CONNECTION BETWEEN ORGANIZED CRIME AND MONEY LAUNDERING

Kroz povijest, a pod utjecajem društvenih mijena, promijenjeni su i oblici kriminalnih udruženja. Globalizacijom svijeta i moderniziranjem poslovne prakse došlo je do povezivanja međunarodnih kriminalnih skupina. Povećanjem brzine poslovanja povećala se i aktivnost kriminalnih udruženja. Uslijed sve veće pojave organiziranog kriminaliteta, posljedično je uslijedila i pojava veće količine novca i imovine stečene na nezakonit način. Radi suočavanja s rastućim globalnim problemom, države su odlučile uspostaviti i uskladiti međunarodni pravni okvir donošenjem konvencija i drugih pravnih izvora u cilju borbe protiv organiziranog kriminaliteta i pranja novca. Implementacijom međunarodnih pravnih izvora u domaći pravni sustav došlo je do širenja opsega kažnjivih ponašanja u cilju suzbijanja pojave organiziranog kriminaliteta. Donošenjem novih propisa i izmjenama postojećih nastaje aktualna sudska praksa kojoj su postavljena pravna pitanja od kojih će neka biti predmetom ovog diplomskog rada. Diplomski rad se bavi temom pojave organiziranog kriminaliteta, njegovim specifičnostima u Hrvatskoj i hrvatskom zakonodavstvu kroz razdoblje od osnutka Republike Hrvatske do današnjeg aktualnog stanja. Diplomski rad se bavi i temom pranja novca kroz identično vremensko razdoblje. Pranje novca i pojava organiziranog kriminaliteta analizirani su kroz zakonske propise i sudsku praksu, pritom vodeći računa o naglašavanju promjena koje su nastupile u spomenutom periodu. U završnom dijelu rada se analizira povezanost između dvije obrađene cjeline na temelju statističkih podataka i sudske prakse.Throughout history, and under the influence of social changes, the forms of criminal associations have also changed. The globalization of the world and the modernization of business practices have led to the connection of international criminal groups. By increasing the speed of business, the activity of criminal associations also increased. As a result of the increasing occurrence of organized crime, the occurrence of a larger amount of money and property acquired illegally also followed. In order to deal with the growing global problem, states have decided to establish and harmonize the international legal framework by adopting conventions and other legal sources in order to fight against organized crime and money laundering. The implementation of international legal sources in the domestic legal system led to the expansion of the scope of punishable behavior in order to suppress the emergence of organized crime. The adoption of new regulations and changes to existing ones creates current judicial practice, which has been asked legal questions, some of which will be the subject of this thesis. The diploma thesis deals with the topic of the appearance of organized crime, its specificities in Croatia and Croatian legislation through the period from the foundation of the Republic of Croatia to the current situation today. The diploma thesis also deals with the topic of money laundering through an identical time period. Money laundering and the appearance of organized crime are analyzed through legal regulations and court practice, taking care to emphasize the changes that occurred in the mentioned period. In the final part of the paper, the connection between the two processed entities is analyzed based on statistical data and judicial practice