Organized crime as a special phenomenon: concept, essence and features
The article identifies and studies the essence and features of the concept of "organized crime". It is concluded that, being one of the forms of crime, it should be considered as a specific phenomenon, the spectrum of manifestations of which is not covered by traditional criminal law institutions, and the consideration of the features of which within the framework of criminal and other anti-criminal legislation cannot be characterized as sufficiently complete and consistent. Organized crime is a complex criminal phenomenon. It is characterized not only by the systemic nature of the implementation of criminal activity, but also by a special cohesion.