STRATEGIES TO COMBAT ORGANIZED CRIME AT EUROPEAN UNION LEVEL
Autor (i): Dănciulescu, Laurenţiu-Andre
JEL: H8
Cuvinte cheie: organized crime, strategies to combat crime, European Union, threat, globalization
Abstract:
Organized crime is one of the main threats to the security of the European Union and can cause serious
social and economic damages. In order to prevent this phenomenon and avoid its rapid expansion, further
proactive measures are needed to combat and prevent.
At present, organized crime takes advantage of certain legal breaches, which makes it difficult for the
competent bodies, to combat the scourge, to react quickly against criminal groups who use highly developed
methods to hide their activities and products from criminal offences, taking advantage of globalization and using
information and communication technologies.
Organized crime is a crucial issue in many EU Member States as it represents a major threat to the rule
of law and has very serious consequences for victims, for the economy and for the social development.
According to the latest studies, over 3600 organized crime groups are active in Europe.