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REINO UNIDO. National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS)
UK threat assessment [Documento electrónico] : the threat from serious and organised crime 2003.- London : National Criminal Intelligence Service, 2003.- 1 CD-ROM ; 12 cm
Ficheiro de 2,36 Mb (76 f.) em formato pdf. Disponível em: http://www.ncis.co.uk/ukta/2003/ukta2003.pdf


CRIME ORGANIZADO, TRÁFICO DE DROGA, IMIGRAÇÃO ILEGAL, BRANQUEAMENTO DE CAPITAIS, TRÁFICO DE ARMAS, CRIME INFORMÁTICO, PEDOFILIA, REINO UNIDO

1. Introduction. The basis of the assessment. What is serious and organised crime? Purpose. The main threats. Other threats. 2. How serious and organised criminals operate. Profit, risk, opportunity and capability. Criminal organisation and infrastructure. Cross-sector criminal activity. Criminal logistics. Supporting criminal activities. Other supporting activities. 3. Class A drugs trafficking. The size of Class A drugs markets in the UK. Multi-drug trafficking. Financing the trades. The illicit trade in controlled chemicals. Heroin. Cocaine including crack cocaine. Ecstasy and other synthetic drugs. 4. Organised immigration crime. Migration trends. Opportunities for serious and organised criminal involvement. People smuggling and human trafficking. The UK as a destination for migrants. How illegal migrants get to the UK. Entry to the UK. Human trafficking. Illegal working and labour exploitation in the UK. Links between organised immigration crime and other criminality. 5. Fraud. Overview. Serious and organised criminal involvement in fraud. Excise fraud. VAT fraud. Benefit fraud. Inland Revenue fraud. Private sector frauds. 6. Money laundering. A fundamental component of serious and organised crime. The importance of cash. Transporting criminal cash out of the UK. Money laundering in the UK. Money laundering methods. UK business sectors at risk. 7. Firearms. The scale of the threat. The types of illegally held firearms. The availability of ammunition. Possession and use of firearms by organised criminals. Sources of illegal firearms. 8. Hi-tech crime. What is hi-tech crime? The current impact of hi-tech crime. Serious and organised criminal involvement in hi-tech crime. Types of hi-tech crime. Intellectual property crime. Criminal communications. Encryption. 9. Sex offences against children, including online abuse. The number of child sex offenders. The number of victims. The impact on the victims. The profile of child sex offenders. Targeting and controlling victims, including ‘grooming’. The nature and extent of organised child sex offending.