Аннотация:Organised crime, corruption and other forms of economic and serious crime will remain
priority concerns of European societies in the years to come. The heads of states and
governments participating in the 3rd summit of the Council of Europe (Warsaw, 16 - 17 May
2005) therefore tasked the Council of Europe to further develop its activities in these fields.
The purpose of the 2005 organised crime situation report thus is:
- To point at new threats and major issues of concern
- To help policy makers in Europe make more informed decisions on anti-crime
policies.
In addition to an assessment of the overall organised crime situation, the 2005 report
contains a topical a chapter on the question of economic crime. Given the serious impact of
economic crime on societies and its links to corruption and organised crime, this topic is
highly relevant.
The chapters on the organised crime situation have been prepared by the Department of
Crime Problems (Directorate General of Legal Affairs) of the Council of Europe, while the
part on economic crime was written by Professor Michael Levi (Cardiff University, United
Kingdom), Dr. Nicholas Dorn (Cardiff University, United Kingdom) and Professor Leonid
Fituni (Centre for Strategic and Global Studies, Moscow).