This study identifies the disruptive effect of proceeds of crime action on criminal activity, and identifies factors associated with successful proceeds of crime action.
This report measures the disruptive effect by developing an economic model that estimates the multiplier impact of the reinvestment of the profits of drug trafficking. The project also identifies factors associated with successful proceeds of crime action. The results of the project should improve agencies' ability to target trafficking and increase the seizure of proceeds of crime. The proposed index of the disruptive effect of proceeds of crime action, the Proceeds of Crime Drug Disruption Index (POCDDI), will also allow agencies to provide both the Government and the community with a more accurate assessment of the value of their proceeds of crime initiatives. This report will help senior police, police intelligence, policymakers and researchers will be interested primarily in measuring the disruptive effect of proceeds of crime action. Police responsible for managing proceeds of crime investigations and senior investigators will be interested in the practical applications of findings relating to success factors in financial investigations. Figures, tables, and references