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Research Conferences on Organised Crime at the Bundeskriminalamt In 08066000_BKA_Research_US:Layout 1 06.10.2011 13:31 Uhr Seite 1 Content With the goal of acquiring as much up-to-date knowledge of developments and research in the area of organised crime (OC), the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) has launched an initiatve aimed at intensifying the exchange and the links bet- ween prestigous national and international participants of scientific research on Ursula Töttel organised crime: in 2008 the first international symposium on the subject of OC was held, followed by further conferences in 2009 and 2010. The confe- rences are part of the EU-sponsored project “International Research Network on Heinz Büchler Organised Crime (2010-2013)” within the framework of the EU Programme “Prevention of and Fight against Crime, Framework Partners”. The conferences provide an overview of the current state of scientific OC re- search, of the crime analyses based on scientific methods, and the OC situation in selected European countries. In addition, the conferences also aim to increase the exchange of experience between researchers and practioners. Participants of the conference include representatives of European research institutes and law Research Conferences enforcement authorities. on Organised Crime Zum Inhalt Um ein möglichst umfassendes und aktuelles Wissen über Entwicklungen und Forschungen im Bereich der Organisierten Kriminalität (OK) zu gewinnen, hat at the Bundeskriminalamt das Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) eine Initiative ergriffen, die den Austausch und die Verknüpfung mit anderen renommierten nationalen und internationalen Akteuren der wissenschaftlichen Forschung zur Organisierten Kriminalität inten- in Germany sivieren soll: Im Jahr 2008 wurde die erste internationale Fachkonferenz zum Thema OK-Forschung veranstaltet, der 2009 und 2010 weitere Tagungen folgten. Die Tagungen sind Teil des im Rahmen des EU-Programms „Prevention of and Fight against Crime, Framework Partners“ geförderten EU-Projekts „Interna- 2008 - 2010 tional Research Network on Organised Crime (2010-2013)“. Auf den Konferenzen wird eine Übersicht über den aktuellen Stand der wissen- With financial support from the Prevention of and Fight against schaftlichen OK-Forschung, der auf wissenschaftlichen Methoden basierenden Kriminalitätsanalysen und die OK-Lage in ausgewählten europäischen Staaten Crime Programme of the European Union gegeben. Zudem soll der Erfahrungsaustausch zwischen Wissenschaftlern und European Commission – Directorate-General Home Affairs Praktikern intensiviert werden. Zum Teilnehmerkreis der Konferenz gehören Vertreter europäischer Forschungsstellen und Strafverfolgungsbehörden. Töttel · Büchler Research Conferences on Organised Crime 2008 Crime on Organised Conferences Töttel · Büchler Research - 2010 ISBN: 978-3-472-08066-4 www.luchterhand-fachverlag.de Titelei BKA Band 43 neu:Layout 1 06.10.2011 14:25 Uhr Seite 1 Research Conferences on Organised Crime 2008 - 2010 With support from the Prevention of and Fight against Crime Programme of the European Union European Commission – Directorate-General Home Affairs. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Titelei BKA Band 43 neu:Layout 1 06.10.2011 14:25 Uhr Seite 2 Polizei + Forschung Bd. 43 Herausgegeben vom Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) Kriminalistisches Institut Beirat: Prof. Dr. Johannes Buchmann Direktor des Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt Wolfgang Gatzke Direktor des Landeskriminalamtes Nordrhein-Westfalen Prof. Dr. Manfred Hennecke Präsident der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Kerner Direktor des Instituts für Kriminologie der Universität Tübingen Waldemar Kindler Landespolizeipräsident im Bayerischen Staatsministerium des Innern Klaus Neidhardt Präsident der Deutschen Hochschule der Polizei Prof. Dr. Peter Wetzels Professur für Kriminologie an der Rechtswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Hamburg Titelei BKA Band 43 neu:Layout 1 06.10.2011 14:25 Uhr Seite 3 Ursula Töttel Heinz Büchler Research Conferences on Organised Crime at the Bundeskriminalamt in Germany 2008 - 2010 With financial support from the Prevention of and Fight against Crime Programme of the European Union European Commission – Directorate-General Home Affairs Titelei BKA Band 43 neu:Layout 1 06.10.2011 14:25 Uhr Seite 4 Bibliografische Information der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek verzeichnet diese Publikation in der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie; detaillierte bibliografische Daten sind im Internet über http://dnb.d-nb.de abrufbar. Alle Publikationen der BKA-Reihe Polizei + Forschung (ausgenommen VS-NfD-eingestufte Bände) sind im Internet im PDF-Format unter www.bka.de (Kriminalwissenschaften/Kriminalistisches Institut) eingestellt. Projektleitung im BKA: Ursula Töttel Dr. Heinz Büchler Kriminalistisches Institut KI 14 – Forschungs- und Beratungsstelle für Organisierte Kriminalität und Wirtschaftskriminalität Alle Rechte vorbehalten ©2011 Wolters Kluwer Deutschland GmbH, Köln. Luchterhand – eine Marke von Wolters Kluwer Deutschland. Das Werk einschließlich aller seiner Teile ist urheberrechtlich geschützt. Jede Verwertung außerhalb der engen Grenzen des Urheberrechtsgesetzes ist ohne Zustimmung des Verlages unzulässig und strafbar. Das gilt insbesondere für Vervielfältigungen, Übersetzungen, Mikroverfilmungen und die Einspeicherung und Verarbeitung in elektronischen Systemen. Satz: Satzoffizin Hümmer, Waldbüttelbrunn Druck: Wilhelm & Adam, Heusenstamm {luchterh_neu}20110272_BKA_Research/Titelei.3D 5 29.09.2011 S. 5 Foreword Today organised crime and globalization are inextricably linked. International organised crime benefits from global criminal networks. The perpetrators move effortlessly across national borders in these networks, proving they are highly mo- bile. Germany is particularly important for the participants of organised crime in Europe because of its central position. The Situation Report on Organised Crime of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) for 2010 recorded 606 cases with 9,632 suspects, more than 60 % of which were of non-German origin. The non- German suspects come from 113 different countries overall. The activities were mainly in the area of drug trafficking and smuggling, followed by economic crime und property crime. The damage in 2009 in Germany was worth around 1.65 bil- lion euros, with the most damage caused by economic crime as well as tax and customs offences. Almost 85 % of the cases had international links. Organised crime is constantly changing: it is becoming increasingly diversified in terms of its methods and structures. The perpetrators are involved in different fields of crime and make criminal profits with numerous goods. In Europe we have noted increasing cooperation between different organised crime groups. Within this cooperation among different groups and encompassing different types of crime, professional use of the Internet has long since become part of the crim- inal business model. It is clear that with such strong networks, crime of this sort cannot be fought ex- clusively on the national level. Thus, the exchange of information and coopera- tion between law enforcement authorities beyond national borders has become part of daily life. In addition, the increasing complexity of the illegal activities, which draw on legal economic and communication structures, means that re- search and science need to be integrated into this cooperation. Scientific research is of great importance for the practical implementation of law enforcement since it can gain new insight through the methodical analysis of central aspects of orga- nised crime and the possibilities of fighting it. Hence, existing contacts in inter- national research should be expanded in a meaningful way. To this end, in 2008 the “International Research Network on Organised Crime” was initiated by the BKA with the aim of intensifying contacts between researchers and practitioners across national borders for the purposes of studying organised crime, and to exchange and discuss research methods and findings. The founding members are the “Crime Research Development Unit” of the Home Office in London, the “Re- search and Documentation Centre” (WODC) of the Dutch Justice Ministry and the Police Academy of the Netherlands. In 2009 the “Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention” (Br) joined the network. In 2008 the BKA also hosted the first research conference on organised crime. This conference, which now takes place every year and focuses on different issues V {luchterh_neu}20110272_BKA_Research/Titelei.3D 5 29.09.2011 S. 6 each year, integrates researchers and practitioners from research institutes and law enforcement authorities into the network. The European Commission has also re- cognised the importance of the network and the research conference and has been promoting both as part of the programme “ISEC – Prevention of and Fight against Organised Crime” since 2010. This anthology contains selected contributions from previous conferences and gives a broader circle of professionals insight into the current issues and findings related to organised crime. In publishing these contributions, we also hope to gain the support of other scientists and practitioners committed to the fight against or- ganised crime. Jçrg Ziercke President of the Federal Criminal Police Office VI {luchterh_neu}20110272_BKA_Research/Titelei.3D 5 29.09.2011 S. 7 Vorwort Organisierte Kriminalitt
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