Resistance to investigation of crimes, related to human trafficking: The forms, methods and ways to overcoming

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to study the resistance to investigation of crimes, related to trafficking in human beings. The authors give an analysis of the concept, the forms and methods of the resistance to investigation of crimes, related to trafficking in persons in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In the study, based on the analysis of criminal cases, and the survey of law enforcement agencies’ officers, engaged in combating human trafficking in Kazakhstan, the authors isolated and grouped the basic forms and methods of obstruction of investigation. Also, the study suggests possible ways to overcome the resistance to investigation of these crimes, and their use in the investigation of cases of trafficking in human beings, in order to increase the effectiveness of the investigation.