Order Description

‘Organised criminality poses a tangible threat to the health of a democratic nation.’

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with this statement based upon the subject material provided and your wider research. :
1. The nature and extent of organised crime;
2. The characteristics of organised criminal gangs, families or groups;
3. The potential opportunities to counter or disrupt organised criminal activity and
4. The impact that 1,2, and 3 has upon the socio-economic welfare of a nation and upon democracy itself.