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Research Conferences on Organised Crime at the Bundeskriminalamt in Germany Conferences Research Research Conferences on Organised Crime 2013 – 2015 Polizei+Forschung 48 Content Edited by Since 2008 the yearly research conferences in Germany focusing on organised crime have established a European-wide forum that enables international exchange bet- Ursula Töttel ween academics and practitioners from law enforcement agencies. The event is hos- ted each year by the Bundeskriminalamt together with its research partners of the Gergana Bulanova-Hristova “Research Network on Organised Crime” from the United Kingdom, Sweden and the Netherlands. To date, there have been participants from 23 European countries and the United States. The conferences have received financial support from the EU Gerhard Flach since 2010. This book entails summaries of the speeches hold on the conferences from 2013 until 2015 and contributions from the speakers on selected topics in the field of organised crime. Research Conferences on Organised Crime at the Zum Inhalt Die jährlichen Forschungskonferenzen in Deutschland zum Thema Organisierte Bundeskriminalamt Kriminalität haben in den Jahren von 2008 bis 2015 ein anerkanntes Forum für den internationalen Austausch zwischen Wissenschaftlern und Praktikern aus Straf- verfolgungsbehörden geschaffen. Die Tagungen wurden durch das BKA in Zusam- in Germany menarbeit mit den Partnern aus dem „Research Network on Organised Crime“ aus dem Vereinigten Königreich, Schweden und den Niederlanden ausgerichtet und seit 2010 von der EU unterstützt. Auf den Konferenzen waren Teilnehmer aus insgesamt Vol. III 23 europäischen Ländern und den USA vertreten. Dieser Sammelband enthält Zusammenfassungen der Einzelvorträge der OK-For- schungskonferenzen von 2013 bis 2015 sowie Beiträge der Redner zu ausgewählten Transnational Organised Crime Themen aus dem Bereich der Organisierten Kriminalität. 2013 – 2015 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Research Conferences on Organised Crime at the Bundeskriminalamt in Germany Conferences Research Research Conferences on Organised Crime 2013 – 2015 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This pu- blication reflects the views only of the authors, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Polizei + Forschung Volume 48 Published by the Bundeskriminalamt Criminalistic Institute Advisory Board: Professorin Dr. Regina Ammicht Quinn Universitt TÅbingen, Internationales Zentrum fÅr Ethik in den Wissenschaften Professor Dr. Johannes Buchmann Direktor des Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt Professorin Dr. Petra Grimm Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart Professorin Dr. Rita Haverkamp Universitt TÅbingen, Stiftungsprofessur fÅr Kriminalprvention und Risikomanagement Professor em. Dr. Hans-JÅrgen Kerner Universitt TÅbingen, Institut fÅr Kriminologie Uwe Kolmey Prsident des Landeskriminalamtes Niedersachsen Professor Dr. Hans-JÅrgen Lange Prsident der Deutschen Hochschule der Polizei Professor Dr. Peter Wetzels Universitt Hamburg, Fakultt fÅr Rechtswissenschaft, Institut fÅr Kriminologie Klaus Zuch Senatsverwaltung fÅr Inneres und Sport Berlin Bundeskriminalamt Edited by Ursula TÇttel Gergana Bulanova-Hristova Gerhard Flach Research Conferences on Organised Crime at the Bundeskriminalamt in Germany Vol. III Transnational Organised Crime 2013 – 2015 This project has been funded with support from the European Com- mission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Bibliographical data of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (German National Library) The German National Library catalogues this publication in the German National Bibliography; detailed bibliographical data will be available on the internet under http://dnb.d-nb.de. All publication series of the Bundeskriminalamt “Polizei + Forschung“ (except res- tricted „VS-NfD“ volumes) are presented in PDF format under www.bka.de. English Website: Publications fi Other publications German Website: Publikationen fi Publikationsreihen fi Polizei + Forschung Project Management: Heinz BÅchler Ursula TÇttel Bundeskriminalamt Criminalistic Institute Research and Advisory Unit for Organised, Economic Crime and Crime Prevention The elaboration of this book was supported by Julia Weber Student of Sociology and American Studies at Goethe-University Frankfurt All rights reserved ° 2016 Bundeskriminalamt Wiesbaden This work is copyrighted in its entirety. Any usage in violation of the narrow bounda- ries of copyright law without the prior approval of the publisher is prohibited and is punishable by law. This especially applies for duplications, translation, microfilms, other types of proces- sing, as well as for the storing and processing in electronic systems. Editorial Office: Wissenschaftslektorat Zimmermann, Magdeburg Production: Griebsch und Rochol Druck GmbH, Hamm Foreword Money laundering, drug trafficking, trafficking in human beings, migrant smuggling, arms trafficking, vehicle trafficking and receiving of stolen luxury goods as well as organised property crime and cybercrime are now a business worth billions and – along with international terrorism – are among the major security challenges of our time. The liberalisation of the world economy and rapidly progressing technological developments benefit not only the econom- ic sector, but also organised crime throughout the world. Even at a time with a growing number of crises – such as those associated with the rising number of refugees or terrorist attacks worldwide – the threat posed by organised crime should not be underestimated. Organised crime is a global phenomenon that does not stop at borders or fail to penetrate certain sectors. It is generally associated with corruption, vio- lence, exploitation and infiltration of legal structures, and it affects the life and well-being of thousands of people. In contrast to terrorist attacks, the gen- eral public often only becomes aware of organised crime in subtler ways. The criminal actions of human traffickers and migrant smugglers (from the Bal- kans, for example), of drug cartels from Latin America or of corrupt local politicians who provide mafia organisations with lucrative government con- tracts do not come close to provoking the degree of existential fear that results from terrorist acts of violence. Nevertheless, the potential for damage caused by often violent OC offences committed to obtain items of economic value or political influence is great, and the risk of becoming a victim of organised crime is no less real. The activities of organised criminals do not become clearly visible to the public until large segments of the population are victi- mised, for example due to dwelling burglary by organised criminals or the theft of credit card data and identities on the internet. Organised crime continues to be a serious problem for Germany – a trend confirmed by the 2014 National Situation Report on organised crime: As in 2013, drug crime along with property and economic crime are among the main fields of OC activity.1 In addition, an increase in migrant smuggling is evident. In 2014, there were investigations of 35 OC groups (2013: 29) work- ing in the field of migrant smuggling2; in most cases Syrian refugees were smuggled. However, these figures only reflect recorded crime. Organised crime is not limited by borders, as indicated by the fact that two-thirds of the 1 Cf. the 2014 national situation report on organised crime: BKA, Organisierte Kriminalitt Bundeslagebild 2014, p. 7, http://www.bka.de/DE/ThemenABisZ/Deliktsbereiche/Organisierte Kriminalitaet/Lagebilder/lagebilder__node.html?__nnn=true (11. 12. 2015). 2 Ibid., p. 25. V suspects come from outside Germany and that international links exist in 80% of OC investigative proceedings Organised crime is internationally networked, operates in a highly conspira- torial manner and causes considerable damage. According to estimates by the United Nations among others, today the business dealings of transnational or- ganised crime generate an annual turnover of several hundred billion US dol- lars. Besides this, the internet offers criminal groups a wide variety of possi- bilities, serving as an instrument of crime and as a virtual crime scene. At the same time, cybercrime is considered to be a “low risk – high profit“ business made even more attractive by the “crime as a service“ model, which makes it easy to purchase criminal services. Are we in an optimal position to fight organised crime in Germany and in Europe? We are working very hard – and successfully – on expanding and adapting our law enforcement strategies and instruments. Our police work is effectively networked, Europe-wide through EUROPOL and worldwide through INTERPOL, which enables us to join together in the battle against organised groups that operate across national borders. In order to benefit even more from combining our strength in an optimal manner, at the Bundeskrimi- nalamt Germany, for example, an organised crime coordination unit (KOST- OK) has been set up to ensure a structured exchange of information about OC developments at federal and state level. The unit also serves as a central point of contact for international police cooperation and, at the same time, it is in- tended to provide impetus for the setting
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