NCJ Number
137784
Editor(s)
S Flood
Date Published
1991
Length
182 pages
Annotation
These 17 essays examine the complexities of European organized crime and drug trafficking and explore the implications for law enforcement of a unified Europe. The dissolution of internal border controls in 1992 could increase problems with organized crime, counterfeiters, and money-launderers.
Abstract
The first two chapters introduce issues related to transnational enterprise crime, and organized crime and criminal gangs. Several essays examine the impact of the 1992 unification of Europe on crime and frontier controls, counterfeiting, and drug trafficking and drug use. Various law enforcement techniques have been employed against organized crime including asset forfeiture, judicial power, intelligence, and interpolice cooperation. Several chapters deal with prevention: public education and drug crime prevention, the role of the World Health Organization in reducing drug demand, and proven drug prevention programs.