and exploitation. Featuring case studies from two European countries, Italy and the United Kingdom, it outlines the types of websites used in these processes, how they are used, and common behavior patterns. With a view of transnational criminal activities involving actors from individual criminal entrepreneurs to organized crime groups and fluid large criminal networks, this brief will be of use to law enforcement, researchers of trafficking and organized crime, and policy makers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3030427676
• ISBN 13: 9783030427672
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 79
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