Travel Documents in use by Terrorists

• Authors: Molnár, Ákos

Abstracts

EN

How does globalization affect the world? Terrorism in the XXI century is a global phenomenon, most frequently encountered in developed Western countries, although it is gaining in importance in developing countries. In order to prepare for this phenomenon and to take appropriate preventive measures, necessary for accurate identification, the following actions should be carried out: tracking, mapping, recognition, re-establishment of networks and even the apprehension of the perpetrator of a crime. Unfortunately, not only citizens and law enforcement authorities but also terrorist organisations can benefit from new technological inventions. According to the author, identifying, observing and disclosing persons crossing the border who are perpetrators of terrorist crimes is becoming an increasingly difficult task, as criminals can recruit new members in several countries and the recruiter does not even have to be in the same place as the new „candidate”. In future, the fight against terrorism will not be carried out primarily on the battlefields of crisis-stricken areas, but on the borders of protected areas, with the use of computer monitors and in cooperation of intelligence services with other countries. Adequate EU legislation is needed to restrict the free movement of persons committing terrorist offences. EU countries must guarantee the security of their citizens and fight terrorism effectively.

Keywords

EN

terrorism; document; passport; travel documents; counterfeit; border control; crisis regions

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Policji w Szczytnie
• Journal: Internal Security
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 11(1)
• Pages: 133-145

Dates

published

2019-10-16

Contributors

author

Molnár, Ákos

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.5348