Social Impacts Relating to Increased Organized Crime – Case Study into the City Of London (2016)
Organized Crime Activities and Social Impacts Dissertation – Organized crime involves numerous criminal agents that work together in criminal activities. London has been considered as the criminal capital of Europe due to the high level of organized crime activities. London’s attractiveness for organized crime is due to its large population and its well established international transport infrastructure.
The aim of this project is to determine the social and cultural factors that influence the increasing organized crime activities. As per the literature review, organized crime groups engage in numerous activities including theft, people smuggling, sex trafficking and fraud. All of these activities have numerous negative social and economic impacts on the London society. The study utilizes secondary sources of data due to the magnitude of the research population.
Only reputable third party sources of secondary data were used. The study’s findings showed that demographical factors such as poverty, high crime rate and family stressors are the key contributors to the rise of organized crime in London. In addition, the study found out that organized crime is a result of systematic processes that entails complex interconnections between individual, cultural and social factors over the course of an individual’s life.
These factors are family, disorders, education, substance abuse and inheritable gene traits. The study recommends that a witness protection program be reinforce in the city of London in order to protect those who are willing to come forward and cooperate with law enforcement agencies against organized criminal gangs. The second recommendation is that laws should be enacted that allow law enforcement agencies to navigate through the limitations of the existing statute. Finally, the dissertation recommends that all stakeholders should be integrated in the process of combating organized crime in London.
Dissertation objectives
- To establish the criminal activities that are on the increase due to the activities of organized crime syndicates within London
- To establish the social and cultural factors within London that are attributed to the rise in organized criminal activities
- To understand how these identified social and cultural factors can be mitigated to reduce organized crime activity within the greater London region
- 10,000 words – 36 pages in length
- Excellent use of literature
- Good analysis of subject area
- Well written throughout
- Ideal for social studies students
1 – Introduction
Research Aims and Objectives
2 – Literature Review
Organized Crime in London
The Criminal Activities of London Organized crime groups
People Smuggling
Sex Trafficking
Drug trade
Excise fraud and smuggling
Fraud and Theft
The social and economic cost of organized crime
3 – Research Methodology
Approach to Data Analysis
Approach to Write Up and Discussions
Limitations
Ethical Considerations
4 – Findings and Analysis
Criminal Activities that are on the Rise in London due to Organized Crime Syndicates
Social-Cultural Factors that Contribute to Increased Organized Criminal Activities in London
The Mitigation Measures to the Social Cultural Factors that Contribute to Organized Crime in London
5 – Conclusion
6 – Recommendations
References