Good practices for the protection of witnesses in criminal proceedings involving organized crime / United Nations. Office on Drugs and Crime, 2008
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"In recent years transnational organised crime has grown. Criminal organisations are becoming stronger and more diverse. They are engaging more and more frequently in systematic forms of cooperation designed to further their criminal activities. In the investigation and prosecution of crime, particularly the more serious and complex forms of organized crime, it is essential that witnesses, the cornerstones for successful investigation and prosecution, have trust in criminal justice systems."