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Issues of corruption and crime : transnational crime syndicates and trafficking

Rob McCusker

Published in:
Development bulletin, no. 66, Dec 2004.

Abstract

People trafficking by transnational crime networks would not be possible without the active or passive collusion of corrupt politicians, judiciary, law enforcement and other officials. This article explores the link between corruption, people trafficking and transnational crime; the opportunities for corruption which exist at different stages of the trafficking chain; findings from the US Trafficking in Persons Report (2004) on evidence of trafficking corruption in different countries; and ways of preventing corruption from gaining or maintaining a foothold.