THE NECESSITY OF CRIMINAL CONTROL OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS
Keywords:
criminal control, foreign fighters, foreign terrorist fighters, radicalization, terrorismAbstract
Purpose: Analysis of the necessity of implementing criminal control of foreign fighters for the purpose of improving security and preventing crimes, including terrorism.
Design/Methods/Approach: In the absence of publicly available data on whether criminal control is being implemented, this research used structured interviews with prosecutors, heads of police and security bodies, scientific and educational professionals, and experts in combating terrorism, who deal with institutional cooperation, strategic issues and strategic planning related to terrorism, as well as police officers dealing with the control of terrorism in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The research focuses on the methods by which state institutions implement criminal control over foreign fighters who have remained in these regions following the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Bosnian and Herzegovinian nationals who returned from the front lines, primarily from Syria and Iraq. The collected data underwent statistical analysis before being displayed in tables.
Findings: There is room for improvement of the quality of organization and implementation of criminal control, since not all registered foreign fighters are subjected to it. Systematic, organized criminal control is required if we are to increase security, that is, lower risks and, through preventative measures, prevent crimes that may be planned and carried out by foreign fighters, including foreign terrorist fighters. The identification of methods to improve the application of criminal control is a sign of its practical value. The theoretical relevance is reflected in the potential for comparative analysis of the outcomes of this research with those of subsequent ones.
Originality/Value: The paper presents the analysis and results of one of the few researches in the Western Balkans, which demonstrate the necessity of establishing criminal control of foreign terrorist fighters.
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