TY - BOOK AU - Coen,Myrianne ED - NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the Role of Transnational Criminal Organisations in the Management of Illegal Immigration, Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Europe TI - Human trafficking, smuggling and illegal immigration: international management organizations T2 - NATO Science for Peace and Security Series E: Human and Societal Dynamics SN - 9781607507239 (pbk.) : AV - HV6453.E9 N38 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Amsterdam, Washington, DC PB - Ios Press KW - Organized crime KW - Europe KW - Congresses KW - Prevention KW - Human trafficking KW - Human trafficking victims N2 - Organized crime is not in retreat. Quite the reverse; it is spreading far and wide, and contrary to popular belief, it is much more damaging than terrorist activity. The success of any initiative to combat the wide-ranging effects of organized crime depends on a thorough understanding of its geographical, historical and political aspects. Without careful, well informed strategic planning, there is a danger that the problem will only be dealt with piecemeal; individual actors may be apprehended, but the organization as a whole will shift and mutate, never losing its criminal character. All too ER -