Organised Crime

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This book aims to provide an accessible introduction to the study of organised crime - about those who commit it, the effect it has on individuals, businesses and states, and the ways in which states and the international community have sought to contain it. It explores all facets of what has become one of the key problems facing governments, policy makers and law enforcement agencies in the early twenty-first century. Organised Crime has four predominant themes: the nature and central concepts of organised crime the specific activities with which it is associated its origins and growth nation.  Read more... Abstract: This book aims to provide an accessible introduction to the study of organised crime - about those who commit it, the effect it has on individuals, businesses and states, and the ways in which states and the international community have sought to contain it. It explores all facets of what has become one of the key problems facing governments, policy makers and law enforcement agencies in the early twenty-first century. Organised Crime has four predominant themes: the nature and central concepts of organised crime the specific activities with which it is associated its origins and growth nation Content: Organised Crime Copyright Contents Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Mapping rough terrain: the contested concept of organised crime What is organised crime? The 'disorganised crime' thesis The loci of organised crime Chapter 2 Criminal organisation: the gang as a violent way of life What is a gang? Context and socialisation Gang structures, goals and organisation Violence and coercion Chapter 3 Dirty business: the political economy of organised crime The economic and political impact of organised crime Enterprise crime: organised crime as business. White-collar and corporate crimeMoney laundering Chapter 4 The magic roundabout: traffic in the global village The illicit drug industry: corner shop or supermarket? Cartels, caterers and narco-terrorists Typologies of traffickers and supply chain theory People trafficking: travel agents or new slave traders? Chapter 5 Organised crime: its 'traditional' forms European origins: the rise of the Mafia and other groups Chinese organised crime Japanese organised crime Chapter 6 Land of opportunity: organised crime in the USA Early origins: the 'alien conspiracy' theory. Syndicated crime: illegal markets and racketeeringThe 'ethnic succession thesis' and the new pluralism Goodfellas: gangsterism and the cult of celebrity Chapter 7 New waves and the 'pax mafiosa' thesis Non-traditional organised crime in Europe Glasnost Mafiyas? Post-Soviet organised crime Globalisation and the internationalisation of organised crime Chapter 8 Home firms: the British experience British gangs: a historical perspective They heyday of Britain's gangland Contemporary aspects of organised crime in Britain Chapter 9 Tackling organised crime: possibly together. Risk, control and regulatory strategiesLaw enforcement: national and international co-operation International conventions International measures for drugs control Conclusion References Index.