COVID-19 and Organized Crime: An Introduction to the Special Issue

Justin Kotzé; Anthony Lloyd; Georgios A. Antonopoulos

doi:10.1007/s12117-023-09485-2

COVID-19 and Organized Crime: An Introduction to the Special Issue

Justin Kotzé, Anthony Lloyd^*, Georgios A. Antonopoulos

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This is an introduction to the articles submitted to the special issue of Trends in Organized Crime on ‘COVID-19 and Organized Crime’. The aim of the special issue is to draw together a range of empirical studies from around the world to explore the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for both organized criminals and law enforcement agencies. The pandemic required organized criminals to adapt their practice in light of government restrictions, but it also created new profitable opportunities. At the same time, however, COVID-19 posed significant challenges for law enforcement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	107-113
Number of pages	7
Journal	Trends in Organized Crime
Volume	26
Issue number	2
Early online date	27 Jan 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-023-09485-2
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2023

Keywords

Corruption
COVID-19
Law enforcement
Organized crime

UN SDGs

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