Why does it seem so difficult to fight mafia and organized crime?

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Recent studies have shown that mafia related problems remain to be a manifest reality in the world. Criminal organizations continue to pose a threat to democracies. Their presence is not limited to economic sectors, with illegal trafficking, but mafias penetrate all parts of society, from civil society to politics. The purpose of this document is to illustrate how mafias are still active organizations, and to study the main democratic solutions that local governments and global authorities can adopt. Mafia is a term that describes a criminal organization specializing in monetary profits through illegal activities. Mafia groups tend to be controlled by a small group of individuals. In other words, mafias are 'the unlawful activities of a highly organized, disciplined association'.

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[...] The European Union also has a policy to fight organized crime. The Council of UE , on the 28th of June 2001, that it was imperative for the Union to be safe space guaranteed by a common criminal policy”. It exists since 1995, and constitutes a real anti Mafia force in Europe. Nevertheless, tackling organized crime remains difficult. The transposition of EU decisions into national policies is complicated, and as explained by Jean-François Burgelin: Europe, there and frontiers for rogatory commissions, for extraditions, but not for capitals”. [...]

[...] This is why global action is necessary to fight organized crime. Main global actions consist in developing a cooperation to capture and extradite criminals and drawing up international laws to break mafia isolation from authorities' control. In 1996, the G8 reunited in Lyon and drafted 40 recommendations to fight mafia. Furthermore, the UNODC (the UN Organization on Drugs and Crime) is signed by 123 countries. Its main objective is to have countries integrate in their penal codes clauses to tackle organized crime. [...]

[...] La difficile lutte contre la mafia et le crime organisé Topic: the difficult fight against mafia and organized crime Thesis statement: Why does it seem so difficult to fight organized crime? 1. Introduction Recent studies have shown that mafia related problems remain a manifest reality in the world. Criminal organizations continue to pose a threat to democracies. Their presence is not limited to economic sectors, with illegal trafficking: mafias penetrate all parts of society, from civil society to politics. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how mafias are still active organizations, and to study the main democratic solutions that local governments and global authorities may adopt: The organization of this essay is as follows. [...]

[...] This is due to an efficient Witness Protection Program. This was accompanied by effective law enforcement, such as the authorization of operations of electronic surveillance and telephone interceptions, between 1992 and 1996 (Jamieson).This reaction of the State against mafia led to the development of an Antimafia Civic Conscience (Orlando) Conclusion To conclude, it is evident that organized crime has been on the rise over the past few decades. Infiltrating all parts of society, it appears to have become a part of everyday life. [...]

[...] The OCRB, Central Office for the Repression of Bandits concentrates action against violent organized crime. Other organisms are specialized in fighting this criminal activity, such as the OCRTIS for drugs, or the OCRGDF for counterfeit money (Site du Ministère de l'Intérieur). Yet, DST still has no specific group against organized crime (Site du Ministère de l'Intérieur, article sur la DST). The case of Italy is probably the most interesting, as it is the country where mafia is the most infiltrated and powerful. [...]