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research
institutes
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United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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Centro
Impastato
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Italian research
institute on Organised Crime.
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The
Nathanson Centre
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probably the
leading research institute on the study of organised crime.
Based at York Universtity, Toronto.
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Government
and criminal justice agencies
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UK National Criminal Intelligence Service
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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
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Assets recovery agency
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Agency
devoted to the recovery of proceeds of crime in England Wales
and Northern Ireland (established under the Proceeds of Crime
Act 2002)
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Europol
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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
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Serious
Fraud Office
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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
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FBI
Organized Crime Division
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The leading
US federal law enforcement agency
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universities
and independent research institutes
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Klaus
von Lampe's web site
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organised crime in US and Germany, Book reviews,
definitions of organised crime, links
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Financial
Scandals.
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business crime and corruption (Exeter University UK)
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European Consortium for Political Research
based at Essex University UK
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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
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Michigan State University mafia
resources
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Articles
by Andre Standing on Organised
Crime in South Africa
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Gary
Potter's lectures on organised crime
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North American orientation
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Journals
and other web links
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sites on Asian traditional organised crime (Yakuza,
Triads)
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Wikipedia
links on organized crime
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a useful starting off point for
familiarising yourself with the various types and activities of
organised crime
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