The Beat Money, money, money, must be… laundered? Last week, the Basel Institute on Governance released its 2016 Basel Anti-Money Laundering Index, an annual ranking of 149 countries on money laundering and terrorism financing risks. …
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The Beat Cracking down on corruption Transparency International UK recently estimated that the amount of corrupt wealth being laundered through the UK annually is at least in the hundreds of millions of pounds—if not billions. …
The Beat New report: rhino poaching and law enforcement Wildlife is a highly profitable commodity for transnational organised crime groups. Last week, The Global Initiative released a two-part report examining law enforcement responses to international …
The Beat In depth: Dallas shootings In the US last week, two men were shot and killed by police officers—both victims were African American and both had their last moments caught on camera, and subsequently …
The Beat Ice smoking room coming to Sydney Drug law reformers want to open Australia’s first ice smoking room. Australia currently has one supervised injecting facility (SIF) in Sydney, providing a place for drug users …
The Beat In-depth: International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 26 June marked the 29th International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Drug abuse is a major problem globally, with the UNODC’s World …
The Beat The most corrupt city in the world goes to… Which are the most corrupt cities in the world? A new article from The Guardian has suggested that it depends on how urban corruption …
The Beat Law enforcement and guns scrutinised after the Orlando massacre In the early hours of Sunday morning, a gunman went on a shooting rampage in an Orlando nightclub leaving 49 people dead and resulting …
The Beat New report: crimes against humanity in Mexico A new report (PDF) from Open Society Foundations suggests that there’s a ‘reasonable basis’ to believe that both Mexican government forces and the Zetas drug cartel …
The Beat Let’s talk about drugs The AFP announced last week that a Joint Organised Crime Task Force operation in Western Australia had resulted in charges being laid against 14 people and the seizure of …
The Beat Are drug cartels moving to Australia? Australia commands some of the world’s highest prices for drugs so it should come as no surprise that Mexican drug cartels are looking to hone in on …
The Beat In depth: Anti-Corruption Summit On 12 May, British Prime Minister David Cameron held an Anti-Corruption Summit in London. The Summit focused on some of the biggest global corruption problems, including secrecy in the …