ABSTRACT
Organised Crime Groups (OCG) show alarmingly high numbers within the territory of Spain whereas, interestingly enough, several criminal offences traditionally associated with OCG remain on the low. Because OCGs in general and OCG activities in particular represent a complex multifaceted reality, we decided to work closely with those who have close contact with this type of offences (law enforcement bodies) to get a better understanding of this phenomenon. By applying a quantitative-qualitative mixed methodology we delved on the possible reasons for the observed discrepancies in the first part of the study. The contradictory obtained answers were further investigated with a DELPHI questionnaire in the second part of this study. It is the judiciary and political branches that are consistently seen as the main factors behind both the increase in OCGs and the low detection of crimes.
