In Focus: The battle against organised crime, illicit profits and illicit tobacco trade

Cathy Haenlein is a Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), leading research on organised crime and illicit trade. Cathy is also Chair of RUSI’s Strategic Hub for Organised Crime Research (SHOC) – a platform established in 2014 with the support of the Economic and Research Council’s Partnership for Conflict, Crime and Security Research. The Hub brings together academics, policymakers and practitioners to create a true network of experts working together to improve the collective response to organised crime.