Peter Reuter & Edwin M. Truman   Paperback 248 pages (June 2005) Publisher: The Institute for International Economics Language: English ISBN: 0881323705 Price: £14.50   Synopsis National and international efforts to reduce money laundering were originally developed to reduce drug trafficking and have broadened over the years to address many other crimes and, most recently, terrorism. They now constitute … NEW BOOK ‘CHASING DIRTY MONEY: THE FIGHT AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING’

Italian crime syndicates, including the Sicilian Mafia, boosted their revenue by 25 percent last year, according to SOS Impresa, a Rome-based group that coordinates businesses that reject mob extortion. Italy’s four main crime organizations drained 35 billion euros ($44.2 billion) from the legal economy in 2005, up from 28 billion euros the previous year, SOS … ITALIAN MAFIA BOOSTED REVENUE BY 25% IN 2005, SOS IMPRESA SAYS

One of the best ways for Canadian law enforcement agencies to overcome the challenges behind lengthy, expensive and complex criminal investigations is to integrate-and then integrate some more. This was the overwhelming consensus reached by four panelists during an organized crime seminar held at the Canadian Police College last February. “These investigations (into organized criminal … INTEGRATION IS KEY TO ORGANIZED CRIME FIGHT: PANEL

Drug traffickers, fraudsters and smugglers are to be hit by “super-Asbos” designed to disrupt the activities of crime rings. The Home Office said that the move would crack down on the “Mr Bigs” who considered themselves untouchable and deter other people from becoming involved in criminal gangs. The plan is the first in a series … REID PLANS ‘SUPER-ASBOS’ TO FIGHT MAJOR CRIME RINGS

TWO new police taskforces will investigate the organised crime syndicates that are planning to fill the void created by Melbourne’s bloody underworld war. The units will be modelled on the Purana taskforce that has laid charges or made progress in 17 gangland killings, effectively breaking the underworld code of silence. The head of crime tasked … MELBOURNE: POLICE FOCUS ON NEXT GENERATION FELONS

A report on organised crime (.pdf, right-click for direct download) in Northern Ireland has been published by the House of Commons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. The report is the result of more than six months of meetings to take evidence from a wide range of sources. These include the police, Assets Recovery Agency and customs officials. The … NI: ORGANISED CRIME REPORT PUBLISHED