https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:2397 doi:10.51738/Kpolisa2023.20.1r.87msnd ISSN: 1820-4589 eng srp Kultura polisa vol. 20 br. 1 str. 87-109 Merdović, Boro Stojković Numanović, Katarina Dragojlović, Joko Abstract: An analysis of most definitions of organized crime point to the fact that its main goal is the acquisition of financial profit. That is why one of the basic measures that most affects organized crime is confiscation of illegally acquired property. The purpose of that confiscation, through different historical epochs, was to punish the perpetrator of a criminal act, to compensate the injured party, or to prevent and deter others from committing criminal acts. The goal of this paper is to review scientific literature and analyze the content of various legal acts and documents, with the application of the comparative method, and to point out the specifics of the institute of confiscation of property acquired through criminal activities as one of the measures in the fight against organized crime. Property confiscation as a special measure in the fight against crime has encountered numerous criticisms and controversies in domestic and foreign literature, which will be the subject of a separate part of this paper. Seizures differ from country to country due to different legal qualifications, making it difficult to apply this institute in a uniform manner, on a global level. We point out the results that this measure gave at the international level and the success and criticism of its application in domestic legislation and practice. Sažetak: Analiza većine definicija organizovanog kriminaliteta ukazuje na činjenicu da je njegov osnovni cilj sticanje finansijske dobiti. Zbog toga je jedna od osnovnih mera koja najviše i pogađa organizovani kriminalitet oduzimanje nezakonito stečene imovine. Svrha tog oduzimanja, kroz različite istorijske epohe, bila je kažnjavanje učinioca krivičnog dela, nadoknada štete oštećenom ili generalna prevencija i odvraćanje drugih od činjenja krivičnih dela. Cilј ovog rada je da pregledom naučne literature i analizom sadržaja različitih zakonskih akata i dokumenata, uz primenu komparativnog metoda, ukažemo na specifičnosti instituta oduzimanja imovine stečene kriminalnim aktivnostima kao jedne od mera u borbi protiv organizovanog kriminala. Oduzimanja imovine kao posebna mera u borbi protiv kriminala naišla je na brojne kritike i kontroverze u domaćoj i stranoj literaturi što će biti predmet posebnog dela ovog rada. Oduzimanje imovine se razlikuje od zemlјe do zemlјe zbog različitih zakonskih kvalifikacija što otežava primenu ovog instituta na jedinstven način na globalnom nivou. Ukazujemo na rezultate koje je ova mera dala na međunarodnom nivo i uspešnost i kritiku njene primene u domaćem zakonodavstvu i praksi. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode 2023 application/pdf 440852 bytes Confiscation of property obtained from a criminal offense as a measure to fight against organized crime Oduzimanje imovine proistekle iz krivičnog dela kao mera borbe protiv organizovanog kriminala info:eu-repo/semantics/review Keywords: confiscation of property, organized crime, money laundering, economic crime, Directive 2014/41/EU Ključne reči: oduzimanje imovine, organizovani kriminalitet, pranje novca, ekonomski kriminalitet, Direktiva 2014/41/EU