Human trafficking is taking a new direction and police forces are struggling to keep up. With the support of i2 and DataExpert, law enforcement is quickly adapting to this new approach by using tools and techniques to combat the rise in online trafficking.
Locally, nationally and internationally, the world of crime is changing. Once almost exclusive to homes, streets and cities, criminals are now moving online to better organise their crimes and potentially mask their activities in the process.
Trafficking is moving from the more physical world to the more digital world. Platforms like OnlyFans are making it easier. Michelle Rasch, DataExpert, and a specialist in legal psychology and forensic criminology.
Defined as recruiting, transferring, harbouring or receiving people, with the aim of exploiting, human trafficking continues to cause untold harm to vulnerable and exploited individuals across the world. The individuals and groups behind trafficking are often quick to abuse vulnerability that comes from age, social circumstance, or background. Sexual exploitation is a form of human trafficking that is widespread, especially in The Netherlands.
Human trafficking within the European Union remains difficult to track by numbers, and the numbers that are captured can be misleading. On a national level, changes in local laws across Europe have meant that strong regulation regarding labour or human trafficking in one country can push human trafficking to cross the borders to neighbouring countries.
