Problem
Government complicity in illegal activities
Other Names:
Government complicity in drug traffickingGovernment complicity in illegal arms trade
Government links to organized crime
Complicity of politicians with organized crime
Connivance between governing parties and organized crime
Incidence:
[France] In 1994 a member of parliament was assassinated as a result of her campaign against the widespread Mafia-style practices on the French Riveira involving an alliance of local gangsters, businessmen and politicians, characterized by vague rules, easy threats, arrogance and a network of protection and debtors.
Broader Problems:
TraffickingCrimes by the stateGovernment hypocrisyUnlawful government actionSocial costs of substance abuse Narrower Problems:
Cultivation of illegal drugsComplicity in social welfare abuseIrresponsible transfer of sensitive technologies Related Problems:
Drug-related crimeBias in United Nations response to human rights Aggravates:
Drug smugglingIllegal ivory tradeTrafficking in womenInternational arms tradeFalsification of documentsOfficial protection for offendersIneffective legislation against organized crimeCrimes related to foreign relations and export trade Strategies:
Combatting organized crimeTrafficking drugsControlling drug traffickingUsing complicityUsing illegal activitiesExposing government links to organized crimeTolerating illegal activityConniving Subject(s):
Action → Action Commerce → Trade
Societal Problems → Crime
Defence → Arms
Government → Government
Government → Politics
→ Political parties
Law → Legality
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
26.03.2020 – 17:08 CET