ORGANIZED CRIME/DRUG CONNECTION: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES (FROM DRUGS, LAW AND THE STATE, 1992, P 119-133, HAROLD H. TRAVER AND MARK S. GAYLORD, EDS. -- SEE NCJ-143011)

• NCJ Number: 143018
• Author(s): E U Savona
• Date Published: 1992
• Length: 15 pages
• Sale Source: Transaction Publishers
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This chapter both analyzes the national and international dimensions of organized crime with a particular focus on drug trafficking and examines the structures and activities of various organized crime groups to identify the most effective strategies by which to control them.

Abstract

Traditional approaches to prosecuting and convicting individual members of organized groups have proved ineffective. International efforts have experienced problems, but some progress has been realized. Recommendations, conventions, bilateral and multilateral treaties of extradition, and judicial assistance recently have been developed. Intervention in organized crime at the international level marks the beginning of a tentative strategy that requires further development. Needed is an integrated strategy that combines preventive and control policies. In the area of prevention, new regulatory policies must be considered for those markets in which organized crime groups work to develop monopolies. In regard to control, policies need to be developed to help law enforcement agencies eradicate organized crime. A preferable alternative to criminal sanctions is to focus on investigating money laundering and confiscating the proceeds derived from criminal activities. 7 notes and 23 references