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UPDATING AND HARMONIZING LEGISLATION: A PROACTIVE STEP IN COMBATING TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME

open access: yesსამართალი და მსოფლიო
Organized crime has emerged as one of the most formidable challenges globally, existing as an unavoidable reality with such severe implications that the international community is compelled to unite efforts to counteract it.
Horiya Souiki, Mohamed Bessas
doaj   +1 more source

Huachicoleros: Criminal Cartels, Fuel Theft, and Violence in Mexico

open access: yesJournal of Strategic Security, 2019
Criminal cartels and gangs dominate the illicit economy in Mexico. These organized crime groups challenge the solvency (specifically capacity and legitimacy) of the state in Mexico. Organized crime in Mexico is involved in a range of activities including
Nathan Jones, John Sullivan
doaj   +1 more source

Has Inequity Faced by Young Australians With Disability Changed Since the Turn of the Century?

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the introduction of various policies aimed at promoting equality for people with disability since Australia ratified the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2008, there has been little evaluation regarding the extent of change in inequity since then.
Asha Parkinson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moving beyond neurophobia to cultivate the neuroquisitive learner

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract “Neurophobia,” a pervasive fear of the neurological sciences, poses a significant barrier in medical education, affecting learners and physicians worldwide. Its consequences are far‐reaching, contributing to a limited neurology workforce and diminished confidence among non‐specialists in managing neurological conditions.
Joanna R. Appel   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Problem of Organized Crime in the South American Tri-Border Area: Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina

open access: yesInternational Studies: Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal, 2020
The paper shows mechanisms and manifestations of the challenges for the security in the South American Tri-Border Area (Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina).
Stanisław Kosmynka
doaj   +1 more source

Affective dimensions in the information behavior of forcibly displaced people: A literature review. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review analyzed 241 scholarly articles published between 2010 and 2025 in information science venues to examine how affect shapes refugees' information behavior during forced migration and to identify additional contextual factors. It identifies seven affective dimensions: anxiety, shame and stigma, grief and loss, frustration, (mis)trust,
Maja Krtalić, Lilach Alon
wiley   +1 more source

Problems of public regulation of activity international cooperation in the fight against organized crime

open access: yesAspekti Publìčnogo Upravlìnnâ, 2019
The article deals with the main problems of the establishment of international cooperation in combating organized crime in Ukraine. The state of the legislative base, the positive and negative dynamics of implementation of the reforms proclaimed in the ...
A. A. Poplavsky
doaj   +1 more source

Organized Crime, Corruption and Punishment [PDF]

open access: yes
We analyze an oligopoly model in which differentiated criminal organizations globally compete on criminal activities and engage in local corruption to avoid punishment.
Verdier, Thierry   +2 more
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On The Economics oF Organized Crime [PDF]

open access: yes
The core function of organized crime is the selling of protection. Protection can be real, against third-party crime, or manufactured by the organized crime groups themselves. Mafias and gangs emerge in areas of weak state control, because of prohibition
Vimal Kumar, Stergios Skaperdas
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Organised crime, corruption and punishment

open access: yes, 2003
We analyse an oligopoly model in which differentiated criminal organisations globally compete on criminal activities and engage in local corruption to avoid punishment.
Yves Zenou   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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