The trafficking in human beings prevention: a criminological perspective - part one

• Author: Maria Cristina Giannini - Laura C. Di Filippo
• Position: Professor PhD of Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Teramo. - Professor PhD of Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Teramo.
• Pages: 156-166

LESIJ NO. XXII, VOL. 1/2015

THE TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS

PREVENTION: A CRIMINOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE1 -

PART ONE

Maria Cristina GIANNINI*

Laura C. DI FILIPPO**

Abstract

Our investigation intends to individualize particular and different kind of trafficking in persons

and their quantitative official incidence at international, European and Italian level, also to specify the

activities realized by the organizations involved about. Our aim is to prospect new criminological

perspectives on trafficking starting from the role of indicators, the econometric p rinciples of cost -

benefit analysis, the theory of the rationale choice, up to reach a new model about the 5 P’s strategies.

Keywords: trafficking, human beings, prevention, data, criminological perspective.

Introduction

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We have divided our investigation in

different steps finalized:

1.To individualize particular and

different kind of T rafficking in Persons and

their quantitative official incidence at

International, European and Italian level

2.To specify the activities realized by

the Organizations involved in the

Trafficking in Human Beings

3.To prospect new criminological

perspectives on Trafficking in Human

Beings Prevention as follows:

a)The Role of T rafficking Indicators

according to a Dynamic Multidisciplinary

Dimension: Trafficking Indicators, Risk/

Vulnerability Factors, Risk Situations

b)The Econometric Principles of the

Cost-Benefit-Analysis (c/b/a) and the

* Professor PhD of Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Teramo.

** Professor PhD of Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Teramo.

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Paper presented at EUCPN – EUROPEAN CRIME PREVENTION NETWORK Conference, Rome 7-8

October 2 014, organized by Presidenza Italiana del Consiglio dell’Unione Europea, Dipartimento di Polizia/

Cooperazione Internazionale del Ministero dell’Interno ed il Dipartimento di Giustizia Minorile del Ministero della

Giustizia.

Theory of the Rationale Choice of the

Criminal Behavior applied to the Trafficking

in Human Beings Prevention

c)The Trafficking in Human Beings

Prevention according to a Theoretical

Interdisciplinary/Transnational Structure

4.To suggest a New Model about the 5

P's Strategies

1. Data on Trafficking in Human

Beings

It's not possible to propose preventive

and contrast actions regarding a criminal

phenomenon if we don't know it in deep and

exhaustive way. So for our survey we make

use and give note of t he different kind of

statistical sources on trafficking from: a) the

global point of view, b) the E uropean point

of view, c) the Italian point of view, in order

to prospect, obviously, the only quantitative