Criminal Policies of the European Union in the Field of Human Trafficking

Trafficking in persons, like any other crime, generates a negative behavior that affects some people, who in most cases give their consent without realizing the extent of the consequences. Trafficking in human beings implies, in most cases, the carrying out of specific activities on the territory of the victims' state of origin, continued actions on the territory of the destination state, where the criminal activity can be completed or continue on the territory of other states. Thus, the traffic acquires a transnational and cross-border character in the realization of which several people with precisely determined roles are involved and who, through simultaneous or successive actions, collaborate directly in the commission of the act. Human trafficking is a very serious problem both domestically and internationally, which is why the law enforcement authorities of all EU member states should work together to strengthen the fight against human trafficking and to come in support of victims subjected to exploitation.