Greece: the politics of crime

Georgios A. Antonopoulos; Nikolai Tagarov

Greece: the politics of crime

Georgios A. Antonopoulos, Nikolai Tagarov

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Abstract

The main sources of official information regarding organised criminal activities in Greece can be obtained from the website of the Ministry for the Protection of the Citizen (formerly Ministry of Public Order of the Republic of Greece). Statistics on crime types and rates are readily available, yet an analysis of trends, patterns or contributing factors of organised criminal activity has not been regularly produced. In addition, some pieces of information and statistics on what could be described as empirical manifestations of organised crime (drug smuggling, cigarette smuggling, etc.) can also be obtained from Coast Guard and Financial Crime Squad (SDOE) websites. In 1999, 2004 and 2005, the Greek Ministry of Public Order (MPO)1 produced Annual Organised Crime Reports (AOCR). Unfortunately, as pointed out by the high-rank police officers consulted, they have not been publicly available primarily for political reasons.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Corruption and Organized Crime in Europe
Subtitle of host publication	Illegal partnerships
Editors	Philip Gounev, Vincenzo Ruggiero
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Chapter	8
Pages	125-143
Number of pages	19
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9780203117965
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Organizational Crime
Publisher	Routledge

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