WHITE-COLLAR CRIME: Web of deceit
On 1 April 2006, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) came into being, bringing together the National Crime Squad (NCS), the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) and parts of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the UK Immigration Service. The aims of Soca are to reduce the opportunity...
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| Published in: | The Lawyer 2006-06, p.32 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | On 1 April 2006, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) came into being, bringing together the National Crime Squad (NCS), the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) and parts of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the UK Immigration Service. The aims of Soca are to reduce the opportunity for organised criminals to make money, disrupt and dismantle their enterprises and raise the personal risks they run by successful targeted prosecutions of the major figures. These are all laudable aims. However, targeting the organised criminal of the 21st century requires a clear understanding of how the situation has evolved. Only then can this the new species of criminal be dealt with effectively. As with any business, organised crime will go where the profit is high and the risk is low. It falls to agencies such as Soca to spot the trends and take proactive steps to prevent emerging criminality from becoming profitable and risk-free. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-7902 |