Call for Panels and papers ECPR General Conference Standing Group on Organised Crime Section 3-6 September 2014 Glasgow, United Kingdom Understanding and Tackling the Roots of Insecurity: Terrorism, Transnational Organised Crime and Corruption The Standing Group on Organised Crime (SGOC)’s section is organising a section at the ECPR General Conference in Glasgow in 2014 and … SGOC PANELS AT THE ECPR GENERAL CONFERENCE, GLASGOW 2014

Editor of Nigerian newspaper the Sunday Trust provides an account of the present situation regarding Boko Haram

Cybercrime marches on. Customisable off the shelf software being created for blackmailers and others without computer skills, but good ideas on how to make money.

Only 33 ever built, but 100 on sale…

Normally, we look at Liverpool here, but Manchester is equally interesting. This article seems to hint at a rudimentary capo di tutti capi in Salford…

Interesting study of the going price for stolen computer and other details on criminal forums suggests that there’s a glut of information and that the price is therefore going down.

Same criticisms could be made of organised crime strategies too. Politicians ignore the academics who have done the research and surround themselves with groupuscules who reinforce their own prejudices. “Evidence-based policy?” “I know best, thank you!”