Effective Administration of Criminal Justice To Tackle the Smuggling of Migrants (From Resource Material Series No. 62, P 167-180, 2004, Simon Cornell, ed. -- See NCJ-206385)

• NCJ Number: 206399
• Author(s): Narcisa Guevarra
• Date Published: February 2004
• Length: 14 pages
• Sale Source: United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders
• Publication Format: Book (Softbound)
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Analysis; Conference Material
• Language: English
• Country: Japan
• Note: Presented at the 122nd International Training Course, "The Effective Administration of Criminal Justice to Tackle Trafficking in Human Beings and Smuggling of Migrants," September 2 - October 24, 2002, in Tokyo, Japan.

Annotation

This report from one of the work groups of the 122nd International Training Course on Crime Prevention and the Treatment of Offenders (October 2002) focuses on the effective administration of criminal justice in countering the smuggling of migrants.

Abstract

The work group was composed of participants from China, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, the Philippines, and Thailand. The work group was given the assignment of analyzing the causes of human smuggling, the operating methods of traffickers, the involvement of criminal groups in its execution, and existing countermeasures. The work group developed recommendations based on its discussions. This report on the work group's deliberations assesses the current state of international migration, illegal migration and human smuggling, the economics of human smuggling, smuggling routes, and the causes of human smuggling. A report on the operating methods of the organized criminal groups involved in human trafficking focuses on the deception of immigration officers and avoidance of immigration checkpoints. The involvement of criminals and organized criminal groups in smuggling is also considered. Other sections of this report address the problems of detection, investigation, prosecution, and punishment of the offense of human smuggling; countermeasures; immigration policy; and legislative issues. Recommendations are presented under the following topics: detecting, investigating, prosecuting, and punishing human smuggling; the provision of moral support, medical assistance, and financial support for the victims of human trafficking; and ways to counter the corruption of public officials linked with human trafficking.