Trafficking as a Criminal Enterprise

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Trafficking as a Criminal Enterprise is a transnational project which creates a conceptual map of the human trafficking industry to develop a preliminary understanding of the way in which human trafficking has been defined and framed in Europe. The project seeks to understand the relationship between the human trafficking business and the broader organized crime trade. It looks at the geographical and modus operandi trends within the industry and examines the specific characteristics of individuals involved in the trafficking industry. To complete the analysis TRACE looks at the factors that have influenced the operation of the trafficking industry. TRACE is unique in that it also explores the role of technology in the modus operandi used by traffickers within the European context. The project results are policy recommendations for combating human trafficking, stakeholders'' engagement workshops and a handbook “Trafficking in human beings: analysis of criminal networks for more effective counter-trafficking”. The activities of the project are implemented in the three Baltic Sea region states of Latvia, Poland and Sweden complemented by Belgium, Bulgaria, Romania (both in EU Strategy for the Danube Region), and Cyprus, the Netherlands, and United Kingdom. CBSS and The International La Strada Association also participate.

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