New Tendencies and New Challenges in Organized Crime

Abstract

The changing international political and security environment has generated certain changes in the activities and priorities of the organized crime. The development of the organized crime as a phenomenon includes more and more the strengthening of the international links and cooperation. The aim of the present study is to highlight some key point of the actual organized crime, as for example the global and regional challenges for increased activities, the possible counter-actions of the law enforcement structures, highly rentable merchandises and services in the criminal market and the growing threat what the organized crime groups (OCG) mean. The study also informs the readers about the expected growth of some crimes in several fields and areas.