ORGANIZED CRIME AS A DYNAMIC AND COMPLEX CHALLENGE FACED BY THE MODERN SOCIETY

Organized crime is a complex and in many ways speci c criminal phenomenon, now considered to be the most dangerous form of crime. It appeared relatively recently in both Bosnia and Herzegovina and the other republics of the former Yugoslavia. This work reviews the level of danger organized crime has presented to society through history. The author of the paper also refers to the characteristics of organized crime and highlights the presence of different both international and domestic opinions on the de nition of the concept of organized crime, and the fact that today there is still no universal de nition of the content of this concept. Also mentioned are criminal offenses related to organized crime.