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Media constructing organised crime concepts in an extended criminal Europe: Trafficking women for sexual exploitation
Spencer, Jon

This paper reports on the findings from `organised crime, corruption and the movement of people across borders in the new enlarged EU: A case study of Estonia, Finland and the UK`, an AGIS funded research project. The construction of `organised crime` in the media is explored using the movement of people across borders as a case study. A range of press reports were analysed that reported on the role of `organised crime` in the movement of people. Consideration is given to how a specific model of `organised crime` is presented and how this model informs both law enforcement policy and practice. Furthermore, a discussion of how the specific model of `organised crime` also informs the construction of different crime types is included in this paper. Importantly, the paper draws on Hobbs` argument that `The notion of organised crime, particularly in the current vogue form of `trans-nationality`, needs to be reconsidered in the light of empirical research, which indicates that ever mutating interlocking networks of locally-based serious criminality typifies the situation.` The recent UK case of the Demarku brothers will serve as an illustration of both how the current media constructions support the idea of a specific model of `organised crime`, which demonstrates the groundedness of Hobbs` argument. The concluding argument in the paper is that these constructions are important in understanding how official responses construct and respond to the idea of extended and extending criminal Europe.

The Cross-Border Crime Colloquium is an annual event since 1999. It brings together experts on international organised (economic) crime to discuss the latest developments in empirical research, legislation and law enforcement, with a special geographical focus on Western, Central, and Eastern Europe. The Colloquia aim at building bridges in three respects: between East and West Europe, between scholars and practitioners, and between old and young.

2019	Olsztyn, Poland
2021	Kongsvinger, Norway (Virtual)
2019	Utrecht, the Netherlands
2018	Kharkiv, Ukraine
2017	Bratislava, Slovakia
2016	Newcastle, United Kingdom
2015	Prague, Czech Republic
2014	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzeg.
2013	Cambridge, United Kingdom
2012	Manchester, United Kingdom
2011	Tilburg, The Netherlands
2009	Ghent, Belgium
2008	Beograd, Serbia
2007	Prague, Czech Republic
2006	Tallinn, Estonia
2005	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzeg.
2004	Berlin, Germany
2003	Ainring, Germany
2002	Ljubljana, Slovenia
2001	Bratislava, Slovakia
2000	Budapest, Hungary
1999	Prague, Czech Republic

The 22nd Cross-border Crime Colloquium will be hosted by the The University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland on 10 and 11 October 2022. We will soon share the agenda and details on how to attend.
For information, please contact
Prof. Dr. Joanna Banach-Gutierrez: jbbanachgutierrez@gmail.com
Prof. Dr. Petrus C. van Duyne: P.vanduyne@ziggo.nl

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