Pandemic, crime, criminal intelligence

Abstract

Aim: Examining the effects of the global pandemic, COVID–19, on society, crime and criminal intelligence, both domestically and internationally.
Methodology: The Hungarian study examines the topic primarily on the basis of a comparison of foreign literature and Europol analyzes, but it also examines a segment of crime trends with a comparative analysis of statistical data.
Findings: Member States’ criminal intelligence systems and procedures have been, are and will continue to be significantly affected by the pandemic. The intensification of crime and organized crime online implies the importance of training investigators against cybercrime and strengthening the anti-cybercrime activities of anti-organized crime units.
Value: The study presents the current development of organized crime, its expected trends as a result of the pandemic, and formulates some possibilities and conclusions, recommendations for the domestic criminal intelligence system.