Human trafficking is an increasing field of academic research, but the obstacles of investigation and prosecution of traffickers is still under-researched. This article analyses the challenges of prosecution of criminal groups facilitating the prostitution of Hungarian women to Western European countries by focusing on international cooperation of law enforcement agencies. Although the scientific literature mostly focuses on the influence of international agreements on national level policing, based on a multilevel analysis, the current article scrutinizes the organizational and individual dimensions in transnational policing and the implementation of the anti-trafficking measures in practice. Despite the aims of the global prohibition regime, victim-focus approach in human trafficking remains neglected by large in the Hungarian practice. The article is based on structured interviews with members of law enforcement agencies, observation of court trials, legal documents and secondary written sources on the investigation of organized crime in Hungary.

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打击向西欧贩卖匈牙利妇女：国际执法合作的多层次分析

人口贩运是一个日益增长的学术研究领域，但对人口贩运者的调查和起诉的障碍仍未得到充分研究。本文通过关注执法机构的国际合作，分析了起诉协助匈牙利妇女到西欧国家卖淫的犯罪集团所面临的挑战。尽管科学文献主要关注国际协议对国家层面警务的影响，但基于多层次分析，本文审视了跨国警务中的组织和个人层面以及在实践中实施反人口贩运措施。尽管有全球禁止制度的目标，但在匈牙利的实践中，以受害者为中心的人口贩运方法仍然被广泛忽视。