Purpose

This paper aims to provide a holistic view of infiltration behaviour by organised crime groups (OCGs), with a specific focus on the methods used to access the legal market, including factors that drive an organised crime group to pursue infiltration. The act of infiltration is examined as a business decision; therefore, factors such as the surrounding community, the availability of criminal opportunities and broader implications, are considered.

Design/methodology/approach

Initially, the concept of an organised crime group is explored by, where possible, identifying trends in behaviour and structure. The act of infiltration is dissected, including the infiltration behaviour of OCGs and their related decision-making processes.

Findings

Infiltration actions are complex; therefore, any countervailing combatting and preventative actions will need to follow suit. OCGs pursue infiltration only when deemed feasible and to their benefit in furthering their illicit actions. Criminal opportunities are pursued across the entire economic sector. When these groups participate in a legal market, their criminality infects the healthy market and leaves it ill and contagious to the rest of the licit economy.

Originality/value

Infiltration is organic, as it indicates growth or adjustment to changing market conditions. Criminal opportunities are widespread, and their creation is often unintentional–the legal economy casts a shadow. Combatting organised crime, entrenched in the lawful community, requires that the focus should be on the susceptibility of potential infiltration targets through the possible infiltration methods. Furthermore, a broader perspective is needed when considering the underlying motivation for infiltration–it may not only be to generate profit.

中文翻译：

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探索有组织犯罪集团的渗透行为

目的

本文旨在全面了解有组织犯罪集团 (OCG) 的渗透行为，特别关注用于进入合法市场的方法，包括促使有组织犯罪集团进行渗透的因素。渗透行为被视为商业决策；因此，要考虑周围社区、犯罪机会的可用性和更广泛的影响等因素。

设计/方法/途径

最初，在可能的情况下，通过确定行为和结构趋势来探索有组织犯罪集团的概念。对渗透行为进行了剖析，包括OCG的渗透行为及其相关决策过程。

发现

渗透行动很复杂；因此，任何反补贴的打击和预防行动都需要效仿。OCG 只有在认为可行并且对他们推进非法行动有利的情况下才会进行渗透。整个经济部门都在追求犯罪机会。当这些团体参与合法市场时，他们的犯罪行为会感染健康的市场，并使其病态并传染给合法经济的其他部分。

原创性/价值

渗透是有机的，因为它表明增长或适应不断变化的市场条件。犯罪机会很普遍，而且它们的产生往往是无意的——合法经济投下了阴影。打击扎根于合法社区的有组织犯罪，需要重点关注通过可能的渗透方法对潜在渗透目标的敏感性。此外，在考虑渗透的潜在动机时需要更广阔的视角——它可能不仅仅是为了产生利润。