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Case Study 4: United Kingdom and the Activity Model

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From Mafia to Organised Crime

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The sixth chapter presents the findings from the research in the UK, especially England and Wales, combining interviews with experts and law enforcement with document analysis to build a discourse around the UK policing system against mafia and organised crime. The two historical focuses of the chapter are the events in two cities, Liverpool and London, as examples of the evolution of the organised crime discourse in the country. This chapter considers how organised crime in the UK is understood through activities rather than structures and how intelligence and multi-agency partnerships define the activity policing model.

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    An example is section 56(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000: “A person commits an offence if he directs, at any level, the activities of an organisation which is concerned in the commission of acts of terrorism”.

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    International Corruption Unit at the National Crime Agency – http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/about-us/what-we-do/economic-crime/international-corruption-unit-icu

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    Liverpool Crown Court, Judge Mr Justice Brian Langstaff, Case No. T20087213, 07-04-2009.

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Sergi, A. (2017). Case Study 4: United Kingdom and the Activity Model. In: From Mafia to Organised Crime. Critical Criminological Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53568-5_6

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