HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF MARITAL STATE IN UKRAINE: PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF THE VICTIMS

Abstract

The article examines the main forms of human trafficking and its use in Ukraine and other countries. It is emphasized that human trafficking as a phenomenon is closely related to global processes, therefore armed conflicts, natural disasters, financial crises, political tension, strengthening and redistribution of migration flows affect the structure of human trafficking throughout the world and in individual states. The high latency of encroachments related to the slave trade and the use of slave labor is ensured not only by the specifics of the mechanism of their commission, but also by the activities of criminals who try to mask its traces, prevent their detection, disclosure and investigation, and evade criminal responsibility. On the basis of the conducted research, psychological characteristics of victims of human trafficking were identified, socio-psychological portraits of the main groups of victims were developed and recommendations for organizing productive communication with them for the benefit of detection, investigation and prevention of such crimes. Special emphasis is placed on antitrafficking measures that may be useful for other post-socialist states, so they must include a set of measures of preventive, informational, social psychological content, as well as constant interaction of law enforcement agencies with social services, psychologists and public organizations. Thus, summarizing the above, we came to the conclusion that humanity continues to suffer from such a negative phenomenon as human trafficking. Human trafficking and slavery have not been completely eradicated even in states recognized as developed not only economically, but also politically and legally. A socially dangerous act, the purpose of which is human trafficking, is recognized as a crime of an international nature, which has a fairly high level of latency, so it is very difficult to assess the real scale of this crime. Despite the fact that the world community has adopted a sufficient number of normative and legal acts of an international nature aimed at regulating issues of prevention and combating human trafficking and slavery, it is worth recognizing that not all states, including Ukraine, successfully fulfill their obligations of an international nature.