NCJ Number
199488
Date Published
2002
Length
228 pages
Annotation
This is the second report of the WODC-organized crime monitor on the state of organized crime in the Netherlands.
Abstract
The Dutch Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry into Criminal Investigation Methods found in 1999 that there was no clear description of organized crime in the Netherlands. An external research group was appointed to study the matter. The result was the first report on organized crime in the Netherlands, which was presented by the WODC-organized crime monitor. This second report elaborates on the findings found in the first report, which was published in 1999 based upon analysis of 40 major police investigations of criminal groups operating in the Netherlands. Data for the first and second reports were also drawn from public and confidential reports, crime analysis reports, and interviews with key figures and experts. For this second report, data has been added on another 40 major criminal investigations. Chapter 1 summarizes the findings of the first study, discusses methodological issues, and offers the research questions for the second report. In chapter 2, the inner workings of crime syndicates are presented, including how people are ranked within these networks. This chapter also highlights the weaknesses of suspects. Chapter 3 explains the nature of criminal activities and how the social environment offers support to criminal networks. This chapter also discusses specialization within criminal activities and the interaction patterns between crime networks and instigating authorities. Chapter 4 explains how criminal networks change and transfer their illegal revenue. Underground banking is discussed, as is money laundering and the expenditures and investments of crime networks. Chapter 5 summarizes the main findings of the study and offers implications for public policy.