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Abstract

Children make up almost one-third of all human trafficking victims worldwide. And they are indeed a very difficult category of victim, because very often they don’t self-identify themselves as victims – they are not aware of their rights, they don’t know that life can be different. That is why the child usually will not come and ask for help. And even, if it is asked directly if he or she is a victim of human trafficking, we can get the answer in the negative. That is why it is so important that the law enforcement officers be able to make the initial identification himself, and then know how to talk to the child. Detecting children of trafficking victims depends on the vigilance, perceptiveness of policemen and whether they have the ability to talk to children. It is also important that the child feels well from the very beginning and throughout the criminal procedure, and thanks to it we can get more information from him and collect more valuable evidence that will help lead to the detection and conviction of the perpetrators

Keywords: human trafficking, victim, child, interview, criminal proceedings

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