International SOC alliance is needed to ‘match the speed, reach and ambition’ of criminal networks

23rd October 2025Sarah Gibbons, Contributing Editor, Policing Insight

A recent report into serious and organised crime (SOC) sets out the need for a new international alliance to “match the speed, reach and ambition of the threat” from organised crime networks, which are currently taking advantage of law enforcement’s traditional geographical boundaries, siloed working, and legacy technology and structures more suited to a “bygone age”, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports.

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International SOC alliance is needed to ‘match the speed, reach and ambition’ of criminal networks

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