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Dealing with Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling in intra-Schengen Border Areas

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Dealing with Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling in intra-Schengen Border Areas

Many scholars have written about the merger of concerns about crime and concerns about migration and, in doing so, on the different consequences of the blurring of boundaries between crime control and migration control for individuals in their encounters with law enforcement officials.
This research also addresses the blurring of boundaries: between human smuggling and human trafficking. While human trafficking and smuggling are often considered and treated as distinct phenomena, it is crucial to research the extent to which this distinction turns out to be accurate in practice, and to research the impact of this perceived dichotomy on law enforcement practices and those who are subjected to these practices.

Project Date
2018
 - 
2020
Type of Project
Study
Donor/s
National Dutch Police
Language
Geographic Scope
Regions
Workstream Output
Off
Regional Review Process
No
Cross Cutting Theme
Keywords
Smuggling of migrants
Trafficking in persons
Status
Published

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).