Essays about: "organised crime"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words organised crime.

  1. 6. Why is human trafficking excluded from the EU’s cybersecurity? : An explorative study about cybersecurity and human trafficking in the European Union

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Linda Nieminen; [2021]
    Keywords : human trafficking; cybersecurity; the European Union; security; feminist theory; hegemonic masculinity;

    Abstract : Combatting human trafficking is one of the top priorities in the European Union and Europol. Nonetheless, Europe is one of worlds’ leading regions for most trafficked human beings. Human trafficking is often connected to organised crime such as drug trafficking, cybercrime and child pornography and occurs across borders. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Grid of Sweden - A Micro-unit Analysis of Vulnerable Neighborhoods

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Mia Puur; [2020]
    Keywords : Crime; Geography; Micro-places; Police authorities; Spatial analysis; Socio-demographic; Vulnerable neighborhoods;

    Abstract : Through a national collection, the Swedish Police identify and classify vulnerable neighborhoods. Areas are assessed through police perceptions regarding high concentrations of certain problems and criminal activity, such as public acts of violence with risk of harming third parties, open drug markets and organised crime structures. READ MORE

  4. 8. As a Community We Are Saying No to Gangs: Community Peacebuilding in South Africa

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Casper Falk Wollberg; [2020]
    Keywords : South Africa; webbing; community policing; community mobilisation;

    Abstract : Dan village in rural South Africa managed to eradicate organised crime by resiliently mobilising the community to patrol the area and collectively take a stance against violence. The purpose of this qualitative instrumental case study is to critically engage the empirical data consisting of interviews and secondary sources to explore the theories of webbing and community policing. READ MORE

  5. 9. Transport- and Construction Equipment Theft in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

    Author : Stina Bengtsson; Charlein Simonsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Transport- and construction industry; transport crime; theft; crime occurrence; police reporting tendency; workplace conditions; and security equipment; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis, is to relate the areas of crime theory and supply chain to the transport- and construction industry, by exploring factors that influence the occurrence of theft as well as factors that influence the police reporting tendency in the same industry. The thesis intends to support decision making in the transport- and construction industry. READ MORE

  6. 10. Social Banditry, Myth and Historical Reality : Conceptualising Contemporary Albanian Organised Crime Against the Hajduks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Oskar Gustafson; [2017]
    Keywords : European Studies; Albania; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis will investigate how Erik Hobsbawm’s theory of ‘social banditry’ can be applied to a contemporary setting to explain the strength and workings of ethnic Albanian organised crime groups. The paper will delve into a pre-existing debate surrounding the effectiveness of this theoretical lens as a method to account for the global phenomenon of banditry (particularly in the feudalist age). READ MORE