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Police intelligence innovation and transnational organized crime in cyberspace: A South American challenge
Simoni, Felipe Lobato ; Michálek, Luděk (advisor) ; Aliyev, Huseyn (referee)
Cyberspace is a new domain and a lot has changed since it emerged. This dissertation evaluates the impacts it has had in transnational organized crime and police intelligence innovations, not as a cyber revolution, but as a cyber metamorphosis. After evaluating how each, transnational organized crime and police intelligence, has been impacted by the world transformations, two case studies are presented, one referring to the Tripartite Joint Command in the tri- border area between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and EUROPOL, their relations to the regional integration projects (respectively MERCOSUL and European Union) and their challenges in innovating. At last, this dissertation runs a risk assessment and a scenario forecasting to enable for a better comprehension on how the key findings can be useful in strategically planning for the future.
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Criminal Intelligence in the Fight Against Organized Crime in Italy
Matiz, Sophie ; Michálek, Luděk (advisor) ; Aslan, Emil (referee)
Criminal intelligence or Law Enforcement intelligence has been conceived to fight crime and restore the order of law whenever a country's national security is at risk. The discipline has its origins in the 1920s, a time in which the main method for intelligence collection was the famous dossier system - the gathering of basic information about individuals. Nowadays, the discipline has come to be considered a key tool in order to contrast organized crime. However, the European discipline on the matter as well as the establishment of the European Model on Criminal Intelligence are to be considered quite recent. In fact, the first real model on criminal intelligence was established only at the beginning of the years 2000s in the United Kingdom. Therefore, the scope of this thesis project is to study the ways in which criminal intelligence operates at the European level. However, this cannot be accomplished without providing an accurate definition of the main concepts - such as organized crime and intelligence - related to the discipline. Moreover, a fundamental part of this thesis regards the study of Europol and its evolution into a proper agency that works to eradicate the phenomenon of organized crime throughout the European territory. In particular, the elaborate aims to underline Europol's...
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The role of Open Source Intelligence in the Fight against Transnational Organized Crime - A European Perspective
Ehe, Ricardo ; Butler, Eamonn (advisor) ; Střítecký, Vít (referee) ; Dowd, Caitriona (referee)
While terrorism and the internet, especially social media, has received substantial recognition in literature, this paper will address the research question of how Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) can be utilized to combat Transnational Organized Crime (TOC). As the fight against transnational organized groups is primarily a government concern, the perspective of European Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and the methodology of intelligence-led policing is placed in the center of the analysis. The link between vendors and consumers of illegal goods and services will also be investigated as it is a particularly valuable access point for OSINT given that the attention of consumers is generally captured publicly. One of the most promising applications could be identified in the context of combating human trafficking, as sexual exploitation of victims is often linked to a rich source of images which can provide specific traces. Even if the illegal business of TOC is conducted in anonymous places such as the darknet, new technological solutions of machine learning and web crawling constitute promising ways forward. Due to its unique characteristics as an intelligence discipline, OSINT, does not only provide opportunities regarding TOC, but it also has a positive impact on interagency collaboration and...
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Terrorism from the perspective of public policy
Batko, Martin ; Cejp, Martin (advisor) ; Knobloch, František (referee)
Area of interest regarding this master thesis is the fight against terrorism at European Union level. The work then aims to analyze how effective the EU institutions in the fight against terrorism, Europol, Eurojust and the CTC, are. The first part focuses on the issue of terrorism itself, by the help of comparative analysis and data analysis the possible root causes of terrorism and issues regarding radicalization are discussed. The second part is devoted to the actual effectiveness of the main EU institutions in the fight against terrorism and consequently to the security threat associated with the issue of foreign fighters that became a priority agenda within the EU counterterrorism. These sections has also been prepared on the basis of empirical research since semi-standardized interviews with experts in this field were conducted. It was investigated, that the EU institutions in the fight against terrorism have several weaknesses, and there are several limits in their fight against terrorism. Conversely, in the context of foreign fighters the EU has managed to adopt several concrete and directed measures.
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The Impact of the 9/11 Terrorist Attack on the Evolution of EU's Security Policies
Novotná, Jana ; Jireš, Jan (advisor) ; Polášek, Martin (referee)
The thesis deals with the impact of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attack on the evolution of EU's security policies. The thesis's aim is to investigate whether this event led to tightening of security measures in the European Union as well as to reviewing the existing security policy under the influence of the United States of America. The first section deals with the development of European security institutions before terrorist attack 9/11 and after, with the aim to ellucidate changes at the level of institutions. The second section analyzes individual security policy areas, such as EU's immigration policy, transnational police cooperation and the protection of EU citizens's personal data.
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Irregular Migration in the Mediterranean Sea: The Role of Europol and European Migrant Smuggling Centre
Kozáková, Marie ; Ditrych, Ondřej (advisor) ; Plechanovová, Běla (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the role of Europol and the EMSC in solving the migration crisis in the Mediterranean. As a result of the rising number of migrants arriving to Europe, crime rate has increased, mainly smuggling of illegal migrants, which required swift and effective actions by European institutions and agencies. This study uses the theory of new institutionalism which reflects the interest in the study of institutions that have a significant impact on formation of attitudes and behavior of institutional stakeholders. The aim is to analyze the process of institutionalization among the European stakeholders in response to the migration crisis from 2015 till 2019. The process of institutionalization includes political debates by EU officials and documents issued by the European Commission that have contributed to the reorganization within Europol and emergence of new platforms. By analyzing these individual steps, the thesis aims to present the role of individual institutional elements in dealing with criminal activities related to illegal migration and how these elements ensure security within the European area.
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Terrorism from the perspective of public policy
Batko, Martin ; Cejp, Martin (advisor) ; Knobloch, František (referee)
Area of interest regarding this master thesis is the fight against terrorism at European Union level. The work then aims to analyze how effective the EU institutions in the fight against terrorism, Europol, Eurojust and the CTC, are. The first part focuses on the issue of terrorism itself, by the help of comparative analysis and data analysis the possible root causes of terrorism and issues regarding radicalization are discussed. The second part is devoted to the actual effectiveness of the main EU institutions in the fight against terrorism and consequently to the security threat associated with the issue of foreign fighters that became a priority agenda within the EU counterterrorism. These sections has also been prepared on the basis of empirical research since semi-standardized interviews with experts in this field were conducted. It was investigated, that the EU institutions in the fight against terrorism have several weaknesses, and there are several limits in their fight against terrorism. Conversely, in the context of foreign fighters the EU has managed to adopt several concrete and directed measures.
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Term creation in EU documents: From English to Russian, Czech and German
Klambotskaya, Darya ; Klégr, Aleš (advisor) ; Gráf, Tomáš (referee)
The present master's thesis investigates noun-based 'multi-word' terms in English and Russian (and to a smaller degree in Czech and German), analyses the most frequent term structures and translation procedures. It draws on relevent sources on terminology and linguistics, presents a comprehensive approach to the notion 'term' and 'neologism', describes procedures for translating lexical units with no standard target language equivalents available, develops a research framework for extracting terms, analyzes the term structure and the translation of terms, with a focus on newly emerging ones, and identifies the most frequent ways of term translation. The sample text is the Council Decision 2009/371/JHA of 6 April 2009 establishing the European Police Office (Europol). Key words: terminology, term creation, translation of EU documents, translation of neologisms, translation from English to Russian, Europol
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The Impact of the 9/11 Terrorist Attack on the Evolution of EU's Security Policies
Novotná, Jana ; Jireš, Jan (advisor) ; Polášek, Martin (referee)
The thesis deals with the impact of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attack on the evolution of EU's security policies. The thesis's aim is to investigate whether this event led to tightening of security measures in the European Union as well as to reviewing the existing security policy under the influence of the United States of America. The first section deals with the development of European security institutions before terrorist attack 9/11 and after, with the aim to ellucidate changes at the level of institutions. The second section analyzes individual security policy areas, such as EU's immigration policy, transnational police cooperation and the protection of EU citizens's personal data.
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The Lisbon Treaty and national parliaments: Study 1.204
Čakrt, František
Role vnitrostátních parlamentů na unijní úrovni je v posledních letech stále posilována. Již před přijetím Lisabonské smlouvy vnitrostátní parlamenty aktivně monitorovaly a připomínkovaly návrhy unijní legislativy a s přijetím Lisabonské smlouvy se tato úloha ještě posiluje. Práce přináší přehled aktuálních změn, které vnitrostátním parlamentům Lisabonská smlouva přináší, a věnuje se také meziparlamentní spolupráci, která je základním předpokladem realizace některých nově zavedených kontrolních mechanismů.
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