Links to resources on organised crime


research institutes

 

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Centro Impastato  

Italian research institute on Organised Crime.

The Nathanson Centre

probably the leading research institute on the study of organised crime. Based at York Universtity, Toronto.

Government and criminal justice agencies

 

UK National Criminal Intelligence Service 

Publishes key analyses and 'threat assessments; of organised crime activity in the UK. Will eventually be merged with a new Serious Organised Crime Authority on 1st April 2006

Assets recovery agency 

Agency devoted to the recovery of proceeds of crime in England Wales and Northern Ireland (established under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002)

Europol  

Organisation for police co-operation within the European Union. The EU also publishes an organised crime strategy document  and annual reports on the Organised Crime Situation in the European Union

Serious Fraud Office

UK agencies which investigates and prosecutes serious financial fraud. The Fraud Advisory Panel, a public body which exists to educate business and the public about the dangers of fraud and to advise on general prevention measures, has a website here. In the US, much financial fraud is dealt with by the Securities and Exchange Commission

FBI Organized Crime Division

The leading US federal law enforcement agency

universities and independent research institutes

 

Klaus von Lampe's web site  

organised crime in US and Germany, Book reviews, definitions of organised crime, links

Financial Scandals.  

business crime and corruption (Exeter University UK)

European Consortium for Political Research based at Essex University UK  

this group publishes a very useful newsletter and has an  archive of conference papers many of which are relevant to the study of organised crime

Michigan State University mafia resources

Articles by Andre Standing on Organised Crime in South Africa

Gary Potter's lectures on organised crime

North American orientation

Journals and other web links

 

sites on Asian traditional organised crime (Yakuza, Triads)  

Wikipedia links on organized crime

a useful starting off point for familiarising yourself with the various types and activities of organised crime