Europe's crime without frontiers

Chesley Smith

SOC 202-02

Current Event #4

Sept. 7th 2006

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June 21, 2006

Europe's crime without frontiers

Hugo Brady





The Crime in Europe, Asia, and etc. has been a major issue for the police force in trying to control the large group?s gangs and other organized crime. The biggest danger are the gangs, Italy house the mafia-style gang while Albania, China, Turkey, Morocco and other Russian speaking immigrants house the more violent gangs. These gangs are involved in internet scams, drug trafficking and contract killing. The government and police forces are working close together to stop crime before crime enters the country. One obstacle for the government and police has been that the criminals are working closely together over country borders making the process of tracking the crime a lot harder. Also, another major barrier for the police is how difficult obtaining information on crime has become.

The saying ?two heads are better than one? pertains to the situations Europe on both sides. The government has been doing their best to help out the police force in stopping crime but the gang member are also teaming up for their benefit. Getting the information needed for one crime usually involves a list of names scattered throughout Europe, making it harder for police to convict the criminals. The plan which law enforcers are planning should lower the crime rate drastically. Targeting the leaders is the main goal of their plan but trying to figure out who the leaders of each gang has become a difficult plan. The leaders coordinate the criminal act so without their leadership, I believe that crime would have to be reduced. These criminal?s are doing what they are told, and without that kind guidance, less crime would occur. I hope for Europe?s sake, the plan can be worked out to benefit the citizen of each country.