The article deals with the influence of the ethnic aspect of organized criminal groups in the criminal situation in the country as a whole, and in a separate region. The author gives his own definition of ethnic crime, describes the foreign-language criminal groups, considering intra-relationships in order to identify preventive measures[**].
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