Security aspects of prostitution in Belgrade

Abstract

Prostitution as a socio-pathological phenomenon an a form of social deviation is one of the most serious security problems present to a large extent in Serbia, especially in the territory of the city of Belgrade, and represents an internal form of endangering the Serbian national security. Since the end of 80’s, it has assumed new organizational forms and aspects in current social conditions and undergone expansion and specific special distribution as a consequence of wars in the neighborhood, refugees’ exodus, social demographic and economic changes and transition. As a form of social deviation, prostitution is a very interesting security issue because of its connection to other socio-pathological deviations and different kinds of criminal activities as well as a phenomenon that undermines public moral health and social values. But, of course, its connection to trafficking in human beings which has become one of the most profitable organized crime activities besides trafficking in drugs, small arms and light weapons, holds the most importance for the security.

Prostitucija je kao sociopatološka pojava i oblik društveno devijantnog ponašanja prisutna u širokom obimu u bezbednosnoj problematici Srbije, a posebno na teritoriji grada Beograda, kao unutrašnji oblik ugrožavanja bezbednosti. U odnosu na period s kraja 80-ih godina prošlog veka, u današnjim uslovima ona je poprimila nove oblike organizovanja, nove forme, doživela ekspanziju i specifičnu prostornu distribuciju, što je usledilo kao posledica ratnih dešavanja u okruženju, izbegličkog egzodusa i promena u socijalnoj demografskoj, ekonomskoj strukturi i tranzicionih procesa. Kao društvena devijacija prostitucija je bezbednosno interesantna zbog svoje povezanosti sa drugim sociopatološkim oblicima ponašanja, sa raznim oblicima kriminalnih aktivnosti, kao pojava koja ruši javni moral, zdravlje i društvene vrednosti. Ali, svakako je bezbednosno najznačajnija njena veza sa organizovanom trgovinom ljudima, koja je, posle trgovine oružjem i narkoticima, postala jedan od najunosnijih vidova organizovanog kriminala.