DEFINITION, DEFINING FEATURES AND TYPES OF ORGANIZED CRIME

This article focuses on definitions of organized crime that are available in the Czech literature and are often used in academic research. The definitions of particular authors as well as major international institutions are introduced. Subsequently there are discussed the defining features of organized crime and the most common crimes associated with organized crime. Selected typologies of this phenomenon and discussions related to the negative manifestations of organized crime are also mentioned. In terms of security issues and the security culture of individual states it can be stated that organized crime is difficult to eliminate but we can point to the increased efficiency of procedures in case of international cooperation in combating organized crime.