MEĐUNARODNI PROBLEMI

ORGANISED CRIME: THE PERSPECTIVE OF PREVENTION POLICY

MILOSAVLJEVIĆ Branislav (Branislav Milosavljević, istraživač u Institutu za strategijska istraživanja, Ministarstva odbrane Republike Srbije), branislav.milosavljevic@mod.gov.rs

Organized crime as a negative social phenomenon is certainly a problem of the state and its services. To effectively counter organized crime a basic prerequisite is knowledge of conditions or circumstances that contribute to its existence and operation. It is, therefore, very important to determine the most criminogenic factors that promote organized criminal activity in certain areas of the country. In this paper, in addition to general considerations on the concept of prevention, a special attention is given to factors that may adversely affect the expression of organized crime. These factors are presenting a solid basis for further operationalization in order to determine the possibility of manifestation of organized crime. Determination of their role is of particular importance because they have a wide use, primarily in preventive countering organized crime. However, the dynamism and flexibility of organized crime social changes require constant monitoring and updating of existing factors for an objective knowledge of the impact on the expression and activity of organized crime.

Keywords: organized crime, prevention, factors (predictors), law enforcement executives