Smuggling and trafficking in human beings: The phenomenon, the markets that drive it and the organisations that promote it

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 163-195

  Aronowitz, Alexis A ^a  

^a United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Criminal organisations; Illegal markets; Migration; Smuggling; Trafficking

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642549382     PISSN: 09281371     EISSN: 15729869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011253129328     Document Type: Article

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