Transnational Crimes Flashcards
Offenses whose inception, prevention and/or direct or indirect effects involved more than one country.
TRANSNATIONAL CRIME
A continuing illegal activity of group of persons which is primarily concerned with the generation of profits, irrespective of national boundaries as a result of globalization.
TRANSNATIONAL CRIME
Refers to the rapid development of the westerm culture that ultimately affects other cultures in the world as brought by intellectual and technological advances, in which some crimes occuring in other countries are attributed.
GLOBALIZATION
Is a crime perpetuated by organized criminal group which the aim of committing one or more serious crimes or offenses in order to obtain directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefits committed through crossing of borders or jurisdictions.
TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME
A structured group of three or more persons, existing for a period of time and acting in concert with the aim of committing or more serious crimes or offenses established in accordance with this convention, in order to obtain directly or indirectly, a financial or material benefit.
ORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUP
Defined as the recruitment, transport, transfer, harboring or receipt of a person by such means as threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud or deception for tbe purpose of exploitation.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Human trafficking has been called?
MODERN DAY SLAVERY
Is an illegal act and is considered a violation of human rights and inimical to human dignity and national development.
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
It involves the recruitment, obtaining, hiring, providing, offering, transportation, transfer, maintaining, harboring or receiot of persons, with or without the victim’s consent or knowledge, within or across national borders.
ACT
It is committed by use of threat, or of force, or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or of position, taking advantage of the vulnerability of the person, or the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over other person.
MEANS
It is done for the purpose of exploitation or the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery, involuntary servitude or the removal or sale of organs.
PURPOSE
Anti-Trafficking in persons act of 2003.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9208
An act to institute policies to eliminate trafficking in persons especially women and children, establishing the necessary institutional mechanisms for the protection and support of trafficked persons, providing penalties for its violations and for other purposes.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9208
This act shall be known as the “Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012”.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10364
Refers to a person below eighteen (18) years of age or one who is over eighteen (18) but is unable to fully take care of or protect himself/herself from abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or discrimination because of a physical or mental disability or condition.
CHILD