Abstract
This research is directly relevant to the ASEAN Political - Security Community (APSC). One of the fundamental visions is particularly associated with combatting transnational crime and international challenges effectively in a timely manner. This study has three objectives as follows; (1) to explore causes and current situation of crime resulting from cross-border migration from Laos to Thailand due to the establishment of ASEAN community, (2) to deeply analyse immigration and crime trends across Thai-Lao borders, and (3) to propose approaches to preventing the immigration from Laos to Thailand for criminal purposes. In-depth interviews were conducted to gather crucial information from key informants, followed by two focus group discussions. However, the trend of crimes committed by Lao immigrants in Thailand after the inauguration of ASEAN community is inconsistent with the hypothesis and public fear of general people who believed that checkpoints for border trade for commodity flows and labour transfers would worsen the issues of drugs and illegal immigration. Research findings indicate that drug-related crime and illegal immigration issues tend to decrease because the opening of ASEAN community allows the Thai and Lao governments to strengthen their international relations. It can be stated that warm diplomatic relations between countries are the main factor contributing to successful prevention for transnational crime.
Highlights
At present, the trend of transnational crime in ASEAN member countries is mostly involved in drug smuggling, sex trafficking, human trafficking of Rohingyas, terrorism, online and telecommunication frauds, and so forth
The trend of crimes committed by Lao immigrants in Thailand after the inauguration of ASEAN community is inconsistent with the hypothesis and public fear of general people who believed that checkpoints for border trade for commodity flows and labour transfers would worsen the issues of drugs and illegal immigration
Research findings can be categorised into 3 parts, including 1) trend analysis of crime committed by immigrants in Thailand, 2) approaches to crime prevention, and 3) recommendations
Summary
The trend of transnational crime in ASEAN member countries is mostly involved in drug smuggling, sex trafficking, human trafficking of Rohingyas, terrorism, online and telecommunication frauds, and so forth. The countries that share borders, such as Thai-Lao, Lao-Cambodian, and Lao-Myanmar borders, tend to have drug-related crime issues across the borders. It is essential that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN should conduct a trend analysis for crime resulting from migration in the short, medium, and long terms. Research results would be utilised for law amendment and relevant national strategies to effectively improve the law and criminal justice system and comply with the purposes of ASEAN community. According to the above-mentioned importance of issues, Trend Analysis of the Impact of Crime Committed by Lao Migrants in Thailand According to the Establishment of ASEAN Community, ass.ccsenet.org
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