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Vintage Espanol La corporación The Corporation
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Penguin Putnam Inc Dead in the Water
Book SynopsisA Financial Times Book of the YearAn Economist Best Book of the Year“A triumph of investigative journalism.” —Tom Wright, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Billion Dollar Whale “A fascinating read. Highly recommended!”-John Carreyrou, bestselling author of Bad Blood Truly one of the most nail-biting, page-turning, terrifying true-crime books I've ever read. —Nick Bilton, New York Times bestselling author of American KingpinFrom award-winning journalists Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel, the gripping, true-crime story of a notorious maritime hijacking at the heart of a massive conspiracy—and the unsolved murder that threatened to unravel it all.In July 2011, the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso was drifting through the treacherous Gulf of Aden when a crew of pirates attacked and set her ablaze in a devastating ex
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Prentice Hall Press Bad Blood Business or Blood TV TieIn
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McClelland & Stewart Inc. The Fix Soccer and Organized Crime
Book SynopsisThe Fix is the most explosive story of sports corruption in a generation. Intriguing, riveting, and compelling, it tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the world of match-fixing in professional soccer.From the IntroductionUnderstand how gambling fixers work to corrupt a soccer game and you will understand how they move into a basketball league, a cricket tournament, or a tennis match (all places, by the way, that criminal fixers have moved into). My views on soccer have changed. I still love the Saturday-morning game between amateurs: the camaraderie and the fresh smell of grass. But the professional game leaves me cold. I hope you will understand why after reading the book. I think you may never look at sport in the same way again.
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Kensington Publishing Chin
Book SynopsisVINCENT “CHIN” GIGANTE He started out as a professional boxer—until he found his true calling as a ruthless contract killer. Hand-picked by Vito Genovese to run the Genovese Family when Vito was sent to prison, Chin raked in more than $100 million for the Genovese family and routinely ordered the murders of mobsters who violated the Mafia code—including John Gotti. At the height of his power, he controlled an underworld empire of close to three hundred made men, making the Genovese Family the most powerful in the U.S. And yet Vincent “Chin” Gigante was, to all outside appearances, certifiably crazy. He wandered the streets of Greenwich Village in a ratty bathrobe and slippers. He urinated in public, played pinochle in storefronts, and hid a second family from his wife. On twenty-two occasions, he admitted himself to a mental hospital—evading criminal prosecution while insuring his continued re
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Kensington Publishing Gottis Boys
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Kensington Publishing Gangsters vs. Nazis
Book SynopsisThe stunning true story of the rise of Nazism in America in the years leading to WWII—and the fearless Jewish gangsters and crime families who joined forces to fight back. With an intense cinematic style, acclaimed nonfiction crime author Michael Benson reveals the thrilling role of Jewish mobsters like Bugsy Siegel in stomping out the terrifying tide of Nazi sympathizers during the 1930s and 1940s. Goodreads Top Nonfiction of 2022“[A] masterpiece. One of the most rivetingly relevant reads I’ve ever encountered.” —Jon Land, Providence JournalAs Adolph Hitler rose to power in 1930s Germany, a growing wave of fascism began to take root on American soil. Nazi activists started to gather in major American cities, and by 1933, there were more than one-hundred anti-Semitic groups operating openly in the United States. Few Americans dared to speak out or fight back—until an organized resistance of notorious mobst
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Kensington Publishing The Cigar
Book SynopsisFrom the godfathers of American Mafia history, the brutal and blood-stained biography of Carmine Galante, the ruthless Bonnano boss who rose from tenement street thug to masterminding the legendary global heroin trafficking network, the French Connection – always with a cigar in his mouth.HIS WAR CRY: “I RULE EVERYTHING.” FOR HALF A CENTURY HE ALMOST DID. The son of Sicilian immigrants, Camillo Carmine Galante was raised in Manhattan’s Little Italy and by all accounts born bad. At age ten his home away from home was juvenile detention. By fifteen he was terrorizing the streets of New York’s Lower East Side, scoring high marks for the “errands” he was running for his La Cosa Nostra elders. When he turned twenty, Galante was already one of the mob’s top enforcers–a sadistic thrill killer and clinically diagnosed psychopath with big dreams: whack his way into controlling organized cr
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Picador USA City of Devils The Two Men Who Ruled the
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St. Martin's Griffin Manhunters
Book SynopsisFor the first time, legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world's most infamous narco-terrorists in Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobarthe subject of the hit Netflix series, Narcos.Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's brutal Medellín Cartel was responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine to North America and Europe in the 1980s and '90s. The nation became a warzone as his sicarios mercilessly murdered thousands of peoplecompetitors, police, and civiliansto ensure he remained Colombia's reigning kingpin. With billions in personal income, Pablo Escobar bought off politicians and lawmen, and became a hero to poorer communities by building houses and sports centers. He was nearly untouchable despite the efforts of the Colombian National Police to bring him to justice.But Escobar was also one of America's most wanted, and the Drug Enforcement Administration
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St Martin's Press I Got a Monster
Book SynopsisThe explosive true story of America''s most corrupt police unit, the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF), which terrorized the city of Baltimore for half a decade. When Baltimore police sergeant Wayne Jenkins said he had a monster, he meant he had found a big-time drug dealerone that he wanted to rob. This is the story of Jenkins and the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF), a super group of dirty detectives who exploited some of America's greatest problems: guns, drugs, toxic masculinity, and hypersegregation.In the upside-down world of the GTTF, cops were robbers and drug dealers were the perfect victims, because no one believed them. When the federal government finally arrested the GTTF for robbery and racketeering in 2017, the stories of victims began to come out, revealing a vast criminal enterprise operating within the Baltimore Police Department. Cops planted heroin to cover up a fatal crash that resulted from a botched robbery. They stole hundreds of thousands
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St. Martin's Griffin Dopeworld
Book SynopsisIn this irreverent ode to gonzo journalism, one writer travels the globe to explore the use of recreational drugs in cultures around the world.After I got out of jail, I was determined to find out more about how the issue of drugs not only landed me there, but has shaped the entire world: wars, scandals, coups, revolutions. I read every book, watched every documentary. I saved up to buy plane tickets. I went to Colombia, Mexico, Russia, Italy, Japan and the Afghan borderall in all, fifteen countries across five continents.Call me Narco Polo.Just as Anthony Bourdain''s No Reservations did for the world of food, Dopeworld is an intoxicating journey into the world of drugs. From the cocaine farms in South America to the streets of Manila, Dopeworld traces the emergence of psychoactive substances and our intimate relationship with them. As a former drug dealer turned subversive scholar, with unparalleled access to drug lo
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MacMillan Audio Killing the Mob The Fight Against Organized Crime
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Picador USA The Holly
Book SynopsisA New York Times Book Review Editors'' ChoiceWinner of the 2022 Colorado Book Award for General NonfictionWinner of the 2022 High Plains Book Award for Creative NonfictionNow the basis for an investigative documentary of the same name, award-winning journalist Julian Rubinstein''s The Holly presents a dramatic account of a shooting that shook a community to its core, with important implications for the future.On the last evening of summer in 2013, five shots rang out in a part of northeast Denver known as the Holly. Long a destination for African American families fleeing the Jim Crow South, the area had become an invisible city within a historically white metropolis. While shootings there weren't uncommon, the identity of the shooter that night came as a shock. Terrance Roberts was a revered anti-gang activist. His attempts to bring peace to his community had won the accolades of both his neighbors and the state's mo
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Food and Crime
Book SynopsisFood and Crime looks at how theft, fraud, and organized crime dwell at every level of the food world.
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Simon & Schuster Get Capone
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Organized Environmental Crime
Book SynopsisDaan van Uhm, PhD, is a criminologist from Utrecht University, the Netherlands, specializing in green criminology.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Organized Crime and the Environment 2. The Diversification of Organized Crime into Environmental Crime 3. Convergence of Environmental Crime and Other Serious Crimes 4. Colombian Drug Cartels and the Gold Industry in the Darién Gap 5. Chinese Organized Crime and Wildlife Trade in the Golden Triangle 6. Militias and Organized Forest Crimes in the Congo Basin 7. The Future of Organized Environmental Crime Conclusion Appendix: Environmental Crime Cases with Links to Other Serious Crimes Bibliography Index
£57.93
Simon & Schuster American Outlaw
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Atria Books El Cazador de Sombras Un Agente de los Estados
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Atria Books Gods of Mischief
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Prometheus Books Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of
Book SynopsisAlthough much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been--until now--a complete history of organized crime in Chicago during Prohibition. This exhaustively researched book covers the entire period from 1920 to 1933. Author John J. Binder, a recognized authority on the history of organized crime in Chicago, discusses all the important bootlegging gangs in the city and the suburbs and also examines the other major rackets, such as prostitution, gambling, labor and business racketeering, and narcotics. A major focus is how the Capone gang -- one of twelve major bootlegging mobs in Chicago at the start of Prohibition--gained a virtual monopoly over organized crime in northern Illinois and beyond. Binder also describes the fight by federal and local authorities, as well as citizens' groups, against organized crime. In the process, he refutes numerous myths and misconceptions related to the Capone gang, other criminal groups, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and gangland killings. What emerges is a big picture of how Chicago's underworld evolved during this period. This broad perspective goes well beyond Capone and specific acts of violence and brings to light what was happening elsewhere in Chicagoland and after Capone went to jail. Based on 25 years of research and using many previously unexplored sources, this fascinating account of a bloody and colorful era in Chicago history will become the definitive work on the subject.
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Taylor & Francis Policing Organized Crime
Book SynopsisWhen criminal activity is as straightforward as a child's game of cops and robbers, the role of the police is obvious, but today's bad guys don't always wear black. In fact, the most difficult criminals to cope with are those who straddle the gray divide between licit and illicit activity. Many of these nefarious sorts operate on the fringe of society, often acting the part of businesspersons, meeting the demands of otherwise law-abiding clientele with illegally procured or delivered goods. Others, specially trained to occupy positions of responsibility, make the most of position and special knowledge to partake of ill-gotten gains. Then there are the organized crime families and syndicates who make use of common business models to turn dubious undertakings into profitable ventures.Policing Organized Crime: Intelligence Strategy Implementation addresses these very real types of modern criminals. It examines the methods and motives of those operatingTable of ContentsTheories of Organized Crime. Entrepreneurship in Organized Crime. Developing Intelligence Strategy. Implementing Intelligence Strategy. Organizational Structure. Organizational Culture. Intelligence Sources. Enforcing Law on Criminal Business. Policing Motorcycle Club Organized Crime. Applying Police Knowledge. Policing Criminal Enterprises. Performance Management in Policing. Performance Measurement in Policing.
£43.69
LUP - University of Michigan Press Land of Opportunity One Familys Quest for the
Book SynopsisPart true crime, part work of urban sociology, Land of Opportunity is a meticulously researched account of the rise and fall of the Chambers brothers, who ran a multi-million-dollar crack cocaine operation in Detroit in the 1980s.Trade ReviewWith graceful restraint, Adler shows us that the war on drugs is not a war of the county against those who would bring it down by rejecting its values and grasping at easy money. It is a war of a country against itself, against its history of racism, against its own values of materialism and lack of concern for all its people." - The Washington Post"Relying on countless interviews [. . .] including interviews with the jailed brothers, William M. Adler offers not only an excellent chronicle of the rags-to-riches-to-prison-garb story of these particular entrepreneurs but also a cogent explanation of the social and economic conditions in this country that make dealing drugs an attractive career choice." - Chicago TribuneTable of Contents Foreword Cast of Selected Characters Introduction: Homecoming Chapter One: Land of Cotton Chapter Two: Washing Windows in a Blizzard Chapter Three: Heaven Dust Chapter Four: 'BJ, Why Don't You Start Selling Crack?' Chapter Five: Cool Hand Larry Chapter Six: Moving Like Lightning Chapter Seven: Marlow's One-Stop Chapter Eight: 'Good-bye, Dixie Land' Chapter Nine: Too Windy for Tear Gas Chapter Ten: 'We Rich, Goddammit!' Chapter Eleven: 'Fuck It, I'll Fix Him' Chapter Twelve: All in the Family Chapter Thirteen: A Tale of Two Cities Chapter Fourteen: As Close As Brothers Get Epilogue: Nothing to Lose Afterword Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography
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Kensington The Don
Book SynopsisFor readers of Machiavelli’s THE PRINCE, Sun Tzu's THE ART OF WAR, and Robert Greene's THE 48 LAWS OF POWER, a riveting history of the Mafia in America, the undeniable sweep and power of the Five Families, and their Machiavellian strategies—all condensed into an electrifying guidebook for understanding and harnessing the Mafia’s philosophy of successfully rising within any hierarchy (legally, of course).A captivating history of the Mafia in America as well as an illuminating breakdown of the formidably effective—indeed ruthless—success strategies of the infamous Five Families that ruled, for anyone who’s ever wondered what it takes to be a boss.The Don: 36 Rules of the Bosses is the fascinating culmination of author RJ Roger's extensive research into the Italian-American Cosa Nostra. Analyzing more than 100 years of underworld history, Roger has distilled the behavior of the bosses of the five New York Mafia families—the most powerful in the United States—into 36 rules. Unwritten until codified in The Don, these rules were the foundation of the bosses’ success for over a century.Created in collaboration with Joost Elffers, the producer behind Robert Greene’s international bestseller The 48 Laws of Power, Roger’s The Don: 36 Rules of the Bosses details the history of the American Mafia. More important, it elucidates the strategies by which the bosses of the Five Families achieved and held power.Many of these leaders were devotees of Niccolò Machiavelli's treatise The Prince, a manual for would-be rulers written in 1513 and still read today by power brokers of many kinds around the world. Understanding the influence of this book on the most successful Mafia bosses, and also applying his expertise in contemporary business practices and his deep knowledge of America’s underworld, Roger has identified 36 rules common to them all. In The Don, he explains these rules in ways that will be useful to any reader hoping to gain power, whether personally, politically, or in business.
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Drug Trafficking Organized Crime and Violence in
Book SynopsisIn 1971, Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs. Despite foreign policy efforts and attempts to combat supply lines, the United States has been for decades, and remains today, the largest single consumer market for illicit drugs on the planet. This volume argues that the war on drugs has been ineffective at best and, at worst, has been highly detrimental to many countries.Trade ReviewA first-rate update on the state of the long-fought hemispheric ‘war on drugs.’ It is particularly timely, as the perception that the war is lost and needs to be changed has never been stronger in Latin and North America.”—Paul Gootenberg, author of Andean Cocaine: The Making of a Global Drug “A must-read volume for policy makers, concerned citizens, and students alike in the current search for new approaches to forty-year-old policies largely considered to have failed.”—David Scott Palmer, coauthor of Power, Institutions, and Leadership in War and Peace “A very useful primer for anyone trying to keep up with the ever-evolving relationship between drug enforcement and drug trafficking.”—Peter Andreas, author of Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America
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MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico Women Drug Traffickers Mules Bosses and
Book SynopsisIn the flow of drugs to the United States from Latin America, women have always played key roles as bosses, business partners, money launderers, confidantes, and couriers - work rarely acknowledged. Elaine Carey’s study of women in the drug trade offers a new understanding of this intriguing subject, from women drug smugglers in the early twentieth century to the cartel queens who make news today.
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Pan Macmillan Gomorrah
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Social Development Models of Gang Involvement
Book SynopsisThis bookcontaining contributions from scholars who are well-known for their research on gangs, and selected as experts on the assigned topicsexamines youth gangs from a developmental/life-course perspective, exploring a myriad of issues related to gang membership, its causes, its consequences, and various intervention efforts to both prevent gang membership and reduce the problematic impact of gangs. Beginning with research exploring the intergenerational continuity in gang membership and examining the causal processes leading to gang membership, the structure of the book reflects the developmental sequence of gang membership. The consequences of gang membership for youth are examined, as are intervention strategies. The book also presents the first conceptual framework on female gang involvement, taking into account the differences in the paths and roles that women and girls may take into the gang. The book concludes by exploring how gang membership affects job possibilitieTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Exploring intergenerational continuity in gang membership 2. Developmental pathways of youth gang membership: a structural test of the social development model 3. Differentiating between delinquent groups and gangs: moving beyond offending consequences 4. School transitions as a turning point for gang status 5. Leveraging the pushes and pulls of gang disengagement to improve gang intervention: findings from three multi-site studies and a review of relevant gang programs 6. Toward a multiracial feminist framework for understanding females’ gang involvement 7. The practical utility of a life-course gang theory for intervention 8. The labor market and gang membership in adulthood: is the availability, quality, and nature of legal work associated with adult gang involvement?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime
Book SynopsisThe ability of law enforcement agencies to manage and act upon intelligence is the key to countering terrorism. Likewise, a critical foundation of intelligence-led policing is the proper analysis of all information gained. Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime: Intelligence Gathering, Analysis, and Investigations, Fourth Edition demonstrates how to recognize the indicators of an impending act of terrorism or mass violence, how to deter an attack, and how to transform information into intelligence to meet community demands for safety and security.The Fourth Edition has been completely updated and expanded to cover numerous topics facing those tasked with investigating and thwarting terrorism and the terrorist acts throughout the world today. Many investigators have sought to understand the growth of the radical extremist and terrorist organization ranks. The Fourth Edition dedicates an expanded new chapter to the concerns and processes centering on radicalization anTrade Review"Terrorism and organized a crime is a seminal and groundbreaking book that clearly shows the connection between the various terrorist movements around the world and the support provided to them by the criminal community. The fourth edition continues to provide the support that law enforcement and the intelligence and security communities need to better fight the evolving threats."– Jeffrey C. Price, Metropolitan State University of Denver, USATable of ContentsChapter 1: A Need for Understanding and AnalysisChapter 2: Understanding and Defining TerrorismChapter 3: Homeland Security and AnalysisChapter 4: Behavioral Traits and Suspicious ActivityChapter 5: Radicalization and RecruitmentChapter 6: Gathering Information, The Key to the ProcessChapter 7: Enhancing Investigations: Going Beyond the TraditionalChapter 8: Working the Puzzle One Piece at a Time: Learning to Anticipate BehaviorChapter 9: Enhanced Analysis: Transforming Information into IntelligenceChapter 10: The Threat: The Future is Here Today – Learning from the PastChapter 11: What the Future May HoldChapter 12: ConclusionAppendix A: Domestic-Based Terrorist OrganizationsAppendix B: "Patriot" Groups in the United StatesAppendix C: Symbols of HateAppendix D: Foreign-Based Terrorist OrganizationsAppendix E: Explosive MaterialsAppendix F: Homeland Security State Contact ListAppendix G: Publication ReferencesAppendix H: Government Legislative ReferencesAppendix I: Glossary of TerminologyAppendix J: Department of Homeland Security Recognized Fusion CentersAppendix K: Guide to Sources of Information for Investigators
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Hodder & Stoughton Gangland
Book SynopsisThe explosive new thriller for fans of gangland fiction! It's time to get reacquainted with Ruby Darke - behind every strong woman is a good story.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Broker Trader Lawyer Spy
Book SynopsisExplores the dangerous and combustible power spies hold over international business. This title presents the story of Allan Pinkerton, the nation's true private eye, and extends through the annals of a rich history that includes tycoons and playboys, presidents and FBI operatives, CEOs and accountants, Cold War veterans and military personnel.Trade Review"Eamon Javers has produced a remarkable book about the secret world of business warfare-a world filled with corporate spies and covert ops and skullduggery. This is an important book that has the added pleasure of reading like a spy novel." -- David Grann, author of The Lost City of Z "Eamon Javers is one of Washington's best reporters. In Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy, he has told a wonderfully readable tale with great characters and high stakes, and the dubious practices by corporations and intelligence agents he exposes are going to ignite an important public debate." -- John F. Harris, author of The Survivor "If only the mainstream press would follow Eamon Javers' lead and expose the powerful saboteurs and predators of the corporate underworld, this would be a different country. But it's not too late. Read this book and roll up your sleeves." -- Bill Moyers "Turns out there are far more cloaks and quite a few more daggers in this country than most of us realized. That's one of the many lessons of this terrific book. Eamon Javers is as talented a writer as he is a reporter. What a great read." -- Tucker Carlson "This is a must-read, excellent book." -- Booklist "From early wiretaps to the use of satellites, the author expertly explains how spies help clients sabotage corporate competitors or buy and sell stocks based on expected fluctuations in the price of corn." -- Publishers Weekly "Stunning, revelatory." -- John Stewart, The Daily Show
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OUP USA Oxford Handbook of Organized Crime
Book SynopsisWhile the success of national and international law enforcement cooperation to suppress organized crime means that stable, large-scale criminal organizations like the Cosa Nostra or the Japanese Yakuza have seen their power reduced, organized crime remains a concern for many governments. Economic globalization and the easing of restrictions on exchanges across borders now provide ample opportunity for money-making activities in illegal markets. Policies designed to stop illegal market flows often shift these activities to new places or create new problems, as the U.S.- led war on drugs spread production and trafficking to a number South and Central American countries. The Oxford Handbook of Organized Crime provides informed, authoritative, and comprehensive overviews of these issues and other principal forms of organized crime, as well as the type and effectiveness of efforts to prevent and control them. Leading scholars from criminology, law, sociology, history, and political science Table of ContentsList of Contributors Introduction Letizia Paoli Part I Concept, Theories, History, and Research Methods 1. Organized Crime: A Contested Concept Letizia Paoli and Tom Vander Beken 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Organized Crime Edward R. Kleemans 3. Searching for Organized Crime in History Cyrille Fijnaut 4. How to Research Organized Crime Dick Hobbs and Georgios A. Antonopoulos Part II Actors and Interactions 5. The Italian Mafia Letizia Paoli 6. The Italian-American Mafia Jay S. Albanese 7. The Russian Mafia: Rise and Extincion Vadim Volkov 8. Organized Crime in Colombia: The Actors Running the Illegal Drug Industry Francisco E. Thoumi 9. Mexican Drug "Cartels" Monica Medel and Francisco E. Thoumi 10. Chinese Organized Crime Ko Lin-Chin 11. The Japanese Yakuza Peter Hill 12. Nigerian Criminal Organizations Phil Willliams 13. Gangs: Another Form of Organized Crime? Scott H. Decker and David C. Pyrooz 14. Opportunistic Structures of Organized Crime Martin Bouchard and Carlo Morselli 15. Organizing Crime: The State as Agent Susanne Karstedt 16. The Social Embeddedness of Organized Crime Henk van de Bunt, Dina Siegel, and Damián Zaitch Part III Markets and Activities 17. Protection and Extortion Federico Varese 18. Drug Markets and Organized Crime Peter Reuter 19. Human Smuggling, Human Trafficking, and Exploitation in the Sex Industry Edward R. Kleemans and Monika Smit 20. Illegal Gambling Toine Spapens 21. Money Laundering Michael Levi 22. Arms Trafficking Andrew Feinstein and Paul Holden 23. Organized Fraud Michael Levi 24. Cybercrime Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo and Peter Grabosky 25. The Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources Tim Boekhout van Solinge Part IV Policies to Control Organized Crime 26. Organized Crime Control in the United States of America James B. Jacobs and Elizabeth Dondlinger Wyman 27. U.S. Organized Crime Control Policies Exported Abroad Margaret Beare and Michael Woodiwiss 28. European Union Organized Crime Control Policies Cyrille Fijnaut 29. The Fight against the Mafia in Italy Antonio La Spina 30. Organized Crime Control in Australia and New Zealand Julie Ayling and Roderic Broadhurst 31. Organized Crime "Control" in Asia: Experiences from India, China, and the Golden Triangle Roderic Broadhurst and Nicholas Farrelly 32. Finance-Oriented Strategies of Organized Crime Control Michael Kilchling Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Crimes of the Powerful
Book SynopsisAs politicians and the media perpetuate the stereotype of the common criminal, crimes committed by the powerful remain for the most part invisible or are reframed as a bad decision or a rare mistake. This is a topic that remains marginalized within the field of criminology and criminal justice, yet crimes of the powerful cause more harm, perpetuate more inequalities, and result in more victimization than street crimes.Crimes of the Powerful: White-Collar Crime and Beyond is the first textbook to bring together and show the symbiotic relationships between the related fields of state crime, white- collar crime, corporate crime, financial crime and organized crime, and environmental crime. Dawn L. Rothe and David Kauzlarich introduce the many types of crimes, their theoretical relevance, and issues surrounding regulations and social controls for crimes of the powerful. Themes covered include: media, culture, and the Hollywoodization of crimes of the powerful; <Trade ReviewRothe and Kauzlarich’s second edition is a pedagogic gem that provides a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the theory and practice of white-collar crime, occupational crime, corporate crime, organized crime, state crime, state-corporate crime, and financial crime from the viewpoints of production, victimization, regulation, and resistance. Like the first edition of Crimes of the Powerful this one will remain the textbook in this field of study. Gregg Barak is the Founder of the Routledge Crimes of the Powerful Series and the Co-founder and North American Editor of the Sage Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime"Rothe and Kauzlarich’s second edition is a pedagogic gem that provides a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the theory and practice of white- collar crime, occupational crime, corporate crime, organized crime, state crime, state- corporate crime, and financial crime from the viewpoints of production, victimization, regulation, and resistance. Like the first edition of Crimes of the Powerful this one will remain the textbook in this field of study."Gregg Barak, Founder of the Routledge Crimes of the Powerful Series and Co-founder and North American Editor of the Sage Journal of White Collar and Corporate CrimeTable of Contents1.Introduction to White-Collar Crime and Crimes of the Powerful 2.Media, Culture, and Crimes of the Powerful 3.Theoretical Understandings of Crimes of the Powerful 4.The Symbiotic Nature of Crimes of the Powerful 5.Occupational Crime 6.Corporate Crime 7.State Crime 8.State-Corporate Crime 9.The Relationship Between Organized Crime Networks and Crimes of the Powerful 10.Crimes of International Financial Institutions 11.Environmental Harms and Crimes 12.Victims of Crimes of the Powerful 13.Regulating Crimes of the Powerful 14.Resistance Against Crimes of the Powerful 15The Commodification and Pacification of Crimes of the Powerful Through Everyday Life 16.Concluding Thoughts
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Human Trafficking
Book SynopsisIn Human Trafficking: Interdisciplinary Perspectives experts from a wide range of disciplinary and professional backgrounds provide a uniquely comprehensive understanding of human trafficking in the twenty-first century. Chapter authors consider historical, sociocultural, legal, public health, human rights, and psychological aspects of this issue. New chapters address important topics such as racism, child soldiers, organ trafficking, and the role of technology and the banking industry in trafficking. The third edition also explores the ways in which institutionalized oppression of people of color, Native Americans, and those in the LGBTQ+ community can underlie vulnerability of these populations to being trafficked. Human Trafficking is essential reading for professionals in law enforcement, human services, and health care, and for concerned citizens interested in human rights and making a difference in their communities. This book is also intended for uTable of ContentsSection I Human Trafficking Explained and Common Forms 1. Introduction to Human Trafficking: Definitions and Prevalence Mary C. Burke, Tina Krolikowski, Shannon White & Nour Alabase 2. Historical Perspective: Slavery over the Centuries Brooke N. Newman 3. Labor Trafficking: Making Money out of Misery June Kane 4. Sex Trafficking: Yesterday and Today Kimberly A. McCabe 5. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: Special Populations and Sociological Considerations Elizabeth Bowman Section II A Closer Look 6. Sociological Perspectives: Underlying Causes Melissa Swauger, Kay Snyder, Thomas Nowak, and Marci Cottingham 7. Fear, Fraud, and Frank Complexities: The Influence of Gender on Human Trafficking Lisa C. Huebner 8. The Exploitation Equation: Distinguishing Child Trafficking from Other Types of Child Mobility in West Africa Anne Kielland 9. Racism: Black Female Bodies and Human Trafficking Collin-Dilmore 10. Sexual Minorities and Human Trafficking: Vulnerabilities and challenges faced by an overlooked population Candence Wills Section III The Anti-Slavery Movement 11. Domestic and Foreign Policy Responses to the Problem of Human Trafficking Sandi DiMola and Allyson M. Lowe 12. Victim Protection Policy in a Local Context: A Case Study Testaì Patrizia 13. International Development and Globalization Issues that Contribute to Trafficking in Persons Gabrielle Sinnott & Lynsie Clott 14. The Human Security Framework: The Best Security Approach to Preventing and Combatting Human Trafficking Laura Gooding and Lynsie Clott 15. Cyber Issues and Human Trafficking Emily Kennedy 16. Roles and Responsibilities of US Financial Institutions in Combatting Human Trafficking (Mary Onufer) 17. Law Enforcement Considerations for Human Trafficking Bradley W. Orsini 18. Combatting Sex Trafficking through the Prosecution of Traffickers Michael J. Frank and G. Zachary Terwilliger Section IV Supporting Survivors and Programming Considerations 19. Mental Health Care: Human Trafficking & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Veronica M. Lugris, Mary C. Burke, Shannon S. White and Tina Krolikowski 20. Addressing the Problem: Community-Based Responses and Coordination Judy Hale
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Taylor & Francis Money Laundering Blacklists
Book SynopsisWhat are the criteria used by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the European Union to blacklist jurisdictions at high-risk of money laundering? What are the countries at highest risk according to Panama Papers and FinCEN files? Where do criminals move their illicit money, according to judicial and investigative evidence? This book answers these questions. It is an unprecedented study on the countries at highest risk of attracting money laundering and organised crime proceeds â and how they are identified as such by scholars, policy-makers and anti-money laundering (AML) practitioners. It targets an issue which is central to the policy debate, in the media, but is under-studied. This book is divided into two parts. Part I discusses the concept of money laundering risk, its main determinants, and carries out a review of extant country ratings, ranging from official blacklists and grey lists, to media leaks and scholarly papers. Part II discusses the weaknesseTrade Review"For too long, for money laundering and the policies to counter it have been 'an evidence-free zone', with lots of politics, hypocrisy and guess-work covering our enormous ignorance. Riccardi's book is a huge step forward in fixing this sad state of affairs. Money Laundering Blacklists takes an original, rigorous approach in transforming our understanding of where the real risks of dirty money lie, and how the fight against illicit finance should be re-focused. It's rare that a book can be so important and compelling for both scholars and policy-makers, but Riccardi has achieved this rare feat".Jason Sharman, Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations University of Cambridge"For a nation to be blacklisted for anything is troubling. To be blacklisted for an activity as apparently serious as failure to control money laundering is deeply troubling. Yet, Michele Riccardi's scholarly but very readable book shows that the label is usually applied by official bodies in an arbitrary and unhelpful way. Riccardi offers a theoretically informed empirical approach to testing whether a country truly belongs on a money laundering blacklist".Peter Reuter, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Criminology at the University of Maryland"This book reminds us that the current state of the art on assessing national anti-money laundering risk is woefully insufficient. It usefully proposes defining AML risk from the perspective of the viewing country and dispenses with the canard that small and poor countries are the main AML problem, when in fact large, rich countries hold the lion’s share of the world’s dirty money".Charles W Littrell, Inspector of Banks and Trust Companies, Central Bank of The Bahamas"With money laundering risk assessments increasingly seen as the cornerstone of an effective framework to tackle financial crime, this book provides a timely analysis of existing blacklists and approaches to measure risks. It challenges and demystifies many of the methods while offering concrete and promising solutions to assess money laundering risks, taking into account how criminals move dirty money across borders and the role of both source and destination countries".Maíra Martini, Leader of AML and Beneficial Ownership research & policy, Transparency InternationalTable of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgmentsList of abbreviationsIntroductionPART I: Money laundering risk measures Money laundering risk and determinants Money laundering (and illicit financial flows) Money laundering risk Determinants of money laundering risk across countries: proximity, opacity, and security Available measures of money laundering risk Money laundering blacklists and grey lists Origin and scope of anti-money laundering blacklists The FATF blacklist and grey list The US INCSR list The European Union anti-money laundering blacklist Blacklists and sanctions Other lists of high-risk countries Lists based on judicial investigations Lists based on media investigations: from Panama Papers to FinCEN files Lists based on financial/corporate data analyses Lists based on crime data analyses Composite indicators Lists developed by banks and other obliged entities Relations and underlying components of existing risk ratings Summary: the gaps in existing risk ratings and blacklists PART II: A New measurement approach A new approach to identify countries at high-risk of money laundering Rationale Methodology and operationalisation A practical application: money laundering risk from the perspective of Italy Discussion and policy implications Discussion Policy implications Limitations and future research directions AppendixReferencesIndex
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Dark Mafia
Book SynopsisThis book explores how organized crime has adapted and evolved in sync with ever-expanding technologies to update its popular image and to conduct its covert operations. It shows how organized crime operates in dark virtual spaces and how it can now form a dynamic interactive system with legitimate online spaces, solidifying its criminal exploits and resources, and making them attractive to a new generation of computer users. Focusing on Italian Mafias, Russian and Georgian criminal groups and drug cartels, and Asian crime syndicates such as Yakuza and Triads, this book aims to describe and explain the reasons behind the continuity of online and offline crime, taking into consideration whether or not internet culture has radically changed the way we perceive organized crime and if so how, and thus how the shift in popular imagery that the internet has brought about affects its actual illegal activities. We also consider how organized crime has shifted its locale from the physical to the virtual, how cybercrime has allowed criminal organizations to adapt and reinvent themselves, and how the police now use technology against organized crime.To better understand the new generation of criminals, it is becoming increasingly urgent to understand the latest technologies and how criminals utilize them. The Dark Mafia is an engaging and accessible introduction to understanding virtual organized crime. It will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, policing, and all those interested in the digital age of organized crime.Trade Review"Nicaso and Danesi provide an excellent, empirically rich insight into the complexities of organized crime groups in the digital field. Their book is a refreshing and engaging addition to both cybercrime and organized crime literature."Anita Lavorgna, Associate Professor, University of BolognaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1.The Mafia in Cyberspace 2.Hybrid Criminality 3. Dark Mafia 4. Cool Mafia 5.From Mythologies to Memetics and Beyond
£34.19
Taylor & Francis Organised Crime Financial Crime and Criminal
Book SynopsisOrganised crime and financial crime are pressing global problems, increasingly recognised as policy priorities both by national governments and international bodies and corporations. This proudly interdisciplinary collection is built on the premise that these topics are too often artificially separated, both in scholarship and the classroom. Bringing together scholars from law, the social sciences, and the humanities, this book showcases a diverse range of perspectives on these complex and compelling global issues, and the criminal justice challenges that they pose.The themes discussed include legal theory and procedure; regulation and enforcement; prevention and punishment; media representation and perception. Readers are encouraged to think outside traditional disciplinary bounds and form their own connections and conclusions inspired by the juxtaposition of perspectives rarely seen together in the same volume.
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Taylor & Francis Crime Economics
Book SynopsisPresenting an original institutional approach, this book makes the case for an empirically-based crime economics that aims to guide the fight against crime within a logic of reasonable capitalism and the common good.Historically, it was not until a seminal article by Gary Becker that mainstream economists showed any interest in the criminal economy. The new field of crime economics was, in reality, little more than an extension of rational choice theory and cost-benefit analysis to a new subject. However, reducing crime to a single profit perspective has proven reductive: it ignores, for example, crime that affects public order (e.g. vandalism) and the individualistic approach does not seem to be very relevant when dealing with criminal organizations. Criminal phenomena therefore calls for a renewal of the analysis. Inspired in particular by the work of Veblen and Commons, this book calls for a renewal of the analysis. It argues for an institutional focus on the integration o
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Taylor & Francis Human Trafficking Hysteria
Book SynopsisThrough cultural criminology, this book brings together existing research to provide an overview of historical and modern moral panics related to human trafficking.What do you picture when you hear the words human trafficking? Perhaps you imagine someone kidnapped and sold as shown in films or worry that sex trafficking increasingly occurs online or in big cities during major events. While sex trafficking does occur, the reality of human trafficking is complex, though this reality is often obscured by the media. The media has played a large role in shaping understanding of this crime, with panics, conspiracies, and misinformation abounding. This book uses cultural criminology to break down historical and modern panics to understand the links between media portrayals of human trafficking, perpetuation of stereotypes, and influences on policy. The text examines the impacts of human trafficking panics perpetuated by media, including understanding the origins of human trafficking
£47.49
Welbeck Publishing Group Limited I Am A Mob Boss
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£9.89
Cambridge University Press Criminal Politics and Botched Development in
Book SynopsisThis Element investigates the relationship between the narcotics industry and politics. It claims that different manifestations of criminal politics arise depending on how different phases of drug-trafficking activity interact with the distinct politico-institutional endowments of Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Conceptualizing criminal politics; 3. Case studies; 4. Implications; References.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Outlaw Bikers as Organized Crime
Book SynopsisThe title of this volume Outlaw Bikers as Organized Crime reluctantly combines two highly contested concepts into a statement that is perhaps disputed even more. Who and what do we refer to when we talk about outlaw bikers' and outlaw biker clubs'? What is meant by organized crime'? And, how if at all are these two concepts related? All the chapters in this volume deal with these questions some way or the other, either explicitly or implicitly, each providing its own answers based on the data and methods at hand.This volume presents cutting-edge research on outlaw bikers and outlaw biker clubs from countries all over the globe and reflects the different ways that academic researchers have approached the outlaw biker phenomenon from the theoretical and methodological vantage point of organized crime research.
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HarperCollins Publishers Dead Biker
Book SynopsisSometimes, you make bad choices. Sometimes, bad choices are made for you.In Biker, the first book of the trilogy, Ned “Crash” Aiken thought he had made a clean break. He had turned on his biker brothers in the Sons of Satan and entered the FBI’s witness protection program, only to end up in a different kind of prison—one of mediocre work and cheap apartments. He then fell in with the Russian mob, learning its brutal code first-hand and fleeing the organization when the stakes got too high. Between the FBI, the Sons, and the Russians, there are a lot of people who want to get their hands on the innocent-looking ex-drug trafficker. Now he’s in Mexico, trying to go straight and stay alive. But Mexico isn’t like the United States. It isn’t even what it was in its heyday—a playground for wealthy, vacationing gringos or college kids partying on the cheap. Ned is no stranger to drugs, violence, and brutality,
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MW - Rutgers University Press Prohibition Gangsters The Rise and Fall of a Bad
Book SynopsisMaster story teller Marc Mappen applies a generational perspective to the gangsters of the Prohibition era - men born in the quarter century span from 1880 to 1905 - who came to power with the Eighteenth Amendment. Mappen strips way the many myths and legends from television and movies to describe the lives these gangsters lived and the battles they fought.Trade Review"Marc Mappen proves an adept storyteller as he takes readers beyond 'Boardwalk Empire.' Mappen spins some good yarns about the gangsters, dominated by New Yorkers, whose rise was triggered by the 18th Amendment, which took effect in 1920, and who proved that, at times, crime not only pays, but pays very well." -- Sam Roberts * The New York Times *"Prohibition created an enormous economic opportunity for a generation of young criminals. As chronicled by Marc Mappen, the true, violent, and extravagant lives of these men make dramatizations like Boardwalk Empire look tame by comparison. A must -read for anyone interested in the origins of organized crime in America." -- Nicholas Gage * author of The Mafia is Not an Equal Opportunity Employer *"Kudos to Marc Mappen for producing so riveting a study about a generation of gangland mobsters who used National Prohibition to grab lots of money and petty power for themselves. A big winner of a book about a bunch of lousy looting losers. . . . Fascinating reading. Highly recommended!" -- James Kirby Martin * co-author of Drinking in America: A History, 1620-1980 *"A well researched, historical overview of the major Prohibition era gangsters. These men became the founding fathers of modern organized crime." -- Paul R. Kavieff * author of Detroit's Infamous Purple Gang *"Given its subject matter, a book about the Prohibition gangsters should be a fascinating and exciting read. Mappen does not disappoint. His fast-moving but authoritative narrative takes readers through the Prohibition years and beyond as he traces the careers of such underworld luminaries as John Torrio, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Legs Diamond, and Dutch Schultz ... Mappen's book is a splendid introduction to the story of a generation of criminals who captured the American imagination." * The Journal of American Culture *"Mappen writes with the energy of a narrative historian. Mappen far outstrips his fellow crime writers ... describing mob activity in smaller U.S. cities. Chicago and New York have been examined enough, so Mappen turns his eye on the Purple Gang of Detroit, the Pendergast machine in Kansas City, and the bootleg wars of Cleveland." * Philadelphia Review of Books *"Mappen explores the most notorious crimes, the bloody violence, the cities that hosted crime syndicates, and the colorful cast of characters who gained notoriety by their associations with the mob. His approach helps to illuminate the generational rivalries, the ethnic animosities, and the strange allegiances and frequent betrayals that characterized mob activity in this period ... An entertaining read and suitable for a broad audience." * The Historian *"A colorful recounting of how the 18th Amendment, which forbade the sale of alcohol, gave rise to a generation of criminals." * Rutgers Magazine *"Marc Mappen proves an adept storyteller as he takes readers beyond 'Boardwalk Empire.' Mappen spins some good yarns about the gangsters, dominated by New Yorkers, whose rise was triggered by the 18th Amendment, which took effect in 1920, and who proved that, at times, crime not only pays, but pays very well." -- Sam Roberts * The New York Times *"Prohibition created an enormous economic opportunity for a generation of young criminals. As chronicled by Marc Mappen, the true, violent, and extravagant lives of these men make dramatizations like Boardwalk Empire look tame by comparison. A must -read for anyone interested in the origins of organized crime in America." -- Nicholas Gage * author of The Mafia is Not an Equal Opportunity Employer *"Kudos to Marc Mappen for producing so riveting a study about a generation of gangland mobsters who used National Prohibition to grab lots of money and petty power for themselves. A big winner of a book about a bunch of lousy looting losers. . . . Fascinating reading. Highly recommended!" -- James Kirby Martin * co-author of Drinking in America: A History, 1620-1980 *"A well researched, historical overview of the major Prohibition era gangsters. These men became the founding fathers of modern organized crime." -- Paul R. Kavieff * author of Detroit's Infamous Purple Gang *"Given its subject matter, a book about the Prohibition gangsters should be a fascinating and exciting read. Mappen does not disappoint. His fast-moving but authoritative narrative takes readers through the Prohibition years and beyond as he traces the careers of such underworld luminaries as John Torrio, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Legs Diamond, and Dutch Schultz ... Mappen's book is a splendid introduction to the story of a generation of criminals who captured the American imagination." * The Journal of American Culture *"Mappen writes with the energy of a narrative historian. Mappen far outstrips his fellow crime writers ... describing mob activity in smaller U.S. cities. Chicago and New York have been examined enough, so Mappen turns his eye on the Purple Gang of Detroit, the Pendergast machine in Kansas City, and the bootleg wars of Cleveland." * Philadelphia Review of Books *"Mappen explores the most notorious crimes, the bloody violence, the cities that hosted crime syndicates, and the colorful cast of characters who gained notoriety by their associations with the mob. His approach helps to illuminate the generational rivalries, the ethnic animosities, and the strange allegiances and frequent betrayals that characterized mob activity in this period ... An entertaining read and suitable for a broad audience." * The Historian *"A colorful recounting of how the 18th Amendment, which forbade the sale of alcohol, gave rise to a generation of criminals." * Rutgers Magazine *Table of ContentsPrologue: The Bluebird Tattoo Part I. The Rise 1. The Big Fellow in the Windy City 2. Big Battles in the Big Apple 3. Smaller Cities Part II. Atlantic City Interlude 4. Gangsters in the Surf 5. The Conference as Comedy 6. Capone's Long Trip Home Part III. The Fall 7. The Twilight of the Gangster? 8. Pay Your Taxes 9. Lucky v. Dewey 10. Shot to Death 11. Lepke on the Hot Seat 12. For Them, Crime Did Pay Cast of Characters A Note on Sources Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Organized Crime
Book SynopsisThis book aims to describe and demystify what makes organized criminal groups so culturally powerful. It examines their codes of conduct, initiation rites, secret communication methods, origin myths, symbols, and lifestyles that imbue them with the pride and nonchalance that go hand in hand with their criminal activities. Mobsters are everywhere in the movies, on television, on websites, and now in the Metaverse. Contemporary societies across the globe are fascinated by them. Why is this so? What features and constituents of organized criminal gangs make them so emotionally powerfulâto themselves and others? These are the questions that have guided the writing of the second edition of this textbook, which is intended as an introduction to organized crime from the angle of cultural analysis. Key topics include in this new edition: An historic overview of organized crime, including the social, economic, and cultural conditions that favor its development A description and character analysis of the type of people who make up organized criminal groups and the activities in which they engage The symbols, rituals, codes, and languages that characterize criminal institutions The relationship between traditional organized crime, cybercrime, and evolving forms of crime on the Dark Web and in the Metaverse The traditional and changing roles of women in organized crime The transnational operations of criminal groups Media portrayals of organized crime Policing responses to organized crime The use of technologies by the organized criminal groups Organized Crime includes case studies and offers an accessible, interdisciplinary approach to the subject of organized crime. It is essential reading for students engaged with organized crime across criminology, sociology, anthropology, and psychology.
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Atria Books Most Wanted Pursuing Whitey Bulger the Murderous
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SAGE Publications Inc Organized Crime
Book Synopsis2016 Outstanding Publication Award (The International Association for the Study of Organized Crime) Organized Crime: Analyzing Illegal Activities, Criminal Structures, and Extra-legal Governance provides a systematic overview of the processes and structures commonly labeled organized crime, drawing on the pertinent empirical and theoretical literature primarily from North America, Europe, and Australia. The main emphasis is placed on a comprehensive classificatory scheme that highlights underlying patterns and dynamics, rather than particular historical manifestations of organized crime. Esteemed author Klaus von Lampe strategically breaks the book down into three key dimensions: (1) illegal activities, (2) patterns of interpersonal relations that are directly or indirectly supporting these illegal activities, and (3) overarching illegal power structures that regulate and control these illegal activities and also extend their inflTrade Review" It is without question, the most comprehensive and robust treatment of organized crime research, theories and perspectives that has been published to date." -- Frederick T. Martens"This book makes an important contribution to the academic literature. It moves well beyond the usual examination of "mafia" groups that has dominated the organized crime literature for years." -- Robert Lombardo"(...) the reading is engaging, due to the concise expression and the short length of the chapters that permit the best absorption of elaborate concepts (...) although the topic itself is complex and eludes exhaustive presentation, von Lampe uses his extensive knowledge to present the pivotal developments in the field of organised crime (...)" -- Elena Sciandra"This is a major contribution to the literature. I like it enormously, and although I do not use a single text I recommend to my transnational organized crime class that if they buy one book it should be ′Organized Crime: Analyzing illegal activities, criminal structures, and extra-legal governance." -- Phil Williams"Organized Crime: Analyzing illegal activities, criminal structures, and extra-legal governance is by far the most comprehensive and thoughtful treatment of the subject matter I′ve ever come across and I don′t see this changing easily in the foreseeable future either." -- Georgios Antonopoulos & Georgios PapanicolaouTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments About the Author Part I: Organized Crime as a Construct and as an Object of Study Chapter 1: Introduction - The Study of Organized Crime Phenomena Associated With Organized Crime Conceptual Confusion What Is the Object of Study in the Study of Organized Crime? Chapter 2: The Concept of Organized Crime The Conceptual History of Organized Crime The Reception of the American Concept of Organized Crime in Other Countries Lessons to Be Learned From the Conceptual History of Organized Crime Overview of Definitions of Organized Crime Outline of a Conceptual Framework for the Study of Organized Crime The Concept of Organized Crime: Summary and Conclusion Chapter 3: Organized Crime Research The Study of Organized Crime as an Academic Subdiscipline The History of the Study of Organized Crime The Main Lines of Contemporary Research Challenges to the Study of Organized Crime Research on Organized Crime: Summary and Conclusion PART II: Empirical Manifestations of Organized Crime Introduction to Part II Chapter 4: Organized Criminal Activities Why Study Organized Criminal Activities Separate From Criminal Organizations? Outline of This Chapter Case Study: Cocaine Trafficking Case Study: The Trafficking in Stolen Motor Vehicles Conceptualizations of Organized Criminal Activities The Main Types of Organized Criminal Activities Illegal Markets The Conceptualization of Particular Organized Criminal Activities Organized Criminal Activities: Summary and Conclusion Chapter 5: Criminal Structures – An Overview Introduction Case Study: Pedophile Networks Existing Classifications of Criminal Organizations The Three Basic Types of Criminal Structures The Basic Forms of Criminal Structures: Markets, Networks, and Hierarchies The Conceptualization of Criminal Networks The Emergence and Persistence of Criminal Network Ties Criminal Structures: Summary and Conclusion Chapter 6: Illegal Entrepreneurial Structures Introduction Case Study: The Lavin Enterprise The Illegal Firm Conceptualizing Illegal Entrepreneurial Structures Explaining the Structure of Illegal Firms Illegal Entrepreneurial Structures: Summary and Conclusion Chapter 7: Associational Structures Introduction Case Studies of Associations of Criminals Variations Across Illegal Associational Structures The Core Functions of Associational Structures Delineating Associational Structures from Entrepreneurial Structures and from Quasi-Governmental Structures Associational Structures: Summary and Conclusion Chapter 8: Illegal-Market Monopolies and Quasi-Governmental Structures Introduction Case Study: The American Cosa Nostra Illegal-Market Monopolies and Quasi-Governmental Structures Monopolies in Illegal Markets Quasi-Governmental Structures Delineating Illegal-Market Monopolies and Quasi-Governmental Structures Illegal-Market Monopolies and Monopolies of Violence: Summary and Conclusion Part III: Organized Crime and Society Chapter 9: The Social Embeddedness of Organized Crime Introduction The Social Embeddedness of Organized Crime: Illegal Goods and Services The Social Embeddedness of Organized Criminals The Social Embeddedness of Organized Crime: Summary and Conclusion Chapter 10: Organized Crime and Legitimate Business Introduction Conceptualizations of Organized Crime and Legitimate Business Along the Dimensions of Activities, Structures, and Governance Organized Criminals and Legitimate Business Racketeering: Criminal Control Over Business Sectors Business Sectors Vulnerable to Criminal Influence Organized Crime and Legitimate Business: Summary and Conclusion Chapter 11: Organized Crime and Government Introduction Conceptualizations of Organized Crime and Government: Activities, Structures, and Governance The Relationship Between Organized Crime and Government as Two Separate Entities Organized Crime within Government The Relationship Between Organized Crime and Government: Summary and Conclusion Chapter 12: Transnational Organized Crime Introduction Transnational Criminal Activities Cross-Border Mobility and Cross-Border Networking of Criminals Transnational Criminal Structures The Cyberization of Organized Crime and the Organization of Cybercrime Transnational Organized Crime and Organized Cybercrime: Summary and Conclusion Note PART IV: The Big Picture and the Arsenal of Countermeasures Introduction to Part IV Chapter 13: The Big Picture of Organized Crime Introduction The Range of Phenomena That Fall Under the Umbrella Concept of Organized Crime Modelling Organized Crime Typologies of Organized Crime Trajectories in the Development of Organized Crime The Big Picture of Organized Crime: Summary and Conclusion Chapter 14: Countermeasures Against Organized Crime Introduction Substantive Criminal Law as an Instrument Against Organized Crime Investigative Tools and Institutional Innovations as Instruments Against Organized Crime Non-Criminal Justice Approaches to Combating ‘Organized Crime’ Combating Organized Crime: Summary and Conclusion Bibliography Index
£72.20
University of Arizona Press Drug Wars and Covert Netherworlds
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£80.25
