PHENOMENON OF ORGANIZED CRIME AND SPECIFICS IT IN THE LIGHT OF CURRENT ROMANIA
PHENOMENON OF ORGANIZED CRIME AND SPECIFICS IT IN THE LIGHT OF CURRENT ROMANIA

Summary/Abstract: THE CONCEPT OF ORGANIZED CRIME DOES NOT APPLY TO SMALL GROUPS OF CRIMINALS BUTLARGE GROUPS, WELL ORGANIZED CRIMINALS WHO OPERATE IN A RELATIVELY WELL-DEFINEDTERRITORY AND MAINTAIN REGULAR LINKS WITH OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF LEGITIMATESOCIETY. IN THE WEST ORGANIZED CRIME REFERS TO GAMBLING, PROSTITUTION, ILLICIT SALE OFLIQUOR DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DRUGS, MOVIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS PORNOGRAPHY, SCAMSLARGE SCALE EXTORTION OF FUNDS FROM CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS OR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS,TO ENSURE A SO-CALLED "PROTECTION" ONEROUS LOANS FROM MONEYLENDERS, THE SALE OFSTOLEN GOODS, SMUGGLING AND THE EXISTENCE OF LEGITIMATE BUSINESS PURPOSES OF"MONEY LAUNDERING". THESE ACTIVITIES VERY PROFITABLE, COULD NOT TAKE PLACE WITHOUTTHE PARTICIPATION OF THE INTERESTED GENERAL AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LAW AND EVENA PART OF THE POPULATION. SO, ORGANIZED CRIME COULD NOT BE PRESENT WITHOUTCORRUPTION OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS WHICH INCLUDE POLITICIANS, POLICE, PROSECUTORS,JUDGES ETC.ANOTHER FEATURE OF ORGANIZED CRIME REFERS TO THE FREQUENT COOPERATION WITHHONEST CITIZENS. BECAUSE TYPE CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFERS FREQUENTLY, "SERVICES"OF THAT PERSON, SO PEOPLE ARE OPPOSED, OFTEN, POLICE INTERVENTIONS OR OTHERREPRESENTATIVES OF LAW IN ORDER TO DEVELOP STRONG ACTION AGAINST THESE UNLAWFUL.THE INTERMINGLING OF ILLICIT ACTIVITIES WITH THE LAWFUL COOPERATION OF MEMBERS OFCRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE HOLDERS OF POWER AND ILLICIT REQUESTS FOR SERVICESTO THE PUBLIC FROM ORGANIZED CRIME ARE ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT AND COMPLEXPROBLEMS CAN NOT BE SOLVED BY TRADITIONAL MEANS.

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