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Control of Irregular Migration and Suppression of People Smuggling on the Western Balkan Route
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Abstract The subject of this paper is irregular migration and modern models of preventing the smuggling of migrants on the part of the Western Balkan route through the Republic of Serbia. The goal is to show how the new strategic approach of the Serbian police in this area can give excellent results, that th... view more
The subject of this paper is irregular migration and modern models of preventing the smuggling of migrants on the part of the Western Balkan route through the Republic of Serbia. The goal is to show how the new strategic approach of the Serbian police in this area can give excellent results, that the application of modern methods of policing and technical means are aimed at preventing the smuggling of migrants, i.e., the illegal movement and transport of migrants across the state border and state territory to go to countries of the European Union. Based on the conducted research, the authors have drawn certain conclusions: 1) effectiveness, efficiency, and economy in the area of suppression of irregular migration can be achieved by applying an adequate criminal strategy, 2) the new strategic approach led to the discovery and arrest of a large number of people smugglers and the discovery of illegal firearms, 3) the use of modern technical means, coordinated, joint work of different police units and management from a single center by a strategic level manager directly in charge of combating irregular migration and human smuggling in a particular area (territory) which is estimated to be a hotspot of criminal activity, is a prerequisite for success.... view less
Keywords
migration; illegitimacy; smuggling; organized crime; crime fighting; police; Serbia; Southeastern Europe
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law
Free Keywords
Security; Irregular Migration; Western Balkans; European Union
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Page/Pages
p. 119-136
Journal
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 10 (2024) 2
ISSN
1857-9760
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed