CHEESES, OFTEN STOLEN, ARE ‘HIGH RISK’ ITEMS FOR SUPERMARKETS

The 2011 study traces retail theft in 43 countries across more than 250,000 stores and reports that retailers have absorbed millions of dollars of losses in food products. The profit loss is attributed mainly to theft by employees, organized crime rings and petty criminals. “Organized crime rings target specialty items and products that are easy CHEESES, OFTEN STOLEN, ARE ‘HIGH RISK’ ITEMS FOR SUPERMARKETS

SOUTH KOREA: POLICE DECLARE WAR AGAINST GANGSTERS

Police launched an extensive crackdown on organized crime rings across the country Monday, which will continue through the end of December. The National Police Agency (NPA) announced that it will set up special teams at 16 regional police agencies nationwide to arrest gangsters in a war against criminal gangs.

SPAIN AND CROATIA SIGN AGREEMENT TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION FROM BOTH COUNTRIES ON FIGHT AGAINST ORGANISED CRIME

The Minister for Home Affairs, Antonio Camacho, met in Madrid on Monday 24 October with his counterpart from the Republic of Croatia, Tomislav Karamarko. After the meeting, they signed an “Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Croatia on combating crime and other matters of security”. At the meeting, the Croatian minister SPAIN AND CROATIA SIGN AGREEMENT TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION FROM BOTH COUNTRIES ON FIGHT AGAINST ORGANISED CRIME

HUMSEC JOURNAL – CALL FOR PAPERS

The HUMSEC Journal seeks to provide an active forum for exchanging ideas, sharing knowledge and information in the field of human security, terrorism and organised crime. Particular emphasis is given to the Western Balkan region. The Editorial Board welcomes original scientific papers addressing the issues of human security, terrorism and organised crime. The main topic of the third HUMSEC JOURNAL – CALL FOR PAPERS

BUILDING INTEGRITY AND REDUCING CORRUPTION IN DEFENCE AND SECURITY: 20 PRACTICAL REFORMS

This is the second edition of the TI Defence and Security Programme’s Handbook, Building Integrity and Reducing Corruption in Defence and Security: 20 Practical Reforms. This Handbook has a simple purpose: to show busy decision makers how significant progress can be made in tackling corruption risks in defence and security. In it, we recommend ways to diagnose BUILDING INTEGRITY AND REDUCING CORRUPTION IN DEFENCE AND SECURITY: 20 PRACTICAL REFORMS