Organised Crime and People Smuggling/Trafficking to Australia

Download or read book Organised Crime and People Smuggling/Trafficking to Australia written by Rebecca Tailby and published by . This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Smuggling" and "trafficking" in human beings are similar concepts. Although in theory there are some important points of distinction, in practice the boundary between these concepts can become blurred. Within Australian law enforcement agencies, however, the crimes of people smuggling and people trafficking are largely treated separately (with little recognition of the latter). Increasingly, organised crime groups are being implicated in smuggling and trafficking of persons around the globe. This paper discusses recent changes in Australian law relating to people smuggling and trafficking, reviews the evidence on those responsible, and evaluates the involvement of organised crime in these activities.