The effectiveness of criminal policy to reduce organized crime within the framework of Iraqi law

Abstract

  Abstract: Organized crime is considered a cross-border crime and one of the most dangerous crimes at the present time. It is a crime for which no comprehensive definition has been agreed upon, and its concept differs in developed countries from developing countries, and it also has distinct characteristics.

It has causes and impact on society through the knowledge that it may cross national borders, and among its causes is the existence of a criminal organization with controls similar to major institutions, and the commission of this organization committing crimes, and the motive behind committing organized crime may be to obtain wealth, influence, and high amounts of money These are criminal groups that are linked racially or ethnically to other groups that may cross borders, including companies, organizations, or persons protecting the interests of these groups, and the presence of support for them from categories of specialists and officials in society, who provide services that double the return on profits from organized crime.

As for the measures to prevent organized crime and its penal policy, international agreements and national legislation have dealt with measures to prevent and combat this type of crime, especially narcotic substances, money laundering, and human trafficking. Its pillars, which are the same as the pillars of traditional crime, have been explained, but another pillar has been added to it, which is the pillar International, because organized crime may be characterized by an international character, which is due to the nationality of the perpetrators of the crime or the location and location of the crime.

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