CoronaCrime #92 - Organised Crime

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a terrible toll on lives, illness, and economic devastation and it is having diverse effects on violence and crime. Daily Prevention News publishes weekly a Corona Crime Issue dedicated to collecting related news and information.

1. Organised crime rises in Africa as criminal groups take advantage of COVID-19
   Organised crime increased across Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic and shows no signs of slowing, according to the 2021 Organised Crime Index released on 25 November. Source: ENACT Africa
2. Criminal governance in cities during Covid-19
   This project examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic challenges accompanying it on criminal governance in cities. It analyzes how gangs and other non-state armed groups operating in illicit economies have altered their activities in light of the new circumstances in areas of criminal governance, and how governments and civil society have responded. Source: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime
3. How COVID-19 restrictions and the economic consequences are likely to impact migrant smuggling and cross-border trafficking in persons to Europe and North America
   The research brief How COVID-19 restrictions and the economic consequences are likely to impact migrant smuggling and cross-border trafficking in persons to Europe and North America was prepared by the UNODC Research Team on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants under the supervision of Jean-Luc Lemahieu, Director of the Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs, Angela Me, Chief of the Research and Trend Analysis Branch and Kristiina Kangaspunta, Chief of the Crime Research Section. Source: UNODC

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