Fight against organised crime and some contemporary criminalistics methods

Abstract

The paper gives a brief overview of the definition of organized crime with the answer what definition is most appropriate from the aspect of police work. The basic characteristics of organized crime are also presented. In the continuation, the paper gives an overview on some methods used by members of an organized criminal group or criminal organization as a whole in order to obscure their criminal activities and avoid criminal prosecution. An analysis of the practical activities of the police and modern technologies reveals certain possibilities that can lead to the improvement of police work in the field of the fight against organized crime. An analysis of the content of available literature related to the topic of paper was also carried out. To improve the rates of detecting and clarifying of organized crime, police must primarily be able to assess the perpetrators of such crimes. Finally, the synthesis of all methods leads to the conclusion what methods are the most effective. All contemporary methods have to be used while respecting the fundamental rights and freedoms that are guaranteed by the constitution and international legal acts. If not so, all police and prosecutor work on proving the felonies will ‘go down the drain’ as the courts must declare the evidence to be inadmissible and unlawful.