MIDDLE EASTERN gangs are more violent and of greater concern than any other group in Sydney, senior police say. But difficulties with obtaining evidence is the main problem in bringing criminals to justice, not any directives to go “soft on ethnic crime” as claimed by the Opposition Leader, Peter Debnam, police say. The NSW Police … GANGS IN THE POLICE FIRING LINE
Friday January 27, 2006 The Guardian Robberies rose by 11% as part of a general 4% rise in violent incidents in England and Wales over the past 12 months, according to crime figures recorded by the police released yesterday. But this partial picture contrasted sharply with results from the British Crime Survey – seen by … CRIME FIGURES AT VARIANCE ON TREND IN VIOLENCE
Experts are not hopeful that a new law can root out Georgia’s pervasive organised criminals. The Georgian government has passed a new law to tackle organised crime, revealing the extent to which it permeates the whole of society. The bill “on organised crime and racketeering” was adopted on Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili’s personal initiative. He … GEORGIA’S RESILIENT MAFIA
The Caucasus Office of Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) organized the conference on the following topic: “Transnational Crime and Corruption in Georgia”. The conference was held on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 in Sympatia Hotel in Tbilisi. TraCCC Grantees presented their research results on corruption in vital sectors of the Georgian economy, in the political … TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN GEORGIA
The Oxford University Organised Crime and Corruption Discussion Group meets every Wednesday at St Antony’s College. It is a multidisciplinary group designed to bring together researchers working on similar issues at the university, but also welcomes experts from outside the university. Each presenter provides a list of recommended readings a week in advance, and the meetings … OXFORD UNIVERSITY DISCUSSION GROUP ON ORGANISED CRIME AND CORRUPTION
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazilian federal agents arrested 75 state police troopers on Friday for links with organized crime in Rio de Janeiro state’s high-profile bid to get rid of corrupt cops. A special federal police unit from the capital, Brasilia, and other cities arrived in Rio to make the arrests jointly with … BRAZIL ARRESTS 75 RIO COPS FOR ORGANIZED CRIME TIES
The Centre for Criminology invites applications for visiting fellowships from active research scholars who wish to participate in the intellectual life of the Centre. Applications are welcome from scholars in any field of criminology, although preference may be given to applicants whose research is related to the research programmes of the Centre. Visiting Fellows are given a … VISTING FELLOWS – CENTRE FOR CRIMINOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Petrus C. van Duyne, Maarten van Dijck, Klaus von Lampe and James L. Newell(Eds.) Hardcover 290 pages (10/2005) Publisher: Wolf Legal Publishers Language: English ISBN:9058501442 Price: € 20 Synopsis (provided by the publisher) While the expansion of the European Union furthers commerce and the mobility of capital, goods and people, crime-entrepreneurs of all sorts accompany licit businessmen, benefiting equally … BOOK: THE ORGANISED CRIME ECONOMY. MANAGING CRIME MARKETS IN EUROPE
