Decoding the EU's Most Threatening Criminal Networks

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_The_spectrum_of
_Countermeasures
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_Widespread_use_of
_Corruption_and_influence
_Money_laundering
_Expertise_through_people
Foreword by the Europol executive director
Identifying the most threatening criminal networks
	Context: enhancing our understanding of criminal networks
	A unique dataset
Executive summary
	Methodology and dataset
	The ABCD of the most threatening criminal networks
	A tailored approach
Describing The most threatening criminal networks
	Internal organisation and composition
	Criminal activities
What makes criminal networks most threatening?
	Their infiltration in the legal business world for facilitation of criminal activities, as a countermeasure, or for money laundering
	Their international reach with regional focus
	Their survival strategies: adaptive problem solving and countermeasures
	Their criminal cooperation model
	Their – often combined – use of violence and corruption
	Their resources – from money to expertise
Conclusion