Transnational Organized Crime

Transnational Organized Crime

Introduction

The Organized Crime presents itself as a reality that crosses land and sea borders, which moves the world settling in different geographical areas of the globe, but so disguised that is only present when you are acting in a region for a lapse considerable time. The main threat that organized crime poses to Homeland Security is their immeasurable infiltration capacity in the political, jurisdictional and administrative state. This infiltration, depending on the depth reached, it may call into question the integrity of the state as such. Moreover, the Organized Crime also has the ability to undermine the economic and financial system, both public and private, of a country (Bunker & Sullivan, 1998). While threat to internal security of the State, and its ability to infiltrate and undermine state structures, organized crime must be fought also in an active and steady, a time before the criminal investigation by the Information Services, since it is these that constitute the first line in the defense of the Homeland Security State.

Applying the knowledge of the genesis of the phenomenon, examining its origins, developments and capabilities of mutation and adaptation, Information Services define evolutionary trends and prepare prospective analyzes that allow devise strategies to combat organized crime more solid and effective. It is knowing the source - where it came from - the evolution - which way to come - and evolutionary trends - where you can go - you can meet and combat any phenomenon, in this case organized crime. This is the role of Information Services is to understand, analyze, evaluate, plan and work together for better fight.

Discussion

Transnational Organized Crime

Drug trafficking and money laundering were the top most involved organized crime in the beginning, but with the evolution of societies and the development of the old as well as the emergence of new criminal activities in the economic and financial area has gradually diversify the source of funds washing. Today it is not unusual that they come from scams, corruption, forgery and trafficking, especially of people. Admittedly, though constituting criminal typology autonomous money laundering in connection subsists only or as a result of committing other crimes that generate large financial gain. The crime of money laundering is only attractive to a criminal group that holds large concentrations of money and has the ability to continuously maintain. Hence the crimes of money laundering are not quantitatively relevant. The truth however is that, given the sums are, and very busy, the qualitative point of view, as well as being par excellence, crimes committed by groups of various nationalities in various countries.

Another interesting thing to remember is that while from 2000 to 2001 the number of defendants for drug trafficking descended from the related money laundering rose. Look at the charts titled “Drug trafficking”, and “Bleaching” (Castle, 1997). In aiding illegal immigration are involved several organized crime groups, composed of nationals of the European Union and others from countries of Eastern Europe and many future states integrate Europe, Middle East and ...