This website presents information on organized crime from a social science perspective with a special geographical focus on the U.S. and Germany. The site was first launched in 1999. The original purpose had been to share with a broader public some of the material collected for a doctoral dissertation on the concept and theory of … WEBSITE: ORGANIZED CRIME RESEARCH

On July 25, 2011, the National Security Staff of USA released its strategy to combat transnational organized crime, titled “Addressing Converging Threats to National Security”. This article will refer to basic facts and data about the historical background, terminology, practices and final guidelines of the above mentioned strategy. DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and its parent organisation the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), have made a commitment to improving the security of its websites.

Atanas Mandev, the emblematic head of security firm functioning as an organized crimegroup in Bulgaria’s Sliven, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail.

MONTREAL – By refusing to launch a public inquiry into construction practices, Jean Charest “is protecting the Mafia, organized crime,” Pauline Marois declared Friday as she called for the premier to resign. “Corruption has installed itself in the heart of the state,” the Parti Québécois leader said. “Organized crime, the Mafia, have literally infiltrated the … PREMIER IS ‘PROTECTING THE MAFIA,’ MAROIS CLAIMS

The EU task force to investigate allegations of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) organ traficking and organised crime — including by Prime Minister Hashim Thaci — fueled a debate of its political impact on Kosovo.

UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — High levels of crime and insecurity, fuelled by organised gangsters, are threatening to undermine social and economic growth in the Caribbean and Latin America, the United Nations development chief has warned, even as the organisation praised the region for making “steady improvements” in governance.

Officials in Mexico say they’re investigating more than 100 police officers in the northern city of Monterrey suspected of having links with organised crime.

BEIJING, September 16, 2011 (AFP) – China said Friday it had arrested 2,182 people and broken up hundreds of gangs in an operation against organised crime, as a senior official pledged to crack down on police collusion with criminals.

Good news from Devon and Cornwall police which will impact upon the whole of Devon/Cornwall. Eight  key members of an organised drug supply network were sentenced to a total of 40 years imprisonment for offences of jointly conspiring to supply both crack cocaine and heroin in Exeter.