International experience in mobilising mechanisms to combat organised crime

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a scientific approach to mobilising mechanisms for combating man- ifestations of organised crime, which should be strategic, programmatic, and based on international practices. According to the purpose and specifics of the subject under study, the study employed a set of social engineer- ing methods in the organisation of the system of combating organised crime. The study outlined the content of the organisational foundations of the system of mobilisation of law enforcement agencies involved in the fight against organised crime. Such mechanisms were analysed in terms of determining the theoretical and managerial foundations of their formation at the stage of social transformations, the threat of criminalisation of society, and the intensification of violence in political and other spheres of public life. The content of security as an objective phenomenon was investigated in terms of system-forming properties and organisational factor of the social system. The study showed the strategic significance of improving the effectiveness of security in various spheres of society. It was proved that the existing state mechanism for regulating public security relations is rather conservative and does not fully meet the current conditions of existence of various nations in both the internal and external spheres of life. The system of law enforcement agencies has a branched, so- phisticated organisational and functional structure, which complicates the organisation and implementation of the management process. State agencies, subject to political and legal conditions and the creation of a spe- cialised management mechanism, can and should be involved in ensuring national security. For this, it is neces- sary to overcome departmental barriers, consolidate the efforts of state bodies and operational units to ensure the internal security of the state, i.e., to develop a model of management of the relevant entities based on the organisational and functional principle. The findings of this study form the scientific and practical basis for bringing the system of the relevant type into a state that allows for the immediate mobilisation and implemen- tation of large-scale actions to eliminate the conditions and consequences of the impact of dangerous factors, which substantially affect the state of security of society. The application of the theoretical and managerial ap- proach allows identifying and solving scientific problems in the study, obtaining scientific and practical results

Keywords

• system
• fight against organised crime
• security forces
• national security