NCJ Number
161193
Date Published
1995
Length
13 pages
Annotation
The rapid increase in crime and corruption in Russia, the Newly Independent States in the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and parts of Eastern and Central Europe threatens both their populations and the entire world and requires the drastic reorganization of the legal and law enforcement systems in these countries.
Abstract
Russia alone is under attack from more than 5,000 gangs, 3,000 hardened criminals, 300 organized crime bosses, and 150 illegal organizations with international connections. Approximately 40,000 Russian business and industrial enterprises are controlled by organized crime. This crime is also a threat to the rest of the world. To address it, an international campaign is needed that includes coordinated action by the countries directly affected, Western cooperation with the governments of these countries, and unilateral actions by the United States and its allies in areas such as nuclear nonproliferation and drug interdiction. In addition, the Central European and Eurasian governments must apply economic policies that promote the free market. Footnotes