Several criminal markets – ranging from drug traffi cking to human traffi cking,
piracy and counterfeiting, traffi cking of pharmaceuticals, cybercrime and
money laundering – can be found in Dakar, Senegal. This paper profi les
Criminal governance in the abalone trade takes various forms.
The presentation reviews criminal markets and networks in Dakar from the policing point of view, and media and public opinion.
This paper examines protection racketeering in Cape Town, primarily in the central business district (CBD) and on the Cape Flats, two areas in which protection racketeering is evident despite their markedly different socio-economic profiles.
Current perceptions of organised crime are too rigid and narrow. Organised crime should be re-defined to comprise a set of core activities which should encompass the ancillary acts of those who assist core actors.