Tackling Serious and Organised Crime Webinar
Public Policy Exchange will be hosting a Webinar on Tackling Serious and Organised Crime:
Keeping Pace with an Escalating Challenge which will take place on Tuesday, November 21st 2023 from 9:30 AM — 1:00 PM.
Confirmed Speaker:
- Professor John Coxhead, Director of the International PIEL Centre, Royal Docks School of Business and Law, University of East London
Programme:
- Review the state of Serious and Organised Crimes (SOCs) in the UK, their drivers, the tools available to law enforcement, and the value of introducing new offences and new powers
- Understand the effects of new technologies, Brexit, Covid-19 and the cost-of living crisis on criminal activity in the UK
- Analyse the effectiveness of the UK government’s current strategies and methods in tackling violent SOCs
- Examine the role of local community groups and the private sector in tackling SOCs
- Rethink financial and economic crimes in the context of a “Whole-System Approach” to SOCs
- Discuss the concerns raised by the general public surrounding surveillance, privacy and civil rights in the tackling of SOCs
- Identify key priorities for future national strategies
- Evaluate the role that new technologies and other innovations can play in effectively addressing SOCs