Abstract
Organised crime is changing and becoming increasingly diverse in its methods, group structures and impact on society. This article aims to research, on the one hand, the impact of organized crime on state’s economy, on the other hand – to analyse the possible legal and economic measures tackling and preventing organized crime activities. The article contains results of the analysis of international, regional and national legal acts and the secondary analysis of statistical data of European Union agencies and international organizations. The author used a variety of methods: from selection and analysis of primary and secondary sources to descriptive, comparative and synthesis methods. Such analysis required multitudinous, broad and diverse base of empirical data, which were collected from the international, regional, national organizations and agencies, as well as scientific, operational and theoretical reports related to the issue of organised crime and impact of this phenomenon to the state and the society.
Highlights
Organized crime (OC) is more than an independent criminal phenomenon
Proceeds from illegal activities are reinvested in various types of property and the legal economy, criminal organizations can launder the proceeds of crime, differentiate their activities, and discover new sources of financing illegal activities
The author will use the data and economic indicators of the World Bank publications, NewCronos database of Eurostat, Organization for Security and Co‐operation in Europe (OSCE), other international and regional organizations and agencies, national institutions, such as Statistic Department of Lithuania, as well as scientific, operational and theoretical reports related to the issue of organised crime and impact of this phenomenon to the state and the society
Summary
Organized crime (OC) is more than an independent criminal phenomenon. Theoretically, studies show the interdependent correlation between the political, socio-economic, criminal justice and legal domains [2]. As revealed in the SOCTA 2017, there are approximately 5,000 international OCGs currently under investigation in the EU identified This increase is an indication of shifts in criminal markets and the emergence of smaller groups and individual criminal entrepreneurs in specific criminal activities. These developments highlight the complex dynamics that shape the serious and organised crime landscape in the EU [13]. The negative consequences of this process for society are underestimated: the development of a legitimate economy is distorted, and public resources are misused This process is accompanied by sophisticated money-laundering mechanisms, which make it difficult to distinguish between legal and illegal economy [48]
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