THE TRAPS OF ONLINE COMMUNICATION VS HUMAN TRAFFICKING
THE TRAPS OF ONLINE COMMUNICATION VS HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Author(s): Oana Lavinia Filip, Lavinia Elisabeta Popp, Claudiu Mihail RomanSubject(s): Media studies, Criminal Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Studies in violence and power, Substance abuse and addiction
Published by: Ediktura Beladi
Keywords: human trafficking; communication; vulnerability; online environment;
Summary/Abstract: One of the most serious social issues of our time is represented by human trafficking, and the consequences of this phenomenon are devastating. Along with the development of society, significant changes have occurred at the level of interaction between peers, communication in the online environment being preferred over face-to-face communication. The time spent in the online environment and communication with unknown people can create a favourable context for human traffickers, who mainly target people in vulnerable situations such as children and young people from disorganized families, single mothers, people with a precarious financial situation looking for a job etc. The investigative approach consisted in conducting quantitative research with the questionnaire as a research tool, applied online to a number of 141 people. The purpose of the research was to determine the population's perception of the risks of online communication with unknown persons.
Journal: Revista Universitară de Sociologie
- Issue Year: IX/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 46-51
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
