EPISODE 34
EXPOSING MODERN SLAVERY: THE NEW AGE OF GLOBAL CRIME
INTERNATIONAL ADVISOR ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, TONY DUNKERLEY
Just beneath the surface of the world we know, lies a dark criminal underworld which eludes our attention. Enter: Tony Dunkerley.
Modern slavery and human trafficking remain prevalent around the world, issues that many of us think to be atrocities resigned to ancient history, and it’s this lack of awareness that drives Tony’s work.
Through his police career and independent consulting work, he is our lens on this week’s Off Script as we peer into the criminal rings that lie unnoticed, the dark web, and the shocking future of cryptocurrency crimes…
CONTENT WARNING // This episode contains candid discussions about disturbing topics, including violence against children - listener discretion is advised.
This episode covers
Tony’s progression through a police career
How modern slavery differs from our traditional perceptions of slavery
The portrayal of immigration in media
Knife crime and its impact on society
The dark web and cryptocurrency crimes
LINKS & REFERENCES
Tony Dunkerley
https://www.linkedin.com/in/illustroconsul/
Tony’s New Podcast: ‘Let’s Talk Modern Slavery’
https://open.spotify.com/show/4aeQqmGlp67GdAu6Q6btDA
Illustro Consultancy
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
“We all see things through our own lens. If your narrative is limited to what you see on TV, your idea of migration is a load of people of colour, sat inside an overcrowded rubber dinghy in the middle of an ocean. That's migration to you. The reality is very different for those individuals who are on that boat and the journey they've got to do.”
33:30 - Tony Dunkerley
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“This was mind blowing to me at the time, to try and come up with a best practice of how to investigate victims who had undergone ‘juju rituals’. That's just one modus operandi, of one country, of one religious practice, of one ethnicity.” - 20:40 - Tony Dunkerley
“I don't know whether they're reporting more, but every single incident that probably was always happening is now being reported, and the general public are absolutely terrified.” - 47:25 - Ty Temel
“If you think about it, the British Pound doesn't exist. It's a human concept, we give a piece of metal value. When we withdraw money with our bank cards or we pay with a little tap on the thing. What's happening? Well, one computer’s saying "knock some money off of this number, let's reduce it a bit in this central number”, and that's always just a figment of our imagination.” - 1:15:00 - Tony Dunkerley
“As a cop doing covert stuff, you had to see a mental health professional. There were no um’s or ah’s about it. You had to see a psycho psychiatrist to make sure that you are coping because you can't talk about it to anyone else. When you step out of that, you’re on your own, and if you don't manage your mental health in those periods, no one else will.” - 1:30:00 - Tony Dunkerley