ORGANIZED CRIME AS A DYNAMIC AND COMPLEX CHALLENGE FACED BY THE MODERN SOCIETY

Abstract

Organized crime is a complex and in many ways specifi c criminal phenomenon, now considered to be the most dangerous form of crime. It appeared relatively recently in both Bosnia and Herzegovina and the other republics of the former Yugoslavia. This work reviews the level of danger organized crime has presented to society through history. The author of the paper also refers to the characteristics of organized crime and highlights the presence of different both international and domestic opinions on the defi nition of the concept of organized crime, and the fact that today there is still no universal defi nition of the content of this concept. Also mentioned are criminal offenses related to organized crime.

Keywords

• organized crime
• criminal acts
• elements of organized crime