Overview
- Provides a unique criminological and sociological analysis into the phenomenon of digital technology in the processes of human smuggling and trafficking
- Presents research grounded in two years of fieldwork using a variety of research methods, including an ethnography of the visible and dark web
- Engages with research and practitioner communities at the local, national, and international levels
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Criminology (BRIEFSCRIMINOL)
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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.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Georgios A. Antonopoulos is Professor of Criminology at Teesside University, UK.
Gabriele Baratto is Research Fellow in Criminology at the University of Trento, Italy.
Andrea Di Nicola is Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Trento, Italy.
Parisa Diba is Research Associate at Teesside University, UK.
Elisa Martini is former Research Fellow in Criminology at the University of Trento, Italy.
Georgios Papanicolaou is Reader in Criminology at Teesside University, UK.
Fiamma Terenghi is Research Fellow in Criminology at the University of Trento, Italy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Technology in Human Smuggling and Trafficking
Book Subtitle: Case Studies from Italy and the United Kingdom
Authors: Georgios A. Antonopoulos, Gabriele Baratto, Andrea Di Nicola, Parisa Diba, Elisa Martini, Georgios Papanicolaou, Fiamma Terenghi
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Criminology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42768-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42767-2Published: 21 April 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-42768-9Published: 20 April 2020
Series ISSN: 2192-8533
Series E-ISSN: 2192-8541
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 79
Topics: Trafficking, Cybercrime