The concept of victimological prevention of human trafficking: theoretical and practical perspectives

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Data: 2025

This paper examines the concept of victimological prevention in the context of human traficking, highlighting the paradigmatic shift from a repressive approach to a proactive one, focused on identifying and reducing victim vulnerabilities. The authors argue that the victim is not a passive entity, but an integral part of a criminal dynamic, and prevention must target the psychosocial, economic, and cultural conditions that facilitate exploitation. The study analyzes the forms of victimization (primary, secondary, latent), the triggering factors, and the stages of the victim recruitment process. Furthermore, it emphasizes the need for early intervention, inter- institutional cooperation, and the adaptation of public policies to include effective protection mechanisms. Victimological prevention is presented not as an alternative, but as a structural element of a coherent policy for combating human trafficking, grounded in scientific knowledge and the protection of human dignity.