National Threat Assessment 2008. Organised Crime - Politie

Contents
Preface 10
Acknowledgements 12
1 Introduction 13
1.1 Task 13
1.2 Theoretical model 14
1.3 Objective and research questions 14
1.4 Scope 15
1.5 Preparation 16
1.5.1 List of criminal phenomena 16
1.5.2 Preliminary study 17
1.5.3 Regional Crime Pattern Analysis Organised Crime 20
1.6 Performance of substudies 20
1.6.1 Social trends and crime-related factors 20
1.6.2 Building blocks 21
1.7 Synthesis 22
1.7.1 Overview of criminal phenomena 22
1.7.2 Qualification of criminal phenomena 22
1.7.3 Final report 25
1.8 Merits 25
1.9 Structure of the report 26
2 Illegal markets 28
2.1 Introduction 28
2.2 Trading and smuggling cocaine 28
2.2.1 Introduction and scope 28
2.2.2 General context 29
2.2.3 Scale 31
2.2.4 Criminal organisations 33
2.2.5 Consequences for Dutch society 34
2.2.6 Crime-related factors and expectations 35
2.2.7 Conclusion 36
2.3 Trading and smuggling heroin 37
2.3.1 Introduction and scope 37
2.3.2 General context: nature and scale 37
2.3.3 Criminal organisations 40
2.3.4 Consequences for Dutch society 40
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