Trending on the impact of foreign offenders in Thailand after the launch of ASEAN Community

Abstract

The objectives of this study were (1) to identify problems and reasons that foreign offenders came to committed crime in Thailand after the launch of ASEAN Community and (2) to analyze trending on foreign offenders in Thailand after the launch of ASEAN Community. This research used qualitative research method to collect data. The research findings showed that there are three main crimes that has happened in Thailand before and after the launch of ASEAN Community. These three crimes are drug trafficking, smuggling and forged documents. However, after the launch of ASEAN Community, police officers and other governmental officers from ASEAN countries tend to work together and exchange information to arrest offenders. Therefore, in these 10 years, the number of foreign offenders who committed crime on drug trafficking should be gradually decreased. For smuggling migrant workers, during these one to three years, the number of foreign offenders is increasing and will be gradually decreased in the next three to ten years when foreign workers understand the pros and cons of working permit in Thailand. Lastly, for forged documents, in these five years, the number of foreign offenders is still very low. However, in the next five to ten years, the number of foreign offenders will sharply increase because most foreign workers would like to get work permit to work in Thailand rather than smuggling. Therefore, many workers will seek for forged documents that have been created by high technology and hard to examine in short time by officers.