Research Instrument

Purpose

Thank you for voluntarily agreeing to participate in this study on human trafficking in Namibia.

The purpose of this study is to assess the national security threats caused by human trafficking,

the methods used by traffickers to commit crime, determine the effectiveness of strategies

employed by the Police to prevent and combat human trafficking. For this reason, the researcher

has prepared this research instrument to gather data on this phenomenon.

Rights to participate

Your participation in this study is strictly voluntary. You may discontinue participation at any

time without penalty or skip questions. For any queries about research participants` rights, please

Mr C. Mabhiza, Research Methodology Lecturer and supervisor of Mr Niilonga @ +264 61

2063145; cmabhiza@unam.na or Dr Vincent Mwange, the Associate Dean of the Military

School at (061) 206 3799, vmwange@unam.na, Faculty of Sciences, University of Namibia.

You have been identified as a potential respondent based on your knowledge on human
trafficking. This research is purely academic and is meant to address the following research
objectives: To determine the current prevalence of human trafficking in Namibia; To investigate
the causes of human trafficking; To investigate the implication of trafficking to human and
national security; To assess the adequacy preparedness of Namibia in dealing with human
trafficking; and To provide possible recommendation to combat human trafficking in Namibia.
The questions below have been designed to measure your opinions on specific statements on the
study and will take approximately 10 minutes to respond. There is no right or wrong answers; we
just need your opinion. Confidentiality: The information you will provide will not be published
or presented in a way that would allow anyone to identify you. No names, phone numbers or
addresses will be collected. You may terminate participation at any time without consequences.

Section A: Biographical Characteristics of the Respondents

1. Could you please indicate your gender: Male Female

2. What is your highest educational qualification? (tick the correct)

Primary School Secondary School Certificate Diploma
Degree Master Degree PhD/ Doctorate degree

3. Please select your age category: (tick the appropriate age range)
20-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 Above 60

4. For how long have you been in the police force/ immigration officer?
Less than 5 years
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25

Section B: Prevalence of Human Trafficking in Namibia

5. What is the prevalence of human trafficking in Namibia during the past 5 years?

Year Number of HT Cases

Recorded

2012

2013
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2015

2016

6. What is the profile (composition) of the victims of the recorded human trafficking cases?
(a) Men above 18 years old (please specify from 2012 to 2016)
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(b) Women above 18 years old (please specify from 2012 to 2016)
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(c) Young (girls and boys) below 18 from 2012 to
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Section C: Causes of Human Trafficking

7. What do you think are the causes of human trafficking?

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Section D: Implications of trafficking on human and National Security

8. What are the human security implications of human trafficking?

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9. What are the national security implications of human trafficking?
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Section E: Preparedness of Namibia and solutions to curb trafficking

10. Is Namibia adequately prepared to deal with human trafficking issues? Yes No (close the
correct)
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11. Which strategies are employed by NAMPOL to address the problem of human
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12. Which other strategies could be used to combat human trafficking in Namibia?

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13. Any other comments on human trafficking in Namibia?

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Thank you for your participation in this study!