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What is Organised Crime?

by Archana Dubey

What is Organised Crime


Organised crime is like an organised business and it is based on a cooperative efforts. The crime that involves the cooperation of several persons or group for its successful execution is called organised crime. Organised crime involves a group of people that can make plans for crime and the most important thing for organised crime is the fund of money for organising criminal activities. The criminal of that crime maintains the political support also so that they can be secure in case of detention.

Characteristics of organised crime

 1.    Team work 

 2.   Planning

3.   Centralized authority

4.    Funds

5.    People who involved in multiple      crimes

6.   Authorised people who can save them from detention.

Types of organised crime

Organised crime has three major types :-

1. Gang Criminality

Gang criminality involves kidnapping, extortion, robbery,vehicle theft etc. on a large scale. The gang of the people are violent and they don’t hesitate to kill someone and spread violence in society. Mostly the gang members are notorious and can be seen in police records. We have heard about many local gangs also I’m our society who are professional criminals.

2. Racketeering

Racketeering involves prostitution, gambling, liquid trafficking, drug paddling etc. Racketeering also involve dishonest way of getting money by cheating people, selling worthless goods. The members of organised crime gangs take all the wealth and profit but allow the owner of illegal business to continue their illegal business and send them the amount of money. 

3. Syndicate Crime

Syndicate crime is a crime committed by groups that engaged in planned criminal activities. That crime is also called furnishing illegal goods and services by an organised criminal gang. The illegal goods could be drugs, liquor etc.and the illegal services could be call-girls, gambling. The syndicates creates their own  business procedures and they avoid violence which differentiates them from organised criminal gangs who frequently use violence.

Organised Crime in India

Organised crime im India expanded into a wider range of criminal activities. So many gangs extended their criminal activities. Organised crime in India has been expanded to the point where policeman, businessmen, law officers and politicians have also come to associate with the gangs and syndicates. There are many crimes related to organised crime such as:-

1. Number Betting

2. Drug Trafficking

3. Estate Racketeering

4. Automobile Thefts

5. Supply of Illegal Weapons

6. Internet Fraud

7. Smuggling

8. Extortion

9. Loan Sharking

10. Human Trafficking

11. Money Laundering

12. Bribery

13. Murder

14. Forgery

15. Terrorism

Taking all the crimes together it may be pointed out that without the support of politicians, police and businessmen it is not possible. Criminal of organised crimes gives protection to them and get money from them. This is really a serious issues and the government should make some serious laws to stop them. The people who are engaged with this crime is mostly youth. Population and unemployment is the main cause of involving with these gangs. 

By proper awareness about organised crime goverment can take serious actions against them.