Abstract:
The article examines organized criminal organizations as a phenomenon, what are their main characteristics and features, the reasons for their occurrence and what methods exist to combat them.

Keywords:
organized criminal organization (OCG), methods of combating OCG, signs of OCG, causes of OCG emergence

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