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Serious, therefore organised? A critique of the emerging "cyber-organised crime" rhetoric in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2016
This paper, based on discourse analysis of policy documents, departs from a critique of the juxtaposition of the terms "serious" and "organised" in policies against organised crime in the UK.
Lavorgna, A, Sergi, A
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European Crime Prevention monitor 2016: Organised Crime [PDF]

, 2016
In this sixth monitor, the European Crime Prevention Network focusses on organised crime. Organised crime is a threat to citizens, businesses, state institutions as well as the economy as a whole.
Liagre, Febe, Verleysen, Cindy
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Chasing the dragon – an overview of heroin trafficking [PDF]

, 2016
There are many problems encountered during the attempt to tackle the heroin trade on a global level. Afghanistan is largely responsible for the production of heroin, providing a global distribution amount of 75%.
Carvetta, CA, O'Hagan, A
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Thinking about organised crime [PDF]

, 2014
The term ‘organised crime’ suggests a greater level of coherence than exists in reality, while the major threat imagery it evokes is useful for some purposes but counterproductive for others.
Levi, Michael
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Using formal concept analysis to detect and monitor organised crime [PDF]

, 2013
This paper describes some possible uses of Formal Concept Analysis in the detection and monitoring of Organised Crime. After describing FCA and its mathematical basis, the paper suggests, with some simple examples, ways in which FCA and some of its ...
B. Ganter, B. Goethals, J. Outrata, P. Becker, P. Valtchev, S. Andrews, S. Andrews, S.O. Kuznetsov   +7 more
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National Security vs Criminal law. Perspectives, Doubts and Concerns on the Criminalisation of Organised Crime in England and Wales [PDF]

, 2016
This paper will interpret and critically analyse the new offence for organised crime in England and Wales (Section 45 of the Serious Crime Act 2015) from a criminological perspective in light of evidence found in research in the country.
A Edwards, A Lavorgna, A Lavorgna, A Sergi, A Sergi, A Sergi, A Sergi, A Wright, Anna Sergi, AVM Leong, C Edwards, C Walker, C Walker, Cabinet Office, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), D Bigo, D Hobbs, D Hobbs, D Hobbs, D Hobbs, D Hobbs, D Hobbs, D Ormerod, D Wall, E Kleemans, ER Kleemans, F Gregory, H Brayley, HA Committee, Home Office, Home Office, J Dietzler, J Jacobs, J Sheptycki, L Campbell, L Campbell, L Paoli, L Paoli, L Paoli, Law Commission, M Cancio Melià, M Levi, M Levi, M Maltz, M Woodiwiss, N Boister, P Campana, P Reuter, P Reuter, PC Duyne Van, R Broadhurst, R Goldstock, R Weitzer, S Mackenzie, T Makarenko, T Obokata, UNODC, UNODC, YC Chang   +58 more
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Organised crime and international aid subversion: evidence from Colombia and Afghanistan [PDF]

, 2015
Scholarly attempts to explain aid subversion in post-conflict contexts frame the challenge in terms of corrupt practices and transactions disconnected from local power struggles. Also, they assume a distinction between organised crime and the state. This
Ahmet A., Aikins M., Aranguren M., Batmanglich S., Berdal M., Boucher A. J., Brinkerhoff D. W., Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Working Group on Corruption and Security, Chayes S., Cheng C., Clunan A. L., Cockayne J., Cockayne J., Cordesman A. H., Cramer C., Cremer G., Cubides F., Denisa Kostovicova, Dorronsoro G., Dube O., Duncan G., Escobar M., Felbab Brown V., Felbab Brown V., Filkins D., Forsberg C., Gall C., Gastrow P., George A.L., Giustozzi A., Giustozzi A., Giustozzi A., González F., Goodhand J., Gutierrez F., Human Rights Watch (HRW), International Crisis Group (ICG), Jaramillo S., Jelena Bjelica, Kavanagh C., Kemp W., Kemp W., Lampe K., Maass C. D., MacDonald D., Mansfield D., Marat E., Mariana Escobar, Mashal M., Parsons J. J., Poole L., Rosen L., Schetter C., Shaw M., Singh D. G., Suhrke A., Thoumi T., Tierney J. F., United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic, Von Billerbeck S., Yin R. K.   +61 more
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Extortion in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2015
Extortion racketeering has been long pointed out as the “defining activity of organised crime” (Konrad & Skaperdas, 1998). Although in recent years this crime has not been among the top listed organised crime threats in the strategic EU policy documents,
Baldovin A., Delange J., Masmano M., Puschner P., Schoeberl M., Schoeberl M., Schoeberl M., Thompson S.   +7 more
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Journey to crime of 'itinerant crime groups' [PDF]

, 2010
Purpose - Most researchers have found that property crimes have a local focus: offenders tend to operate in the vicinity of their residence. This has led the police to organise themselves to concentrate their resources in highly populated, urban areas ...
Van Daele, Stijn, Vander Beken, Tom
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Countering the Australian 'ndrangheta: The criminalisation of mafia behaviour in Australia between national and comparative criminal law [PDF]

, 2017
Mafia-type criminal groups belonging to, or originated from, the Calabrian ‘ndrangheta from Southern Italy, have been object of recent academic research and media attention in Australia.
ACC, Anderson W. L. A., Anna Sergi, Ardizzone S., Arlacchi P., Australian Government, Ayling J., Ayling J., Blakey G. R., Bronitt S., Campbell R., Connery D., Dalla Chiesa N., DNA, DNA, DNA, Forgione F., Goodwin B., Gray A., Harvey J. R., Hess H., Jacobs J. B., Jacobs J. B., Macrì V., Madigan M., Maiello V., Mantovani F., Martin G., Mattina C., Nanula G., NSW Parliamentary Research Service, Obokata T., Pignatone G., Santino U., Sciarrone R., Sciarrone R., Sergi A., Sergi A., Small C.   +38 more
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