• E4J University Module Series: Organized Crime

• Module 4: Infiltration of Organized Crime in Business and Government

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

• Extortion
• Extortion racketeering
• Loansharking
• Links between organized crime and corruption
• Bribery versus extortion
• Money-laundering
• Liability of legal persons
• Summary
• References

• Exercises

• Exercises and case studies
• Thinking critically through fiction
• Excerpts of legislation

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Review and assessment questions
• Quiz 4
• Research and independent study questions

• Additional teaching tools

 

Published in April 2018

Regional Perspectives: Pacific Islands Region - added in November 2019

Regional Perspectives: Eastern and Southern Africa - added in April 2020

 

 

  This module is a resource for lecturers  

 

Summary

 

Organized criminal groups use intimidation, violence, corruption, and duress to create a demand for their services, beyond providing illicit goods and services. This Module has shown which specific offences underlie infiltration of business and government. These offences, including extortion, extortion racketeering, loansharking, corruption and money-laundering, are used by organized criminal groups to expand their domain and maintain control over a market, a locality, or a region. These offences are also used as a way to protect ongoing criminal enterprises from disruption.