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1. Introduction
2. Aims of the presentation
3. Defining 'organized crime': official definition
4. Defining 'organized crime': academic definition
5. Russia and Eastern Europe context
6. Brief history of crime
7. Glasnost, perestroika and beyond
8. Growth of criminality
9. Russia and the market
10. From communism to capitalism
11. Protection and entrepreneurship
12. The real threat? Rise and fall of the oligarchy
13. Crime as a consequence of capitalism
14. The road to authoritarianism
15. Human (sex) trafficking
16. Trafficking entrepreneurs and actors
17. From communism to capitalism - Baltic states
18. 'New Europe'
19. Transnational crime - target states
20. Law enforcement and transnational crime
21. Lessons to be learned
22. Recommended reading

Topics Covered

• Defining organized crime
• The nature of organized crime in Russia and Eastern Europe
• A brief history of crime
• Glasnost, perestroika & beyond
• Growth of criminality
• Russia and the market
• From communism to capitalism
• Protection and entrepreneurship
• Rise and fall of the oligarch
• Crime as a consequence of capitalism
• The road to authoritarianism
• Human (sex) trafficking
• Trafficking entrepreneurs and actors
• The Baltic States
• 'New Europe'
• Transnational crime: target states
• Law enforcement and transnational crime
• Lessons to be learned

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Series:

• Combatting Transnational Crime

Categories:

• Global Business Management

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Publication History

• Published on November 3, 2008
• Archived on April 3, 2022