... and operations of darknet drug markets and their connections to organized crime, with a focus on an empirical analysis of cryptocurrency usage. Design/methodology/approach Using a software-as-a-service analytics platform and a cryptocurrency investigation tool, 100 darknet drug market cases active during...

...Mallam Isgogo Mohammed; Abbsinejad Hossein; Chukwudi C. Nwokolo Purpose This study aims to examine organized crime, corruption and their challenges to the economic growth of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Organized crime and corruption can have a grossly negative impact...

... , p. 338), Campbell could still suggest that “the meaning and understanding of organized crime differs, between and within the academic, legal or political contexts”. Citing the work of Paoli and others, she went on to suggest the term has been used “to describe specific structures or organizations...

... Licensed re-use rights only Australia Tax crime Organized crime Tobacco smuggling Much of the international research into the illicit tobacco trade has focused on the smuggling of tobacco between jurisdictions and policing of this financial crime (Allen, 2012 ; Beare, 2002 ; Daudelin...

... controls is not there. The evidence from EU countries with CPLs in place shows higher levels of informal economy, corruption, tax evasion and terrorism risks than those without. There is substantial evidence of non-cash, very serious and organized crime, while the amounts needed and used by terrorists...

... needed antithesis to the official discourse on the topic. Peter Sproat can be contacted at: peter.sproat@uws.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Asset recovery Proceeds of crime Organized crime Drug trafficking Sex trafficking Trafficking women Drugs Sex United Kingdom...

... by an assessment of potential justifications for criminalization. Implications of criminalization, including the potential impact of organized crime legislation on offenders and regulators, will then be considered. Findings There is a clear trend towards the criminalization of hard core cartels. The paper...

... the extant literature, appears to lack deeper theoretical reflection on the issue. Fabian Zhilla can be contacted at: fabian.zhilla@kcl.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Albania Legal personnel Law enforcement Corruption Organized crime Judicial corruption Customary norms...