Countering Organized Crime

About

Organized crime represents one of the most pressing national and international security threats. It is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals who intend to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for money and profit. There is a tendency to use criminal organizations as a tool to reach military or political aims in hybrid type conflicts. The Baltic States have encountered almost all possible forms of organised criminal activities. It is certainly the consequence of being long time a part of the Soviet Union. Post-Soviet organized crime became a power, able to proactively identify and seize opportunities in economic, political, and a number of other spheres.

Course leader

Ms Jurgita Jakevičiūtė

Target group

Vilnius Summer School invites experts and scientists to share their knowledge and experience in the field of organized crime with students and any other persons from abroad who might be interested in organized crime related issues and measures how to counter it.

Course aim

The course seeks to present a tentative account of organized crime in the Baltic region and beyond as well as providing some recommendations on how to enhance regional cooperation in countering these threats. Organized crime will be analyzed from different perspectives: as illegal activity, as a legacy of Soviet system, as a political instrument. In addition, different methods to counter organized crime will be introduced.

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