May 18th -24th, 2015 Palermo, Italy Waves project 1. Introduction - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

“WAVES OF CITIZENSHIP, WAVES OF LEGALITY” May 18th -24th, 2015 – Palermo, Italy

• 1. Introduction to organized

crime and juvenile crime issues

• General overview: Organized and juvenile crime

in Greece

• Statistics
• Interviews with key witnesses
• Countermeasures (Legislative field and Working field)
• Conclusions

Waves project

• 2. Current situation in Greece

2.1. Organized Crime 2.2. Juvenile crime

2.1. Organized crime

• Not very familiar until the nineties.
• Drugs and weapon smuggling
• Illegal weapons trafficking:
• 2011: 1,5 million firearms in Greece
• Imported by Balkan states
• 300 gangs involved in trafficking weapons
• Drug trafficking:
• Greece is used to move Afghan herion from Central Asia to

Western Europe

• 70% of cannabis imported from Albania
• Lowest street value for heroin in the European Union: 20 euro per

gram

2.1. Organized crime

• Human smuggling and trafficking:
• Smuggling: transportation and the use of people, drugs and guns

for a certain purpose after being brought into the country.

• Greece is ‘Anatolian geopolitical corridor’ for people from Asia,

Middle East and Africa to enter the EU.

• Many migrants are forced to stay in reception camps. Because of

the bad conditions they start to use violence and become criminal.

• Child adoption:
• “selling” of the biological child by mothers
• Begging system:
• Often young Roma from other Balkan countries and family based

2.1. Organized crime

• Money laundering:
• Cover up by following legal businesses
• Mafia structures:
• Lots of areas in Crete
• Political parties involved in organized crime:
• Golden Dawn, third largest political party in Greece

2.2. Juvenile Crime

• In the past not a big issue
• Youth grew up protected and pampered
• Nowadays increased because of the economical and social

crisis

• Nationalities of young offenders in Greece:
• 67% born in Greece
• 17% from Albania
• 16% from elsewhere like Russia or Georgia
• Young offenders have a major drug consumption compared to

same aged youth.

2.2. Juvenile Crime

• Family environment:
• Parental unemployment: 24,3% of father and 46,8% of mothers
• 15,6% don’t spend time with their family during the week and

even 22,6% on weekends

• 15,9% said to have a bad relationships with their parents
• 22,3% of the parents use physical punishment to youngsters

when not obeyed

• 3. Countermeasures

3.1. Legal framework

• Organized crime
• Juvenile crime

3.2. Working field

• Organized crime
• Juvenile crime

3.1. Organized crime legislation

Legal rules regarding Organized Crime Article 187 of the Greek Penal Code (reference to Council FD 2008/841/JHA

• Definition of criminal organization
• Types of Offences
• Aggravating circumstances
• Connection to political or economic powers
• Penalties

Legal rules regarding Organized rime Article 252A of the Greek Procedural Penal Code

• Investigative penetration
• Non-confidentiality of telephone communications
• Recording activity with audio or video equipment
• Combination of personal data
• Controlling transportation

Legal rules regarding Organized Crime Law 3064/2002, on the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking Law 3251/2004, on the European arrest warrant Law 3424/2005, for the purpose of money laundering and the establishment of the National Authority for Combating Money Laundering Law 3536/2007, for the inclusion of certain types of illegal immigration Organized Crime Law 233/2003, concerning the assistance to victims of trafficking.

Legal rules regarding Young offenders Articles 18, 54, 121 et seq. of the Greek Penal Code Articles 7, 113 of the Greek Procedural Penal Code

3.2. Working field

Organized crime: Not much information provided:

• Victor-project:
• Activities regarding prevention of child trafficking.
• Raise awerness through activities and campaigns at risk of human

trafficking

• Collaboration between several countries like Greece, Romania,

Bulgaria, …

• Provide services to victims of trafficking

3.2. Working field

Juvenile crime

• ARSIS:
• Non-governmental organization for social support of youth who

are in difficulty or in danger while advocating their rights.

• Prevent marginalization of youth and support disadvantaged

young people

• Seeks to achieve equal opportunities for all young individuals
• Provide psycho-social, legal and educational support, temporary

housing and food services, preparation for employment and social mobilization

• Guiding young people who have to do communty services to

prevent relapse

• Intervention in detention facilities for youth: opportunities for

education, creative activities, expression and communication.

3.2. Working field

• IASIS NGO:
• Athens
• provide therapeutic and counseling services, as well as

psychosocial support to people who are in need.

• social vulnerable groups like children, teenagers and young
• ffenders.
• individual empowerment and social re-integration of the target

group

• psycho-educational and counseling services, educational

activities and programs for community awareness

• 4. Concluding Remarks
• Regarding Greek legislation: adequate legal framework

capable of leading to a justice society free from maintaining criminal behaviors

• Active civil society doing valuable work that has to be

continued and reinforced with fresh ideas and actions

Thank you for you attention!