Organized crime Books

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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Book SynopsisPresents the true story of the life of Richie “the Boot” Boiardo, one of the most powerful and feared men in the New Jersey underworld. Richard Linnett provides an intimate look inside the Boot’s once-powerful Mafia crew, based on the recollections of a grandson of the Boot himself and complemented by never-before-published family photos.Trade Review"Richard Linnett’s riveting, eloquent account of a larger-than-life man, his family, and an era is testimony to the truism among crime writers that nothing we create can ever equal reality—a page turner." -- Katherine Hall Page * award-winning author of the Faith Fairchild mystery series *"In the Godfather Garden is a compassionate and remarkable story. This is a deeply-researched and beautifully written tale of a true-life character, straight out of classic tragedy." -- Scott Wallace * author of The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribes *"A fascinating and often riveting book about Richie 'the boot' Boiardo and his exploits with an amazing cast of characters from the annals of organized crime in New Jersey … This is an excellent book, and highly recommended for anyone with an interest in organized crime." * The Historian *Table of ContentsContents The Garden ix Acknowledgements xi Prologue: They Got Me, Joe 1 1 Diamond Ritchie 11 2 The Longy War 26 3 I'm no Crybaby 45 4 Fortune Son 57 5 Jerry 65 6 The Club Fremont Incident 85 7 Castle Cruel 100 8 Loose Lips 113 9 The Old Gang of Mine 124 10 Cause for Indictment 134 11 The Italian Way 142 12 On the Jolly Trolley 154 13 The Mafia Exists! 162 14 This Thing of Theirs 171 Epilogue: The Curse 182 Timeline 191 Cast of Characters 195 Notes 203 Selected Bibliography 227 Index 231

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Book SynopsisTrade 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 * 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 *"A book about the Prohibition gangsters should be a fascinating and exciting read. Mappen does not disappoint. His fast-moving butauthoritative 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." * Journal of American Culture *"Marc Mappen far outstrips his fellow crime writers [when] 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 *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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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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Book SynopsisTrade Review'Counterfeiting is a plague that is growing, and will soon exceed trillions of dollars of stolen top line revenue from major organizations world wide. This book documents the hidden players behind this problem, and documents the level of organized crime that is implicit in this work. This is a fascinating tale of the “behind the scenes” activities that are producing a steady stream of counterfeit goods, and how organizations need to act to curb this black tide.’ -- Robert Handfield, North Carolina State University, US‘A comprehensive examination of the international trade in counterfeit goods and the links to international organized crime. Covering mainly trademark infringement but including copyright, Professor Blakeney’s long experience in this field make him an ideal assessor of the factors involved and apposite case studies underline the significance of the phenomenon leading to a succinct “Way Forward”.’ -- John Anderson, The Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group, France‘The links between organised crime and counterfeits have become an issue of crucial importance to international trade and intellectual property enforcement. In this book, Blakeney brings a wealth of experience, critical insight and sustained analysis to his examination of the complex legal and socio-economic environments involved.’ -- Phillip Johnson, Cardiff University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I DEFINITIONS, METRICS AND ANTI-COUNTERFEITING LEGISLATION 1 Definitions and metrics 2 The trade in counterfeit products 3 Impacts of counterfeiting: commercial, fiscal and socio-economic 4 Counterfeiting and public order 5 Counterfeiting and international IP legislation 6 National legislation and counterfeiting 7 Border control of counterfeits PART II CONFISCATION OF THE PROCEEDS OF COUNTERFEITING 8 International confiscation legislation and intellectual property crime 9 National confiscation laws PART III CASE STUDIES 10 Medicines and pharmaceuticals 11 Food 12 Wines and spirits 13 Luxury goods 14 Other counterfeits PART IV RECOMMENDATIONS 15 The way forward Index

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive review of what is known about gangs, from their origins through their evolution and outcomesTrade Review“On Gangs is one of those truly rare books that succinctly summarizes a sprawling field of research while also offering a bold and thoughtful vision for the future. A must-have and must-read for anyone interested in the study of street gangs. It will be dog-eared and highlighted within minutes.”—Andrew V. Papachristos, Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University“As impressive in depth as it is in breadth, three OGs from gang scholarship cover the full spectrum of issues from gang definitions and structures to gender, ethnicity, and international perspectives. This heavyweight contribution should rise to the top of the hierarchy of gang scholarship.”—Professor Simon Harding, Director of the National Centre for Gangs Research, London“On Gangs offers a much-needed synthesis and assessment of our scholarly knowledge on gangs, offering the reader breadth, depth, and rich insights on these groups, their members, the contexts in which they emerge, and the complex efforts to respond to them. Decker, Pyrooz, and Densley promise an ‘integrative and authoritative’ account, and they deliver with a text that is intellectually rigorous and engaging. Their historical accounts of gangs and gang scholarship; their inclusion of core, critical, and emerging issues; and their thoughtful assessment of gang interventions make this an especially welcome contribution. It will be the go-to source for anyone hoping to better understand gangs and our study of these groups.”—Jody Miller, Distinguished Professor at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, and author of One of the Guys: Girls, Gangs, and Gender"On Gangs, is a comprehensive summary of various aspects of gangs.... Students in criminal justice, sociology, and other programs can benefit from On Gangs. It can be a perfect textbook for an undergraduate gang class because it provides extensive aspects of gangs from basic knowledge such as the definition, organizational structure, onset, and desistance, to critical issues such as gender and race, and to the responses to gangs from the three branches of criminal justice system. On Gangs can also be a good resource book for a graduate course because it summarizes numerous prior outstanding studies on relevant topics and also gives directions to future research.”—Journal of Criminal Justice Education"When it comes to academic textbooks dedicated to the study of gangs, On Gangs by Scott Decker, David Pyrooz, and James Densley is the new 'OG!' On Gangs is by far the most comprehensive and in-depth textbook that exists on the market today and will likely remain the standard until it goes out of print.... On Gangs is the quintessential textbook for any undergraduate or graduate class as it provides a rock-solid foundation on all aspects of gang scholarship over the last century.”—Criminal Justice Review"[A] comprehensive review of the research and theory on the concept of gangs.... The writing is sophisticated.... This book will best serve students and scholars in the fields of counseling, psychology, sociology, or social work as well as professionals in a wide range of social services. It is sufficiently comprehensive to be considered a reference work as well. Summing Up: Recommended."—Choice

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Book SynopsisFrom the Alcatraz East Crime Museum to Jack the Ripper guided tours, ‘dark tourism’ is now a multi-million-pound global industry. Highlighting 50 travel destinations across six continents, expert criminologists, psychologists and historians expose a worrying trend in contemporary consumer culture in which many of us partake.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Adam Lynes, Craig Kelly and James Treadwell 1. Cocaine Bear: Lexington, Kentucky, USA - Travis Linnemann 2. Whitney Plantation: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Thomas Raymen 3. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution: Washington DC, USA - Alice Storey 4. From Newgate Prison to Tyburn Tree: the Old Bailey, London, UK - Peter Joyce and Wendy Laverick 5. Jack the Ripper Tour: Whitechapel, London, UK - Kevin Hoffin 6. The Alcatraz East Crime Museum: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA - Laura Hammond 7. The Museum of Death: Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA - Loukas Ntanos 8. The Royal Armouries Museum: Leeds, UK - Sarah Jones 9. The Black Dahlia tour: Los Angeles, California, USA - David Wilson 10. The Execution Dock: Wapping, East London, UK - Wendy Laverick and Peter Joyce 11. Auschwitz: Oświęcim, Poland - Tammy Ayres and Sarah Hodgkinson 12. Jeju 4:3 memorial: Jeju Island, South Korea - Robin West 13. Museum Dr. Guislain: Ghent, Belgium - Sophie Gregory 14. Karosta Prison Hotel: Liepāja, Latvia - Melindy Duffus 15. The Clink prison-based restaurant: Brixton, London, UK - Dan Rusu 16. The 9/11 memorial and museum: New York, New York, USA - John Bahadur Lamb 17. The Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocidal Crimes: Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Eamonn Carrabine 18. Choeung Ek killing field: Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Luke Telford 19. Blue lights in the Red Light District: Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Ben Colliver 20. Trophy hunting: sub-Saharan Africa - Patrick Berry and Gary R. Potter 21. 'The ugly side to the beautiful game': Qatar - Grace Gallacher 22. Burning Man festival: Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA - Keith Hayward 23. Magaluf: Majorca - Simon Winlow 24. 'Holiday Hooters': Hong Kong - Katie Lowe 25. Scilla: Calabria, Italy - Anna Sergi 26. The Kray twins tours: London, UK - Craig Ancrum 27. Backpacking in the outback: Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia - Eveleigh Buck-Matthews and Craig Kelly 28. The hippie trail: Nepal, South Asia - Emiline Smith 29. The Museum of Confiscated Art: Brest, Belarus - Donna Yates and Hannah London 30. Steroid holidays: Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt - Nick Gibbs 31. The Souks: Tunis, Tunisia - Kyla Bavin and James Treadwell 32. Mezhyhirya Residence Museum: Novi Petrivtsi, Ukraine - Tereza Østbø Kuldova and Jardar Østbø 33. The great British seaside: various locations, UK - Neil Chakraborti 34. The Biggie mural: Brooklyn, New York, USA - Natasha Pope 35. The Rebus guided tour: Edinburgh, UK - Ian R. Cook and Michael Rowe 36. Volunteer tourism - 'doing it for the 'gram': Cambodia, Southeast Asia - Orlando Woods 37. The Staycation: home - Jack Denham 38. The 'suicide forest': Aokigahara, Japan - Max Hart 39. Pitcairn Island: Pitcairn Islands, Pacific Ocean - Steve Wadley 40. Favela tours: Rio De Janerio, Brazil - Duncan Frankis and Selina Patel Nascimento 41. Skid Row walking tours: Los Angeles, California, USA - Craig Kelly 42. The 2019-2020 anti-extradition protests: Hong Kong - Jane Richards 43. The Maldives: Republic of Maldives, Indian Ocean - Emiline Smith and Oliver Smith 44. Death Road: La Paz to Coroico, Bolivia - Joe Garrihy 45. Vulture brains and muthi markets: Johannesburg, South Africa - Angus Nurse 46. Dark Tourism, ecocide and alpine ski resorts: the Alps, Europe - Oliver Smith 47. Boho Zone: Middlesbrough, UK - Emma Winlow 48. One Hyde Park: London, UK - Rowland Atkinson 49. Amazon warehouse tours: Rugeley, UK or virtual tour - Adam Lynes 50. Disney World: Orlando, Florida, USA - Anthony Lloyd Conclusion - Adam Lynes, Craig Kelly and James Treadwell

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Book SynopsisAn in-depth study of the U.S. v. IBT, beginning with Giuliani's lawsuit and the politics surrounding it, and continuing with an incisive analysis of the controversial nature of the ongoing trusteeshipTrade Review"Breaking the Devils Pact tells the compelling story of the government's Herculean effort to break La Cosa Nostra's stranglehold over a notorious union. It will shock and surprise you, proving once again that the truth really is stranger than fiction" -- Randy Mastro,Litigation Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, and former federal prosecutor"Court-ordered reform of a private organization is more easily prescribed than implemented. Breaking the Devils Pact is an intriguing account of a continuing, decades-long struggle to rid a powerful union of corrupt influences. It will certainly appeal to specialists in organized crime and labor relations. Moreover, it will be of interest well beyond a North American readership. Regulatory scholars around the world will note the very real limits to what they call & enforced self-regulation. Democratic theorists will recognize the challenge of voter apathy. Sociologists of organizations will see an extreme example of inertia. Political scientists will be heartened by the apolitical nature of reform efforts over four successive presidential administrations, but disappointed with the slow pace of change. Metaphorically speaking, Breaking the Devils Pact is a mansion with many fascinating rooms." -- Peter Grabosky,FASSA, Professor, Regulatory Institutions Network, Australian National University"This book should be of interest to all those interested in racketeering law, organized crime, and the role of the government in addressing entrenched organized crime and corruption in private organizations." -- Jay Albanese * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Book Review *"This is a stunning book not only for what it says about the dramatic battle against corruption in the nation's most powerful labor union, but as well for what it says about the role of courts in effecting changes in large-scale private organizations in modern America. It is a & must read for all law and politics scholars" -- Malcolm M. Feeley,Claire Sanders Clements Dean's Professor, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at BerkTable of ContentsAcronyms and Abbreviations Preface U.S. v. IBT Timeline Principal Names 1 Introducing the Litigants and the Judge 2 The Civil RICO Complaint and Settlement 3 IBT Resistance and Judge Edelstein's Resolve: July 1989 - September 1992 4 Establishing New Disciplinary Machinery: July 1989 - September 1992 5 An Insurgent's Triumph: The IBT's 1991 Election 6 General President Carey and the IRB: 1992 - 1997 7 The 1996 Election Scandal 8 The 1998 Rerun Election and the Emerging Dominance of James P. Hoffa 9 The 2001 Election, the Demise of Project RISE, and the IRB's Third Term 10 The 2006 Election, the IRB's Fourth Term, and the Lead-Up to the 2011 Election 11 Lessons, Reflections, and Speculations Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisThe mafia has always fascinated filmmakers and television producers. Al Capone, Salvatore Giuliano, Lucky Luciano, Ciro Di Marzio, Roberto Saviano, Don Vito and Michael Corleone, and Tony Soprano are some of the historical and fictional figures that contribute to the myth of the Italian and Italian-American mafias perpetuated onscreen. This collection looks at mafia movies and television over time and across cultures, from the early classics to the Godfather trilogy and contemporary Italian films and television series. The only comprehensive collection of its type, Mafia Movies treats over fifty films and TV shows created since 1906, while introducing Italian and Italian-American mafia history and culture. The second edition includes new original essays on essential films and TV shows that have emerged since the publication of the first edition, such as Boardwalk Empire and Mob Wives, as well as a new roundtable section on Italy’s oTrade Review"Mafia Movies: A Reader is a rich resource for those interested in the representation of mafias in American and Italian productions. […] The revised edition not only has a broader scope but it has also doubled the number of contributions on about fifty productions which makes it useful both to scholars and students alike." -- Inge Lanslots, KU Leuven, Belgium * Annali d’italianistica *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Part One. Setting the Scene 1. The Corleones at Home and Abroad Dana Renga, Ohio State University 2. Gender and Violence: Four Themes in the Everyday World of Mafia Wives Jane Schneider, Graduate Center, CUNY (Emeritus) and Peter Schneider, Fordham University(Emeritus) Part Two. American Mafia Movies and Television: The Corleones at Home and Abroad 3. Wallace McCutcheon’s The Black Hand: A Different Version of a Biograph Kidnapping Vincenzo Maggitti, University of Stockholm 4 ‘Most Thrilling Subjects’: D.W. Griffith and the Biograph Revenge Films JoAnne Ruvoli, Ball State University 5. Ethnicity and the Classical Gangster Film: Mervyn LeRoy’s Little Caesar and Howard Hawks’s Scarface Norma Bouchard, San Diego State University 6. Playing Good Italian/Bad Italian on ABC’s The Untouchables Jonathan J. Cavallero, Bates College 7 Prelude to The Godfather: Martin Ritt’s The Brotherhood Robert Casillo, University of Miami 8. Michael Corleone’s Tie: Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Anthony Julian Tamburri, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY 9. Nihilism and Mafiosita in Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets Pellegrino D’Acierno, Hofstra University 10. Thematic Patterns in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather: Part II John Paul Russo, University of Miami 11. The Sexual Politics of Loyalty in John Huston’s Prizzi’s Honor Rebecca Bauman, Fashion Institute of Technology 12. Between Postmodern Parody and Generic Hybridization: The Gangsters of Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables Norma Bouchard, San Diego State University 13. The Bandit, the Gangster, and the American Army Shorts: Michael Cimino’s The Sicilian Chiara Mazzucchelli, The University of Central Florida 14. Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas: Hybrid Storytelling between Realism and Formalism Fulvio Orsitto, California State University 15. Redemption in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather: Part III John Paul Russo, University of Miami 16. Narrating the Mafia, Las Vegas, and Ethnicity in Martin Scorsese’s Casino Claudio Bisoni, University of Bologna 17. ‘Nothing Romantic about It’: Gender and the Legacy of Crime in Abel Ferrara’s The Funeral Lara Santoro, Drew University 18. Inside the Mafia: Mike Newell’s Donnie Brasco Robert Casillo, University of Miami 19. Family Therapy: Harold Ramis’s Analyze This and the Evolution of the Gangster Genre Louis Bayman, University of Southampton 20. Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, or the Quest for a Departed (Ethnic) Identity Margherita Heyer-Caput, University of California 21. When Words Can Kill: David Chase’s The Sopranos Franco Ricci, The University of Ottawa 22. ‘Don’t Stop Believin’, Don’t Stop …’: (De)Structuring Expectations in the Final Season of The Sopranos Giancarlo Lombardi, College of Staten Island & CUNY Graduate Center 23. ‘History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Does Rhyme’: Fictionalizing History in Boardwalk Empire Paolo Russo, Oxford Brookes University 24. Mob Wives: Exploitation or Empowerment? Jacqueline Reich, Fordham University and Fatima Karin, Fordham University Part Three. Italian Mafia Movies and Television: Resistance and Myth 25. Which Law Is the Father’s? Gender and Generic Oscillation in Pietro Germi’s In the Name of the Law Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter, University of Exeter 26. The Visible, Unexposed: Francesco Rosi’s Salvatore Giuliano Laura Wittman, Stanford University 27. Modernity, Mafia Style: Alberto Lattuada’s Mafioso Nelson Moe, Barnard College, Columbia University 28. Francesco Rosi’s Hands over the City: A Contemporary Perspective on the Camorra Anna Paparcone, Bucknell University 29. Prototypes of the Mafia: Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard Elizabeth Leake, Columbia University 30. The Failure of the Intellectual: Elio Petri’s Filming of Leonardo Sciascia’s To Each His Own Daniela Bini, University of Texas 31. Damiano Damiani’s The Day of the Owl: A Western Flirtation Piero Garofalo, University of New Hampshire 32. Smaller and Larger Families: Lina Wertmüller’s The Seduction of Mimi Thomas Harrison, University of California, Los Angeles 33. Deconstructing the Enigma: Logical Investigations in Francesco Rosi’s Lucky Luciano Gaetana Marrone, Princeton University 34. Power as Such: The Idea of the Mafia in Francesco Rosi’s Illustrious Corpses Alan O’Leary, University of Leeds 35. Marco Risi’s Forever Mary: Desperate Lives Converge in Sicilia ‘Non Bedda’ George De Stefano, Author and Critic 36. Threads of Political Violence in Italy’s Spiderweb: Giorgio Ambrosoli’s Murder in Michele Placido’s A Bourgeois Hero Carlo Testa, University of British Columbia 37. Sacrifice, Sacrament, and the Body in Ricky Tognazzi’s La scorta Myriam Swennen Ruthenberg, Florida Atlantic University 38. Pasquale Scimeca’s Placido Rizzotto: A Different View of Corleone Amy Boylan, The University of New Hampshire 39. Marco Tullio Giordana’s The Hundred Steps: The Biopic as Political Cinema George De Stefano, Author and Critic 40. Roberta Torre’s Angela: The Mafia and the ‘Woman’s Film’ Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 41. Organized Crime and Unfulfilled Promises in Gabriele Salvatores’ I’m Not Scared Michael O’Riley, Colorado College 42. Growing Up Camorrista: Antonio and Andrea Frazzi’s Certi bambini Allison Cooper, Bowdoin College 43. Lipstick and Chocolate: Paolo Sorrentino’s The Consequences of Love Mary P Wood, Birkbeck, University of London 44. The In(di)visibility of the Mafia, Politics, and Ethics in Bianchi and Nerazzini’s The Mafia Is White Robin Pickering-Iazzi, The University of Wisconsin 45. Marco Turco’s Excellent Cadavers: An Italian Tragedy Maddalena Spazzini, Richmond College 46. Dispatches from Hell: Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah Pierpaolo Antonello, The University of Cambridge 47. From Comedy to Commemoration: Pierfrancesco Diliberto’s La mafia uccide solo d’estate Millicent Marcus, Yale University 48. Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza’s Salvo: The Sound of Redemption in an Infernal Landscape Amy Boylan, The University of New Hampshire 49. Of Renegades and Game Players: Shifting Sympathies in Gomorra: la serie Giancarlo Lombardi, College of Staten Island & CUNY Graduate Center Part Four. Italy’s Other Mafias in Film and on Television: A Roundtable 50. Introduction – The Banda della Magliana, the Camorra, the ’Ndrangheta, and the Sacra Corona Unita: The Mafia On Screen beyond the Cosa Nostra Dana Renga, Ohio State University 51. Historicizing Italy’s Other Mafias: Some Considerations John Dickie, University College London 52. Romanzo criminale: Roma Caput Violandi Allison Cooper, Bowdoin College 53. Romanzo criminale: la serie Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 54. Toxic Tables: The Representation of Food in Camorra Films Amy Boylan, The University of New Hampshire 55. The New Mafia in Una vita tranquilla Giovanna De Luca, College of Charleston 56. Soap Operas Giancarlo Lombardi, College of Staten Island & CUNY Graduate Center 57. Response #1 Robert Gordon, The University of Cambridge 58. Response #2 Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter 59. Response #3 Robin Pickering-Iazzi, The University of Wisconsin 60. Conclusion Allison Cooper, Bowdoin College Part Five. Double Takes The Godfather 61. The Godfather: Performance and Stardom Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 62. The Godfather: Adaptation Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 63. The Godfather: Gender Dana Renga, Ohio State University 64. The Godfather: Scene Analysis – Don Vito’s Office Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 65. The Godfather: Scene Analysis – The Baptism/Murder Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 66. The Godfather: Scene Analysis – The Finale Daniel Paul, The Ohio State University The Sopranos 67. The Sopranos: Antiheroic Masculinity Dana Renga, Ohio State University 68. The Sopranos: Gender Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 69. The Sopranos: (Sub)Urban Space Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 70. The Sopranos: Episode 1.01, ‘The Sopranos’ Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 71 The Sopranos: Episode 1.05, ‘College’ Sean O’Sullivan, The Ohio State University 72. The Sopranos: Episode 2.04, ‘Commendatori’ Sean O’Sullivan, The Ohio State University Romanzo criminale 73. Romanzo criminale: Performance and Stardom Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 74. Romanzo criminale: Adaptation/Transmedia Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 75. Romanzo criminale: Gender Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter 76. Romanzo criminale: Politics and Terrorism Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 77. Romanzo criminale: Scene Analysis – The Aldo Moro Kidnapping Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 78. Romanzo criminale: Scene Analysis – The Bologna Bombing Alan O’Leary, University of Leeds Gomorrah 79. Gomorrah: Gender Elena Past, Wayne State University 80. Gomorrah: Metacinematic References Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 81. Gomorrah: Urban Space Monica Seger, William and Mary University 82. Gomorrah: Scene Analysis – Opening Sequence Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 83. Gomorrah: Scene Analysis – The Initiation of Totò Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 84. Gomorrah: Scene Analysis – The Finale Monica Seger, William and Mary University Filmography Selected Bibliography Contributors

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Book SynopsisThe mafia has always fascinated filmmakers and television producers. Al Capone, Salvatore Giuliano, Lucky Luciano, Ciro Di Marzio, Roberto Saviano, Don Vito and Michael Corleone, and Tony Soprano are some of the historical and fictional figures that contribute to the myth of the Italian and Italian-American mafias perpetuated onscreen. This collection looks at mafia movies and television over time and across cultures, from the early classics to the Godfather trilogy and contemporary Italian films and television series. The only comprehensive collection of its type, Mafia Movies treats over fifty films and TV shows created since 1906, while introducing Italian and Italian-American mafia history and culture. The second edition includes new original essays on essential films and TV shows that have emerged since the publication of the first edition, such as Boardwalk Empire and Mob Wives, as well as a new roundtable section on Italy’s Trade Review"Mafia Movies: A Reader is a rich resource for those interested in the representation of mafias in American and Italian productions. […] The revised edition not only has a broader scope but it has also doubled the number of contributions on about fifty productions which makes it useful both to scholars and students alike." -- Inge Lanslots, KU Leuven, Belgium * Annali d’italianistica *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Part One. Setting the Scene 1. The Corleones at Home and Abroad Dana Renga, Ohio State University 2. Gender and Violence: Four Themes in the Everyday World of Mafia Wives Jane Schneider, Graduate Center, CUNY (Emeritus) and Peter Schneider, Fordham University(Emeritus) Part Two. American Mafia Movies and Television: The Corleones at Home and Abroad 3. Wallace McCutcheon’s The Black Hand: A Different Version of a Biograph Kidnapping Vincenzo Maggitti, University of Stockholm 4 ‘Most Thrilling Subjects’: D.W. Griffith and the Biograph Revenge Films JoAnne Ruvoli, Ball State University 5. Ethnicity and the Classical Gangster Film: Mervyn LeRoy’s Little Caesar and Howard Hawks’s Scarface Norma Bouchard, San Diego State University 6. Playing Good Italian/Bad Italian on ABC’s The Untouchables Jonathan J. Cavallero, Bates College 7 Prelude to The Godfather: Martin Ritt’s The Brotherhood Robert Casillo, University of Miami 8. Michael Corleone’s Tie: Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Anthony Julian Tamburri, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY 9. Nihilism and Mafiosita in Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets Pellegrino D’Acierno, Hofstra University 10. Thematic Patterns in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather: Part II John Paul Russo, University of Miami 11. The Sexual Politics of Loyalty in John Huston’s Prizzi’s Honor Rebecca Bauman, Fashion Institute of Technology 12. Between Postmodern Parody and Generic Hybridization: The Gangsters of Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables Norma Bouchard, San Diego State University 13. The Bandit, the Gangster, and the American Army Shorts: Michael Cimino’s The Sicilian Chiara Mazzucchelli, The University of Central Florida 14. Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas: Hybrid Storytelling between Realism and Formalism Fulvio Orsitto, California State University 15. Redemption in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather: Part III John Paul Russo, University of Miami 16. Narrating the Mafia, Las Vegas, and Ethnicity in Martin Scorsese’s Casino Claudio Bisoni, University of Bologna 17. ‘Nothing Romantic about It’: Gender and the Legacy of Crime in Abel Ferrara’s The Funeral Lara Santoro, Drew University 18. Inside the Mafia: Mike Newell’s Donnie Brasco Robert Casillo, University of Miami 19. Family Therapy: Harold Ramis’s Analyze This and the Evolution of the Gangster Genre Louis Bayman, University of Southampton 20. Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, or the Quest for a Departed (Ethnic) Identity Margherita Heyer-Caput, University of California 21. When Words Can Kill: David Chase’s The Sopranos Franco Ricci, The University of Ottawa 22. ‘Don’t Stop Believin’, Don’t Stop …’: (De)Structuring Expectations in the Final Season of The Sopranos Giancarlo Lombardi, College of Staten Island & CUNY Graduate Center 23. ‘History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Does Rhyme’: Fictionalizing History in Boardwalk Empire Paolo Russo, Oxford Brookes University 24. Mob Wives: Exploitation or Empowerment? Jacqueline Reich, Fordham University and Fatima Karin, Fordham University Part Three. Italian Mafia Movies and Television: Resistance and Myth 25. Which Law Is the Father’s? Gender and Generic Oscillation in Pietro Germi’s In the Name of the Law Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter, University of Exeter 26. The Visible, Unexposed: Francesco Rosi’s Salvatore Giuliano Laura Wittman, Stanford University 27. Modernity, Mafia Style: Alberto Lattuada’s Mafioso Nelson Moe, Barnard College, Columbia University 28. Francesco Rosi’s Hands over the City: A Contemporary Perspective on the Camorra Anna Paparcone, Bucknell University 29. Prototypes of the Mafia: Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard Elizabeth Leake, Columbia University 30. The Failure of the Intellectual: Elio Petri’s Filming of Leonardo Sciascia’s To Each His Own Daniela Bini, University of Texas 31. Damiano Damiani’s The Day of the Owl: A Western Flirtation Piero Garofalo, University of New Hampshire 32. Smaller and Larger Families: Lina Wertmüller’s The Seduction of Mimi Thomas Harrison, University of California, Los Angeles 33. Deconstructing the Enigma: Logical Investigations in Francesco Rosi’s Lucky Luciano Gaetana Marrone, Princeton University 34. Power as Such: The Idea of the Mafia in Francesco Rosi’s Illustrious Corpses Alan O’Leary, University of Leeds 35. Marco Risi’s Forever Mary: Desperate Lives Converge in Sicilia ‘Non Bedda’ George De Stefano, Author and Critic 36. Threads of Political Violence in Italy’s Spiderweb: Giorgio Ambrosoli’s Murder in Michele Placido’s A Bourgeois Hero Carlo Testa, University of British Columbia 37. Sacrifice, Sacrament, and the Body in Ricky Tognazzi’s La scorta Myriam Swennen Ruthenberg, Florida Atlantic University 38. Pasquale Scimeca’s Placido Rizzotto: A Different View of Corleone Amy Boylan, The University of New Hampshire 39. Marco Tullio Giordana’s The Hundred Steps: The Biopic as Political Cinema George De Stefano, Author and Critic 40. Roberta Torre’s Angela: The Mafia and the ‘Woman’s Film’ Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 41. Organized Crime and Unfulfilled Promises in Gabriele Salvatores’ I’m Not Scared Michael O’Riley, Colorado College 42. Growing Up Camorrista: Antonio and Andrea Frazzi’s Certi bambini Allison Cooper, Bowdoin College 43. Lipstick and Chocolate: Paolo Sorrentino’s The Consequences of Love Mary P Wood, Birkbeck, University of London 44. The In(di)visibility of the Mafia, Politics, and Ethics in Bianchi and Nerazzini’s The Mafia Is White Robin Pickering-Iazzi, The University of Wisconsin 45. Marco Turco’s Excellent Cadavers: An Italian Tragedy Maddalena Spazzini, Richmond College 46. Dispatches from Hell: Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah Pierpaolo Antonello, The University of Cambridge 47. From Comedy to Commemoration: Pierfrancesco Diliberto’s La mafia uccide solo d’estate Millicent Marcus, Yale University 48. Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza’s Salvo: The Sound of Redemption in an Infernal Landscape Amy Boylan, The University of New Hampshire 49. Of Renegades and Game Players: Shifting Sympathies in Gomorra: la serie Giancarlo Lombardi, College of Staten Island & CUNY Graduate Center Part Four. Italy’s Other Mafias in Film and on Television: A Roundtable 50. Introduction – The Banda della Magliana, the Camorra, the ’Ndrangheta, and the Sacra Corona Unita: The Mafia On Screen beyond the Cosa Nostra Dana Renga, Ohio State University 51. Historicizing Italy’s Other Mafias: Some Considerations John Dickie, University College London 52. Romanzo criminale: Roma Caput Violandi Allison Cooper, Bowdoin College 53. Romanzo criminale: la serie Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 54. Toxic Tables: The Representation of Food in Camorra Films Amy Boylan, The University of New Hampshire 55. The New Mafia in Una vita tranquilla Giovanna De Luca, College of Charleston 56. Soap Operas Giancarlo Lombardi, College of Staten Island & CUNY Graduate Center 57. Response #1 Robert Gordon, The University of Cambridge 58. Response #2 Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter 59. Response #3 Robin Pickering-Iazzi, The University of Wisconsin 60. Conclusion Allison Cooper, Bowdoin College Part Five. Double Takes The Godfather 61. The Godfather: Performance and Stardom Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 62. The Godfather: Adaptation Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 63. The Godfather: Gender Dana Renga, Ohio State University 64. The Godfather: Scene Analysis – Don Vito’s Office Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 65. The Godfather: Scene Analysis – The Baptism/Murder Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 66. The Godfather: Scene Analysis – The Finale Daniel Paul, The Ohio State University The Sopranos 67. The Sopranos: Antiheroic Masculinity Dana Renga, Ohio State University 68. The Sopranos: Gender Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 69. The Sopranos: (Sub)Urban Space Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 70. The Sopranos: Episode 1.01, ‘The Sopranos’ Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 71 The Sopranos: Episode 1.05, ‘College’ Sean O’Sullivan, The Ohio State University 72. The Sopranos: Episode 2.04, ‘Commendatori’ Sean O’Sullivan, The Ohio State University Romanzo criminale 73. Romanzo criminale: Performance and Stardom Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 74. Romanzo criminale: Adaptation/Transmedia Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 75. Romanzo criminale: Gender Danielle Hipkins, University of Exeter 76. Romanzo criminale: Politics and Terrorism Dominic Holdaway, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuor 77. Romanzo criminale: Scene Analysis – The Aldo Moro Kidnapping Catherine O’Rawe, University of Bristol 78. Romanzo criminale: Scene Analysis – The Bologna Bombing Alan O’Leary, University of Leeds Gomorrah 79. Gomorrah: Gender Elena Past, Wayne State University 80. Gomorrah: Metacinematic References Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 81. Gomorrah: Urban Space Monica Seger, William and Mary University 82. Gomorrah: Scene Analysis – Opening Sequence Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 83. Gomorrah: Scene Analysis – The Initiation of Totò Alberto Zambenedetti, University of Toronto 84. Gomorrah: Scene Analysis – The Finale Monica Seger, William and Mary University Filmography Selected Bibliography Contributors

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Book SynopsisThe Kosher Capones tells the fascinating story of Chicago''s Jewish gangsters from Prohibition into the 1980s. Author Joe Kraus traces these gangsters through the lives, criminal careers, and conflicts of Benjamin Zuckie the Bookie Zuckerman, last of the independent West Side Jewish bosses, and Lenny Patrick, eventual head of the Syndicate''s Jewish wing.These two men linked the early Jewish gangsters of the neighborhoods of Maxwell Street and Lawndale to the notorious Chicago Outfit that emerged from Al Capone''s criminal confederation. Focusing on the murder of Zuckerman by Patrick, Kraus introduces us to the different models of organized crime they represented, a raft of largely forgotten Jewish gangsters, and the changing nature of Chicago''s political corruption. Hard-to-believe anecdotes of corrupt politicians, seasoned killers, and in-over-their-heads criminal operators spotlight the magnitude and importance of Jewish gangsters to the story of Windy City mob rulTrade ReviewWhen the story moves forward in time, Kraus focuses on Lenny Patrick, "the central figure in Chicago Jewish organized crime," who eventually became a cooperating witness whose testimony took down the syndicate * Publisher's Weekly *Included are rich depictions of the families and lone actors involved, the rules they were expected to play by — and how those characters and motivations intertwined with political intrigue. * Southern Jewish Living *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Connecting the Dots 1. The End, or Zukie's Bad Day 2. Beyond Scarface, A Kosher Capone for Maxwell Street 3. The Sunset of 1974: Lenny Patrcik's Changing World 4. Landing in Lawndale 5. Rising in the Ranks 6. Roots of the Lawndale Machine 7. Arvey's Balancing Act 8. Syndicate Hammer 9. Sizing Up the Outfit 10. Tentacles 11. When Scarface Met Rico 12. Lenny's Circus Turn

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Book SynopsisTrying to Make It is R. V. Gundur''s journey from the US-Mexico border to America''s heartland, from America''s prisons to its streets, in search of the true story of the drug trade and the people who participate in it. The book begins in the Paso del Norte area, encompassing the sister cities of Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, which has been in the public eye as calls for securing the border persist. From there, it moves on to Phoenix, which was infamously associated with the drug trade through a series of kidnappings. Finally, the book goes on to Chicago, which has been a lightning rod of criticism for its gangs and violence. Gundur highlights the similarities and differences that exist in the American drug trade within the three sites and how they relate to current drug trade narratives in the US. At each stop, the reader is transported to the city''s historical and contemporary contexts of the drug trade and introduced to the individuals who have lived the

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book investigates the emergence and evolution of the organ trade across North Africa and Europe. Seán Columb illuminates the voices and perspectives of organ sellers and brokers to demonstrate how crime and immigration controls produce circumstances where the business of selling organs has become a feature of economic survival. Drawing on the experiences of African migrants, Trading Life brings together five years of fieldwork charting the development of the organ trade from an informal economic activity into a structured criminal network operating within and between Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Eritrea, and Europe. Ground-level analysis provides new insight into the operation of organ trading networks and the impact of current legal and policy measures in response to the organ trade. Columb reveals how investing financial and administrative resources into law enforcement and border securitization at the expense of social services has led to the convergence of illicit smuggling and organ trading networks and the development of organized crime. Trading Life delivers a powerful and grounded analysis of how economic pressures and the demands of survival force people into exploitative arrangements, like selling a kidney, that they would otherwise avoid. This fascinating and accessible book is a must-read for anyone interested in migration, organized crime, and exploitation.Trade Review"Trading Life vividly and persuasively shows that anti-trafficking law and policy directed at suppressing the organ trade in Cairo has precisely the opposite effect, predictably resulting in greater brutality and exploitation of the most vulnerable. A compelling and powerful look at how law generates violence." -- Audrey Macklin * University of Toronto *"Trading Life is a real exploration that finally gives victims a voice and allows an understanding of the mechanisms and conditions leading them to sell their organs. One of the most concrete books on organ trafficking." -- Agnès Noël * Le Monde *"This is a timely, scholarly study, based on rich and at times risky fieldwork. It will be of great interest to the general public, as well as scholars in criminology, law and society, and public policy." -- Federico Varese * Oxford University *"Columb has succeeded in writing a book that is accessible and understandable for a broad audience, including law -and policy makers, scholars, teachers and students with an interest in migration issues, exploitation, trafficking, smuggling and illicit networks. It is also insightful for those aiming to understand what happens to a market once it becomes illegal. Scientifically, Columb has provided essential building blocks that help to advance knowledge of the organ trade, both empirically and theoretically. His insights have opened up new methods of approach, demonstrating the need to incorporate corporate crime perspectives, crimmigation, and legal/state-induced forms of exploitation to the study of the organ trade. Columb's book should be a core resource for anyone studying this crime." -- Frederike Ambagtsheer * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Excavating the Organ Trade chapter abstractThe introductory chapter provides contextual background on the organ trade and outlines the key themes and arguments in the book. The current legal and policy response to the organ trade is critically examined at the international level. This analysis leads to an explanation of how law and policy produce and construct vulnerability to exploitation in organ markets. Egypt is introduced as the main research site, where in-depth narrative interviews were carried out with organ sellers, brokers, and transplant professionals. 2The Illegal Trade in Organs chapter abstractChapter 2 examines how an illegal market in organs emerged in the Egyptian-Sudanese context. Contrary to popular opinion, the organ trade is not a direct consequence of a global shortage in organs. Rather, the trade in organs is causally related to the transfer of transplant capabilities to the global South. Accordingly, the commercial expansion of the transplant industry is linked to the emergence of organ trading as an economic activity. The organ trade is thus better understood as an informal economy activity as opposed to a human trafficking offense. 3Organ Trading Networks chapter abstractThe findings in Chapter 3 reflect personal encounters with Sudanese (North and South) nationals who sold or arranged the sale of kidneys. Their accounts provide unique insights into the organization and activities of organ trading networks in Cairo and the political and social arrangements that compel people to consider selling a kidney. 4Disqualified Bodies chapter abstractChapter 4 examines the background conditions and legal structures that underpin exploitative relations in organ markets. Although some of the study respondents were physically coerced into organ removal, it is exploitation experienced at the structural level that ultimately pushes people into organ sale. In this regard, the oppressive processes of exploitation that position migrant populations as organ sellers in Cairo are explored through the social and legal context in which migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees have sold a kidney. The wider implications of legal measures established in response to reports of organ trafficking are considered. 5Exodus chapter abstractChapter 5 engages with the narratives of African migrants who attempted to make the journey to Europe using irregular routes. Unable to finance the cost of travel, people smugglers (referred to as samsara by the respondents) encouraged them to sell a kidney to raise the necessary capital. The experiences of the Sudanese, Eritrean, and Ethiopian migrants interviewed in Cairo are used to examine the impact of crime and immigration controls on informal market dynamics and to explore the convergence of smuggling and organ trading networks in Cairo's informal economy. 6Organ(ized) Crime chapter abstractChapter 6 explores how changes to the regulatory environment influenced the level of physical violence involved in the organ trade and the organizational structure of a criminal group operating within and between Khartoum, Sudan, and Cairo, Egypt. The criminal organization described in this chapter should not be taken as representative of the organ trade as a whole, as it exists in Egypt or elsewhere. It does, however, signal a need for policy change to prevent the development of more pernicious forms of organized crime. 7Regulating the Organ Trade chapter abstractThe adverse effects of crime and immigration policies suggest that more far-reaching legal reforms are needed with regard to the organ trade and to other forms of exploitation nominally defined as trafficking offenses. In this final chapter alternative regulatory approaches beyond criminal sanction are explored.

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Book SynopsisDigital Pirates examines the unauthorized creation, distribution, and consumption of movies and music in Brazil. Alexander Sebastian Dent offers a new definition of piracy as indispensable to current capitalism alongside increasing global enforcement of intellectual property (IP). Complex and capricious laws might prohibit it, but piracy remains a core activity of the twenty-first century. Combining the tools of linguistic and cultural anthropology with models from media studies and political economy, Digital Pirates reveals how the dynamics of IP and piracy serve as strategies for managing the gaps between texts—in this case, digital content. Dent's analysis includes his fieldwork in and around São Paulo with pirates, musicians, filmmakers, police, salesmen, technicians, policymakers, politicians, activists, and consumers. Rather than argue for rigid positions, he suggests that Brazilians are pulled in multiple directions according to the injunctions of international governance, localized pleasure, magical consumption, and economic efficiency. Through its novel theorization of "digital textuality," this book offers crucial insights into the qualities of today's mediascape as well as the particularized political and cultural norms that govern it. The book also shows how twenty-first century capitalism generates piracy and its enforcement simultaneously, while producing fraught consumer experiences in Latin America and beyond.Trade Review"Digital Pirates is an insightful and often beautiful exploration of digitization as a dissolving agent for older cultural forms, a catalyst for new ones, and a context for reconsolidating the boundaries that define markets, institutions, laws, and publics. Alex Dent moves fluidly between theoretical and empirical registers to weave a rich account of lived experience in Brazil that illuminates global cultural change." -- Joe Karaganis * Columbia University *"Smart, sly, and generatively disconcerting, Digital Pirates is an ethnographically textured and theoretically rambunctious charting of emerging mediascapes. Dent provides a complex and challenging account of contemporary Brazil and a principled exploration of the unpredictable resonances at the contested confluence of media, technology, regulatory regimes, and creativity. And he does so with piratical panache." -- Donald L. Brenneis * University of California, Santa Cruz *

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book investigates the emergence and evolution of the organ trade across North Africa and Europe. Seán Columb illuminates the voices and perspectives of organ sellers and brokers to demonstrate how crime and immigration controls produce circumstances where the business of selling organs has become a feature of economic survival. Drawing on the experiences of African migrants, Trading Life brings together five years of fieldwork charting the development of the organ trade from an informal economic activity into a structured criminal network operating within and between Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Eritrea, and Europe. Ground-level analysis provides new insight into the operation of organ trading networks and the impact of current legal and policy measures in response to the organ trade. Columb reveals how investing financial and administrative resources into law enforcement and border securitization at the expense of social services has led to the convergence of illicit smuggling and organ trading networks and the development of organized crime. Trading Life delivers a powerful and grounded analysis of how economic pressures and the demands of survival force people into exploitative arrangements, like selling a kidney, that they would otherwise avoid. This fascinating and accessible book is a must-read for anyone interested in migration, organized crime, and exploitation.Trade Review"Trading Life vividly and persuasively shows that anti-trafficking law and policy directed at suppressing the organ trade in Cairo has precisely the opposite effect, predictably resulting in greater brutality and exploitation of the most vulnerable. A compelling and powerful look at how law generates violence." -- Audrey Macklin * University of Toronto *"Trading Life is a real exploration that finally gives victims a voice and allows an understanding of the mechanisms and conditions leading them to sell their organs. One of the most concrete books on organ trafficking." -- Agnès Noël * Le Monde *"This is a timely, scholarly study, based on rich and at times risky fieldwork. It will be of great interest to the general public, as well as scholars in criminology, law and society, and public policy." -- Federico Varese * Oxford University *"Columb has succeeded in writing a book that is accessible and understandable for a broad audience, including law -and policy makers, scholars, teachers and students with an interest in migration issues, exploitation, trafficking, smuggling and illicit networks. It is also insightful for those aiming to understand what happens to a market once it becomes illegal. Scientifically, Columb has provided essential building blocks that help to advance knowledge of the organ trade, both empirically and theoretically. His insights have opened up new methods of approach, demonstrating the need to incorporate corporate crime perspectives, crimmigation, and legal/state-induced forms of exploitation to the study of the organ trade. Columb's book should be a core resource for anyone studying this crime." -- Frederike Ambagtsheer * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Excavating the Organ Trade chapter abstractThe introductory chapter provides contextual background on the organ trade and outlines the key themes and arguments in the book. The current legal and policy response to the organ trade is critically examined at the international level. This analysis leads to an explanation of how law and policy produce and construct vulnerability to exploitation in organ markets. Egypt is introduced as the main research site, where in-depth narrative interviews were carried out with organ sellers, brokers, and transplant professionals. 2The Illegal Trade in Organs chapter abstractChapter 2 examines how an illegal market in organs emerged in the Egyptian-Sudanese context. Contrary to popular opinion, the organ trade is not a direct consequence of a global shortage in organs. Rather, the trade in organs is causally related to the transfer of transplant capabilities to the global South. Accordingly, the commercial expansion of the transplant industry is linked to the emergence of organ trading as an economic activity. The organ trade is thus better understood as an informal economy activity as opposed to a human trafficking offense. 3Organ Trading Networks chapter abstractThe findings in Chapter 3 reflect personal encounters with Sudanese (North and South) nationals who sold or arranged the sale of kidneys. Their accounts provide unique insights into the organization and activities of organ trading networks in Cairo and the political and social arrangements that compel people to consider selling a kidney. 4Disqualified Bodies chapter abstractChapter 4 examines the background conditions and legal structures that underpin exploitative relations in organ markets. Although some of the study respondents were physically coerced into organ removal, it is exploitation experienced at the structural level that ultimately pushes people into organ sale. In this regard, the oppressive processes of exploitation that position migrant populations as organ sellers in Cairo are explored through the social and legal context in which migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees have sold a kidney. The wider implications of legal measures established in response to reports of organ trafficking are considered. 5Exodus chapter abstractChapter 5 engages with the narratives of African migrants who attempted to make the journey to Europe using irregular routes. Unable to finance the cost of travel, people smugglers (referred to as samsara by the respondents) encouraged them to sell a kidney to raise the necessary capital. The experiences of the Sudanese, Eritrean, and Ethiopian migrants interviewed in Cairo are used to examine the impact of crime and immigration controls on informal market dynamics and to explore the convergence of smuggling and organ trading networks in Cairo's informal economy. 6Organ(ized) Crime chapter abstractChapter 6 explores how changes to the regulatory environment influenced the level of physical violence involved in the organ trade and the organizational structure of a criminal group operating within and between Khartoum, Sudan, and Cairo, Egypt. The criminal organization described in this chapter should not be taken as representative of the organ trade as a whole, as it exists in Egypt or elsewhere. It does, however, signal a need for policy change to prevent the development of more pernicious forms of organized crime. 7Regulating the Organ Trade chapter abstractThe adverse effects of crime and immigration policies suggest that more far-reaching legal reforms are needed with regard to the organ trade and to other forms of exploitation nominally defined as trafficking offenses. In this final chapter alternative regulatory approaches beyond criminal sanction are explored.

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Book SynopsisDigital Pirates examines the unauthorized creation, distribution, and consumption of movies and music in Brazil. Alexander Sebastian Dent offers a new definition of piracy as indispensable to current capitalism alongside increasing global enforcement of intellectual property (IP). Complex and capricious laws might prohibit it, but piracy remains a core activity of the twenty-first century. Combining the tools of linguistic and cultural anthropology with models from media studies and political economy, Digital Pirates reveals how the dynamics of IP and piracy serve as strategies for managing the gaps between texts—in this case, digital content. Dent's analysis includes his fieldwork in and around São Paulo with pirates, musicians, filmmakers, police, salesmen, technicians, policymakers, politicians, activists, and consumers. Rather than argue for rigid positions, he suggests that Brazilians are pulled in multiple directions according to the injunctions of international governance, localized pleasure, magical consumption, and economic efficiency. Through its novel theorization of "digital textuality," this book offers crucial insights into the qualities of today's mediascape as well as the particularized political and cultural norms that govern it. The book also shows how twenty-first century capitalism generates piracy and its enforcement simultaneously, while producing fraught consumer experiences in Latin America and beyond.Trade Review"Digital Pirates is an insightful and often beautiful exploration of digitization as a dissolving agent for older cultural forms, a catalyst for new ones, and a context for reconsolidating the boundaries that define markets, institutions, laws, and publics. Alex Dent moves fluidly between theoretical and empirical registers to weave a rich account of lived experience in Brazil that illuminates global cultural change." -- Joe Karaganis * Columbia University *"Smart, sly, and generatively disconcerting, Digital Pirates is an ethnographically textured and theoretically rambunctious charting of emerging mediascapes. Dent provides a complex and challenging account of contemporary Brazil and a principled exploration of the unpredictable resonances at the contested confluence of media, technology, regulatory regimes, and creativity. And he does so with piratical panache." -- Donald L. Brenneis * University of California, Santa Cruz *

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Book SynopsisDescribed by the National Crime Agency as a ‘significant threat’, county lines involve gangs recruiting vulnerable youth to sell drugs in provincial areas. This phenomenon has impacted local drug markets, increasing criminal activity and violence. Exploring how county lines evolve, Harding reveals extensive criminal exploitation and control in the daily ‘grind’ to sell drugs. Drawing upon extensive interviews and case studies, this timely book gives voice to users and dealers, providing an in-depth analysis of techniques, relationships and ‘trapping’. With county lines now a critical issue for policing and government, this is an invaluable contribution to literature on gangs, youth violence and drugs.Table of ContentsIntroduction A Changed Landscape? Emergence and Change Getting Started: ‘Put Me On, Bruv’ Grinding Controlling the Line: Exploitation and Sanctions Cuckooing and Nuanced Dealing Relationships Ripples, Reverberations and Responses Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis pioneering study looks across key trafficking crimes to develop a social theory of transnational criminal markets. These include human trafficking, drug dealing, and black markets in wildlife, diamonds, guns and antiquities, The author offers an in-depth analysis of structural similarities and differences within illicit trade networks, and explores the economic underpinnings which drive global trafficking. Revealing how traffickers think of their illegal enterprises as ‘just business’, he draws broader lessons for the ways forward in understanding criminality in this emerging field.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Trafficking as Transnational Crime Drug Trafficking Human Trafficking Wildlife Trafficking Diamond Trafficking Arms Trafficking Antiquities Trafficking Conclusion: A Social Theory of Transnational Criminal Markets

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Book SynopsisThis pioneering study looks across key trafficking crimes to develop a social theory of transnational criminal markets. These include human trafficking, drug dealing, and black markets in wildlife, diamonds, guns and antiquities, The author offers an in-depth analysis of structural similarities and differences within illicit trade networks, and explores the economic underpinnings which drive global trafficking. Revealing how traffickers think of their illegal enterprises as ‘just business’, he draws broader lessons for the ways forward in understanding criminality in this emerging field.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Trafficking as Transnational Crime Drug Trafficking Human Trafficking Wildlife Trafficking Diamond Trafficking Arms Trafficking Antiquities Trafficking Conclusion: A Social Theory of Transnational Criminal Markets

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Book SynopsisThis illuminating study explores crimes against, and involving, wildlife and the resultant social harms. The authors go well beyond basic conceptions of animal-related crime, such as illicit trade, for a deeper exploration of wildlife criminology, using a novel approach that combines philosophical, legal and criminological perspectives. They shed light on both legal and illegal harms, including blood sports, wildlife as food and abuse in zoos, and consider the potential connections with inter-human crimes. This is a unique treatment of wildlife as victims of crime and a consideration of their rights as sentient beings that sets new horizons for the concept of wildlife criminology.Trade Review"As awareness of the harmful consequences of human activities on the Earth becomes increasingly urgent, Wildlife Criminology offers an original and timely reflection on a complex, and too often overlooked, topic." Anita Lavorgna, University of SouthamptonTable of ContentsIntroduction: Wildlife and Criminology; Wildlife as Property; Wildlife as Food; Wildlife for Sport; Wildlife as Reflectors of Violence; Wildlife and Interpersonal Violence; Animal Rights and Wildlife Rights; The Future of Wildlife Criminology.

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Book SynopsisThis illuminating study explores crimes against, and involving, wildlife and the resultant social harms. The authors go well beyond basic conceptions of animal-related crime, such as illicit trade, for a deeper exploration of wildlife criminology, using a novel approach that combines philosophical, legal and criminological perspectives. They shed light on both legal and illegal harms, including blood sports, wildlife as food and abuse in zoos, and consider the potential connections with inter-human crimes. This is a unique treatment of wildlife as victims of crime and a consideration of their rights as sentient beings that sets new horizons for the concept of wildlife criminology.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Wildlife and Criminology; Wildlife as Property; Wildlife as Food; Wildlife for Sport; Wildlife as Reflectors of Violence; Wildlife and Interpersonal Violence; Animal Rights and Wildlife Rights; The Future of Wildlife Criminology.

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Book SynopsisThe death of Michael Brown at the hands of a white Ferguson police officer has uncovered an apparent legitimacy crisis at the heart of American policing. Some have claimed that de-policing may have led officers to become less proactive. How exactly has the policing of gangs and violence changed in the post-Ferguson era? This book explores this question, drawing on participant observation field notes and in-depth interviews with officers, offenders, practitioners, and community members in a Southern American state. As demands for police reform have once again come into focus following George Floyd’s death, this crucial book informs future policing practice to promote effective crime prevention and gain public trust.Trade Review“The exploration by Deuchar et al. of the theory behind strategies positioned to improve police and community relations is valuable for helping practitioners to understand the complexity of police and community relations and how the current situation developed over time. Based on their interviews and observations, they recommend a purposeful plan for improving police community relations that embeds strategies consistent with procedural justice, enhanced transparency, and purposeful outreach.” Police Practice & ResearchTable of ContentsForeword by Scott H. Decker PART I: Introduction Policing, Communities, and the “Legitimacy Crisis”: Context and Empirical Approaches PART II: Police–Community Relations in a New Era of Accountability and Change High-Profile Shootings, the Media, and Police Legitimacy The “Ferguson Effect” and Emergence of “De-policing” Proactive Policing of Gangs: Cops as “Guardians” Reactive Policing of Gangs: Cops as “Warriors” PART III: Practitioner and Youth Insights on Police–Community Relations Police as “Guardians” and “Warriors”: Non-Law Enforcement Insights The Post-Ferguson Era: The Lived Experiences of Young Men in Racial Minority Communities PART IV: Conclusion Future Perspectives on Police–Community Relations

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Book SynopsisThis book is a unique ethnographic study of a racially exclusive Malay Muslim gang, Omega, which has its roots in Singapore’s prisons and controls much of the illicit drug trade in the state. Similar to indigenous peoples elsewhere, Singapore Malays are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system and can respond to structural marginalization and colonization through gang involvement. In demonstrating that gang membership can be an adaptive strategy for minority groups, this book promotes a more inclusive and restorative justice model for people with repeat convictions.Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction: Framing the Study 2. Omega As Organized Crime? 3. Racial Minorities and Crime 4. Methods of Study 5 .The Rise of Omega 6. Fearless and Fearsome 7. The Omega Wave: The ‘Triadization’ of Omega 8. Conclusion: Law, Drug Crimes and Marginality

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Book SynopsisFrom corporate corruption and the facilitation of money laundering, to food fraud and labour exploitation, European citizens continue to be confronted by serious corporate and white-collar crimes. Presenting an original series of provocative essays, this book offers a European framing of white-collar crime. Experts from different countries foreground what is unique, innovative or different about white-collar and corporate crimes that are so strongly connected to Europe, including the tensions that exist within and between the nation-states of Europe, and within the institutions of the European region. This European voice provides an original contribution to discourses surrounding a form of crime which is underrepresented in current criminological literature.Table of Contents1. Introduction: In Pursuit of a European Dialogue on White-Collar and Corporate Crimes - Nicholas Lord, Éva Inzelt, Wim Huisman and Rita Faria Part 1: Researching White-Collar and Corporate Crimes in Europe 2. Using Grid-Group Cultural Theory to Assess Approaches to the Prevention of Corporate and Occupational Crime: The EU as a Natural Experiment - Jeroen Maesschalck 3. How to Prioritise White-Collar Crime Research in the EU in Relation to Internal and External Security - Sunčana Roksandić 4. Corruption and Comparative Analyses Across Europe: Developing New Research Traditions - Nicholas Lord, Karin Van Wingerde and Michael Levi Part 2: Financial Crimes and Illicit Financial Flows 5. Identifying ‘Europeanness’ in European White-Collar Crime: The Case Study of Criminal Responses to ’Market Abuse” - Sarah Wilson 6. Anti-Money Laundering and the Legal Profession in Europe: Between Global and Local - Katie Benson 7. Responding to Money Laundering across Europe: What We Know and What We Risk - Karin Van Wingerde and Anna Merz Part 3: White-Collar Crime: European Case Studies 8. Food Production Harms in the European Context: The EU as an Enabler or a Solution? - Ekaterina Gladkova 9. Understanding the Dynamics of White-Collar Criminality in Ukraine - Anna Markovska and Iryna Soldatenko 10. Labour Exploitation and Posted Workers in the European Construction Industry - Jon Davies 11. Struggles in Cooperation: Public–Private Relations in the Investigation of Internal Financial Crime in the Netherlands - Clarissa Meerts 12. Cartel Cases: From State Negligence to Direct Political Interest in Hungary - Éva Inzelt and Tamás Bezsenyi Part 4: Responding to White-Collar Crimes in Europe 13. Silencing Those Who Speak Up against Corporate Power: Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPPs) in Europe - Judith Van Erp and Tess van der Linden 14. Same Difference? Reflections on the Comparative Method in White-Collar Crime Research in Ireland and the US - Joe McGrath and Deirdre Healy 15: Settling with Corporations in Europe: A Sign of Legal Convergence? - Liz Campbell Part 5: Observations from Outside of Europe 16. Observations on European White-Collar Crime Scholarship from the United States - Melissa Rorie 17. What Is ‘European’ about White-Collar Crime in Europe? Perspectives From the Global South - Diego Zysman-Quirós 18. Learning (Multiple) Lessons From Europe: Criminological Scholarship on White-Collar Crime - Fiona Haines

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Book SynopsisThe world has been bombarded in recent years with images of the luxurious lives and wealth of corrupt oligarchs and kleptocrats, amassed at the expense of ordinary people. Such images exploit our feelings of injustice, are taken as indicative of moral decay, and inspire a desire to purge our economies of dirty money, objects, and people. But why do anti-corruption efforts routinely fail? What kind of world are they creating? Looking at luxury art, antiquities, superyachts, and populist politics, this book explores the connection between luxury and corruption, and offers an alternative to the received wisdom of how we tackle corruption.Table of ContentsPreface: Luxury, Corruption, and the Assumption of Harmlessness Chapter 1: Luxury, Anti-Corruption, and the Fantasy of Wholeness Chapter 2: Russian Kleptocrat Luxury, Naval’nyi’s Exposés, and the Global Anti-Policy Syndrome Chapter 3: Compliance, Defiance, and the Fight against Crime through the Markets in Art, Antiquities and Luxury Chapter 4: Luxury, Encasement, and the Emptiness of Anti-Corruption’s Ethics Epilogue: Luxury, Corruption, and the Death Drive

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Book SynopsisBoys and young men have been previously overlooked in domestic violence and abuse policy and practice, particularly in the case of boys who are criminalized and labelled as gang-involved by the time they reach their teens. Jade Levell offers radical and important insights into how boys in this context navigate their journey to manhood with the constant presence of violence in their lives, in addition to poverty and racial marginalization. Of equal interest to academics and front-line practitioners, the book highlights the narratives of these young men and makes practice recommendations for supporting these ‘hidden victims’.Table of ContentsPart 1: Foundations 1. Masculinity, Marginalization, and Patriarchal Violence 2. Invisible Victims of Domestic Abuse, Hypervisible in Gangs 3. Music as Method Part 2: Life-History Research 4. Childhood Domestic Violence and Abuse 5. Learning How to Be a Man On-Road 6. ‘a man’/‘The Man’ 7. Love and Fear 8. The Road Ahead Part 3: Joining the Dots 9. Policy Links: Why is ‘Domestic Abuse’ Not ‘Serious Violence’? A False Dichotomy 10. Understanding the Pathways from Domestic Abuse to Gang Involvement 11. Masculinity, Vulnerability, and Violence

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Book SynopsisThe ‘ndrangheta – the Calabrian region of Italy’s mafia – is one of wealthiest and most powerful criminal organizations today. It is considered Italy’s most powerful mafia; it’s not only the main object of concern for anti-mafia units in Italy, but also for joint investigative teams in Europe and beyond. Combining autobiography, travel ethnography, memoir, academic rigour and investigative journalism, this book provides a global outlook on the ‘ndrangheta, taking the reader to small villages and locations in Italy and abroad to Australia, Canada, United States and Argentina.Table of ContentsPrologue 1. Mafia, Memories and Journeys 2. Wine, Cannabis and Ancestors: Rural Australia 3. Aspromonte, the Roots 4. From St Kilda to Kings Cross 5. Bombs, Bridges and Gold 6. North American Hybrids 7. The Port, the Sea and the Wrong Sun 8. ’Ndrangheta City and Spiderwebs Epilogue

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Organised crime has become a major problem globally. Its negative impact on economies, societies, politics, human rights and security is profound: fraud, money-laundering, drug, arms and human trafficking, and collusion with both law enforcement and terrorists, for example, are all significant issues. Yet specialists disagree not only on the scale and nature of organised crime, but even on its definition. This Advanced Introduction to Organised Crime explores these disagreements, examines the nature and causes of contemporary organised crime, and offers constructive suggestions on how to counter it.Key features include:- Emphasis on the rapidly changing structures of organised crime, its increasingly transnational nature and sophisticated use of the internet.- Psycho-social and cultural explanations, as well as system-related ones- Explores the latest techniques for measuring organised crime- Provides detailed analyses of six of the best known transnational organised crime syndicates- Focuses on human trafficking to exemplify many of the key points- Examines the many methods that can be used - not only by states and international organisations, but also by civil society and individuals - to combat organised crime. Accessible and comprehensive, the Advanced Introduction to Organised Crime is an ideal resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying criminology, political science, international relations, law and sociology. Its profound insights are invaluable to practitioners, including law enforcement officers, investigative journalists and criminologists.Trade ReviewBy calling his new book Advanced Introduction to Organised Crime, Leslie Holmes indicates right from the outset that he is setting a different course in examining what some might regard as an already much examined subject. Echoing the comic strip character Pogo, who memorably said, ''We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!'' the author points out, in this insightful and informative analysis, that each and every individual must play a role in resisting organized crime. Toward this end, Holmes concludes, ''everyone's political will matters.'' This is a profoundly important observation. --Jim Finckenauer, Rutgers UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Definitional Aspects 2. The Impact of Organised Crime 3. Measuring Organised Crime 4. Major Structured TOC Groupings 5. Psycho-social and Cultural Causes 6. System-related Causes 7. Combating Organised Crime: The Role of States and IOs 8. Combating Organised Crime: The Role of other Agencies 9. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Organised crime has become a major problem globally. Its negative impact on economies, societies, politics, human rights and security is profound: fraud, money-laundering, drug, arms and human trafficking, and collusion with both law enforcement and terrorists, for example, are all significant issues. Yet specialists disagree not only on the scale and nature of organised crime, but even on its definition. This Advanced Introduction to Organised Crime explores these disagreements, examines the nature and causes of contemporary organised crime, and offers constructive suggestions on how to counter it.Key features include:- Emphasis on the rapidly changing structures of organised crime, its increasingly transnational nature and sophisticated use of the internet.- Psycho-social and cultural explanations, as well as system-related ones- Explores the latest techniques for measuring organised crime- Provides detailed analyses of six of the best known transnational organised crime syndicates- Focuses on human trafficking to exemplify many of the key points- Examines the many methods that can be used - not only by states and international organisations, but also by civil society and individuals - to combat organised crime. Accessible and comprehensive, the Advanced Introduction to Organised Crime is an ideal resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying criminology, political science, international relations, law and sociology. Its profound insights are invaluable to practitioners, including law enforcement officers, investigative journalists and criminologists.Trade ReviewBy calling his new book Advanced Introduction to Organised Crime, Leslie Holmes indicates right from the outset that he is setting a different course in examining what some might regard as an already much examined subject. Echoing the comic strip character Pogo, who memorably said, ''We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!'' the author points out, in this insightful and informative analysis, that each and every individual must play a role in resisting organized crime. Toward this end, Holmes concludes, ''everyone's political will matters.'' This is a profoundly important observation. --Jim Finckenauer, Rutgers UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Definitional Aspects 2. The Impact of Organised Crime 3. Measuring Organised Crime 4. Major Structured TOC Groupings 5. Psycho-social and Cultural Causes 6. System-related Causes 7. Combating Organised Crime: The Role of States and IOs 8. Combating Organised Crime: The Role of other Agencies 9. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisThe increasing prevalence of transnational crime in a mobile and interconnected world presents serious challenges, both in terms of analysing these issues and attempting to tackle and prevent them. This Research Handbook on Transnational Crime is an interdisciplinary, up-to-date guide to this growing field, written by an international cohort of leading scholars and experts. The multifaceted nature of the problem is reflected in the structure of this innovative Research Handbook, covering all the major areas of transnational crime, including terrorism, money laundering, environmental crime, migration-related crime, human trafficking, drug trafficking, cybercrime and heritage crime. Each sector is examined through three dedicated chapters that consider in turn legal responses to a given crime, its current criminological understanding, and the practical challenges of policing and prosecution, providing a well-rounded, detailed discussion of each topic. This timely Research Handbook also includes chapters focusing on responses to transnational crime in specific regions, including the EU, the African Union, Asia, South America and ex-Soviet Union countries. This Research Handbook will be crucial reading for academics and students with an interest in criminal justice and criminology, particularly those working on international and transnational crime. Policymakers and practitioners will also find its insights into practical challenges in the field invaluable. Contributors include: M. Bergström, N.l. Bhatia, L.Y.-C. Chang, D. Chappell, M. den Boer, J. Ferwerda, R. Fortson, F. Galli, P. Gottschalk, M.l. Grewcock, A. Grymaneli, M.J. Guia, R.V. Gundur, S.A. Hardy, Y. Holiday, S. Hufnagel, J. Lindley, A. Marks, S. Mehlbaum, V. Mitsilegas, A. Moiseienko, D. Mystris, E. Papastavridis, M. Peters, K. Polk, R.D. Pucci, W.E. Purvis, K. Roach, J. Sheptycki, M.-L. Skilbrei, E. Smith, T. Spapens, J. Ulph, G. Urbas, G.M. Vagliasindi, G. van Bueren, C. Walker, R.W.Y. Wong, S.N.M. YoungTrade Review‘The publication of the Research Handbook on Transnational Crime is of significant interest. It is a strongly-formed and substantively mellifluous text that makes a significant scholarly contribution in the transnational crime space. They have produced a wide-ranging, balanced and useful resource for those who wish to study transnational crime from a variety of perspectives.’ -- Robert J Currie, New Journal of European Criminal Law‘The authors of this book have done an outstanding service to the body of knowledge on the topic by bringing together in one volume so many diverse viewpoints and interdisciplinary perspectives. The clearly structured narration, well-explained concepts, and landmark cases presented in a straightforward language, combined with an up-to-date interdisciplinary view of the challenges and risks posed by transnational crime, make this book indispensable for undergraduate and graduate students in courses on international criminal justice, contemporary issues of global security, and transnational security threats. The volume combines breadth with depth, enabling students to understand vital aspects of what constitutes transnational crime and the counteracting measures against it today.’ -- Yuliya Zabyelina, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books'Since its first appearance in the 1990s, the theme of transnational crime has expanded its scope. Today it is a hugely diverse field of inquiry, analysis and action, with numerous challenges for contemporary researchers. This Research Handbook is exactly what is needed to prepare this fuzzy field for the future. It provides innovative perspectives, and a clear structure that helps to carve out common strands without losing out on diversity. For the first time regional perspectives below the global gaze help to capture difference and commonality, analysis and action. Congratulations to the three editors on an invaluable guide to theorizing, research and action that will help us to explore and navigate an increasingly difficult terrain.' --Susanne Karstedt, Griffith University, Australia'This Research Handbook is a very innovative, perhaps even unique, trilateral (from a legal, criminological and policing perspective) analysis of important types of organised and professional crime in our globalised world like terrorism, migration crime, drug trafficking and cybercrime. Its well-organised collection of case studies is complemented by pieces on the manifestation and containment of transnational crime in a number of (sub)continents. In this way, the Research Handbook does justice to the global and local dimensions of this complicated and diversified phenomenon.' --Cyrille Fijnaut, KU Leuven, Belgium'The editors have assembled a stellar list of scholars to provide a systematic introduction to current research on transnational crime. Structured in a unique way that draws together the work of specialists on legal responses, criminological perspectives and policing and prosecution in respect of each of the most important transnational crimes, the Research Handbook on Transnational Crime brings together in one volume a matchless interdisciplinary resource.' --Neil Boister, University of Canterbury, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Transnational Crime 1 Valsamis Mitsilegas, Saskia Hufnagel and Anton Moiseienko GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON TRANSNATIONAL CRIME 2 Legal responses to transnational crime: a global perspective 5 Valsamis Mitsilegas 3 Criminological perspectives on transnational crime: interdisciplinary criminology and transnational crime 17 Nabil Bhatia and James Sheptycki 4 Policing and prosecution of transnational crime 32 Saskia Hufnagel TYPES OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIME 5 Legal perspectives on terrorism: is Europe unprepared? EU counter-terrorism policies to address the foreign fighters and returnees’ phenomena 52 Francesca Galli 6 Criminological perspectives on terrorism 66 Kent Roach and Clive Walker 7 Policing and prosecuting transnational terrorism: a comparative European perspective 81 Monica Den Boer 8 Legal perspectives on money laundering 98 Maria Bergström 9 Criminological perspectives on money laundering: the efficiency of anti-money laundering policies 112 Joras Ferwerda 10 Policing and prosecution of money laundering 122 Simon NM Young 11 Legal perspectives on environmental crime: the transnational dimension of environmental crime 142 Grazia Maria Vagliasindi 12 Criminological perspectives on environmental crime 162 Rebecca WY Wong 13 Policing and prosecution of transnational environmental crime 171 Toine Spapens and Shanna Mehlbaum 14 Legal perspectives on migration crime 183 Yewa Holiday 15 Criminological perspectives on migration crime: the policing of people smuggling and the abuse of refugees 199 Michael Grewcock 16 Policing and prosecution of migration crime: the Daedalus puzzle of European immigration policies: law in books and law in action in a corner of the EU 212 Maria João Guia 17 Legal perspectives on human trafficking 223 Geraldine Van Bueren QC 18 Criminological perspectives on human trafficking 236 May-Len Skilbrei 19 Policing and prosecution of human trafficking 247 Jade Lindley 20 Legal perspectives on drug trafficking 261 Amber Marks 21 The drug trade at a glance 272 WE Purvis and RV Gundur 22 Policing and prosecution of drug trafficking 300 Rudi Fortson QC 23 Legal perspectives on cybercrime 316 Gregor Urbas 24 Criminological perspectives on cybercrime: risk, routine activity, and cybercrime 327 Lennon Yao-Chung Chang 25 Policing and prosecution of cybercrime 344 Petter Gottschalk 26 Legal perspectives on heritage crime: reviewing due diligence measures for the art market 356 Janet Ulph 27 Criminological perspectives on heritage crime 383 Samuel Andrew Hardy 28 Policing and prosecution of heritage crime: revisiting the ‘Cordata’ – just how organised is the international traffic in cultural heritage? 403 Kenneth Polk and Duncan Chappell TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES IN REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES 29 Transnational crime in the European Union 414 Efthymios Papastavridis and Aikaterini Grymaneli 30 Transnational crime in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion 436 Maaike Peters 31 Transnational crime in ex-Soviet countries 455 Anton Moiseienko 32 Transnational crime in Asia: causes, effects, challenges 472 Emiline Smith 33 Transnational crime in the African Union 482 Dominique Mystris 34 Transnational crime in South America 494 Rafael Diniz Pucci Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique Handbook provides multiple perspectives on the growth of illicit trade, primarily exploring counterfeits and internet piracy. The expert contributions, drawn from the private sector, the legal community, and leading enforcement and anti-counterfeiting agencies, cover a wide range of topics including the evaluation of key global enforcement issues, government and private-sector initiatives to stifle illicit trade, and the evolution of piracy on the internet. The authors also assess the efficacy of anti-counterfeiting strategies such as targeted consumer campaigns, working with intermediaries in the supply chain, authentication technology, and online brand protection. Offering a succinct and up-to-date overview of country initiatives to stem illicit trade in China, Mexico, and the US, the book addresses key global enforcement issues. It illustrates the unique problems facing key industry sectors and expands on a comprehensive and timely debate on the growing problem of illicit trade on the internet, highlighting distinct aspects of piracy in the music industry. The persistent problem of botnets, malware, and `malvertising' is discussed, along with an overview of the various issues associated with online brand protection. Furthermore, a variety of anti-counterfeiting measures are presented that target both the demand and supply of illicit trade, complemented by an examination of their relative effectiveness. This accessible, provocative, and timely synopsis of counterfeiting and illicit trade will be of great value to academics and researchers of law, criminology, and trade. It will also be an excellent resource for government agencies, policymakers, and private-sector managers in those industries most affected by this growing and pervasive problem.Contributors include: S. Betti, L. Cesareo, P.E. Chaudhry, A. Chikada, D. Collopy, R.S. Delston, B. Dobson, G.M. Dominguez Rodriguez, D. Follador, A. Gupta, R. Kinghorn, I. Lancaster, A. Pastore, E. Penz, M. Sonmez B. Stöttinger, H. Sudler, B.A. Sullivan, M. Tanji, S.C. Walls, P. Williams, J.M. Wilson, D. Yang, A.S. ZimmermanTrade Review'The team that Dr Peggy Chaudhry has assembled is an awesome team of leading experts from around the world on illicit trade. The collective wisdom of this group embodied in this book is destined to be not only widely read but also extensively debated.' --Mike Peng, University of Texas at Dallas, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Trojan Horses, Pirate Bays and Anti-counterfeiting Peggy E. Chaudhry PART I Alarming Trends in Illicit Trade and Key Global Enforcement Issues 2. Illicit Trade in Counterfeit Products: An Examination of the Opportunity-Risk Connection Brandon A. Sullivan, Jeremy M. Wilson and Rodney Kinghorn 3. Key Global Enforcement Issues on Illicit Trade in Goods Stefano Betti 4. Reaching Beyond Banks: How to Target Trade-Based Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Outside the Financial Sector Ross S. Delston and Stephen C. Walls PART II Country Initiatives Designed to Stem Illicit Trade 5. Initiatives to Stem Illicit Trade in the United States Peggy E. Chaudhry 6. Initiatives to Stem Illicit Trade in Mexico Gloria Maria Dominguez Rodriguez 7. Initiatives to Stem Illicit Trade in China’s E-Commerce Davide Follador PART III Impact of Illicit Trade on Select Industry Sectors 8. The Challenge of Curtailing the Escalation of Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals Peggy E. Chaudhry 9. Counterfeiting Luxury Goods Ludovica Cesareo, Alberto Pastore and Patti Williams 10. Illicit Trade in the Tobacco Sector Peggy E. Chaudhry and Alan S. Zimmerman PART IV The Growing Problem on the Internet 11. Overview of the Magnitude of Piracy On The Internet Michael Tanji 12. Social Media’s Impact on Intellectual Property Rights Dennis Collopy 13. Dynamic Shifts In Music Piracy – A Review of the Music Industry and Underlying Technology Innovations Hasshi Sudler 14. Online Brand Protection Akino Chikada and Anil Gupta 15. The Looming Shadow of Illicit Trade on the Internet: Botnets, Malware and Malvertising Peggy E. Chaudhry PART V Managerial and Consumer Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Anti-Counterfeiting Tactics 16. Analysis of Anti-Counterfeiting Tactics to Diffuse Consumer Demand Barbara Stöttinger, Elfriede Penz and Ludovica Cesareo 17. Effectiveness Against Counterfeiting—Four Decades of Strategic Inquiry Deli Yang and Mahmut (Maho) Sonmez 18. The Critical Role of Intermediaries in Stopping Counterfeiting and Piracy William Dobson 19. Detecting Counterfeits in the Supply Chain: How to Use Authentication Methods Ian Lancaster Index

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Book SynopsisThis multidisciplinary Handbook examines the complex and often hidden relationship between organised crime and politics across the globe, highlighting the difficulties involved in researching such relationships and offering new insights into how they evolve to become pervasive and destructive.Organised into five distinct sections, key chapters focus on issues and case studies from across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Eurasia and international organisations in order to provide a new and systematic picture and analysis of what the relationship between criminal organisations and politics looks like in different national contexts. In so doing, it offers an insight into the ever-evolving nature of this relationship, and the exchanges within it, in order to identify common features and key differences. These in turn raise provoking questions regarding the possibility of improving democracy, political systems, civil society and economic systems in order to counter the possible infiltration of these organisations, their associates and representatives. Students and scholars of public policy, politics, criminology and those focussing on organised crime more specifically will find this Handbook an original and engaging guide to the current state of play, whilst policy makers, practitioners and NGOs will find the case studies set in national context eminently valuable.Contributors include: S. Adorno, F. Allum, J. Arsovska, M. Beare, M. Bedetti, G. Borrelli, S. Brady, D. Bright, J.-L. Briquet, A. Chung, N. Dalponte, A. De Vos, C.N. Dias, S. Dinnen, G. Favarel-Garrigues, J. Gilbert, S. Gilmour, C. Gunnarson, E. Gutterman, C. Hemmings, A. Idler, D. Islas, J. Janssens, S. Jeperson, M. Joutsen, A. Kupatadze, R. Le Cour Grandmaison, S. Lemière, A. Markovska, V. Mete, S. Musau, A. Orlova, I. Roberge, A. Rostami, D. Silverstone, M. Shaw, D. Smith Jr., F. Strazzari, M. Tzvetkova, C. van Ham, G. Walton, J. Wheatley, J. Whittle, Y. Zabyelina, G. ZanolettiTrade Review'Felia Allum and Stan Gilmour have put together a truly global collection of case studies on the nexus between crime and politics. It makes a valuable contribution to a highly dynamic field of research at the intersection of political science and criminology.' --Klaus von Lampe, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany'As this book recognises, ''organised crime'' has historically been a contested and ambiguous concept, leaving a contemporary legacy of regularly shifting scientific and policy inquiry, even more so in cross-cultural contexts. But irrespective of how we construct 'it', the intrinsic and extrinsic political dimensions of organised crime and its control that this book foregrounds ought to be central to those researching in this area. This timely collection provides an expansive overview of organised crime and politics, and the politics of organised crime, from a diverse array of nation states across the globe and at the supranational level, making a valued contribution to the literature.' --Nicholas Lord, University of Manchester, UK'This is a very important collection, bringing together key experts in the field to offer insights into the opaque nexus between politics and organised crime.' --Elizabeth David Barrett, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Giuseppe Borrelli Introduction Felia Allum, Stan Gilmour And Catherine Hemmings Part I Europe 1. France: Criminal Organisations, Urban Gangs And Politics Jean-Louis Briquet And Gilles Favarel-Garrigues 2. Sweden: Organised Crime, Politics And Civil Society Carina Gunnarson And Amir Rostami 3. Germany: Ndrangheta, Settlements And Democracy Nicolo Dalponte And Martina Bedetti 4. Italy: Politics, Local Government And Mafias Vittorio Mete 5. Western Balkans: Organised Crime, Political Corruption And Oligarchs Jana Arsovska 6. Ukraine: Organised Crime, Shady Politics And 'Frozen' Conflict Yuliya Zabyelina And Anna Markovska 7. Bulgaria: Organised Crime, Privaye Security And The State In Post-1989 Marina Tzvetkova 8. Post Soviet Eurasia: Variations, Organised Crime And Political Corruption Alexander Kupatadze 9. Russia: A 'Mafia State', Politics And Shifting Power Dynamics Alessandra Orlova Part II The Americas 10. United States Of America I: Organised Crime, Public Corruption And A Downward Trend Joseph Wheatley 11. United States Of America II: Organised Crime, Political Corruption And Illicit Enterprise Dwight Smith Jr 12. Canada: Internal Conspiracies: Corruption, Politics, And Crime Margaret Beare 13. Mexico: Politics, Cartels And Violence Romain Le Cour Grandmaison 14. Brazil: Organised Crime, Corruption And Urban Violence Sérgio Adorno And Camila Nunes Dias 15. Guatamela: Organised Crime, Fraud And Politics Diorella Islas 16. Colombia: Organised Crime, Politics And Convenience Annette Idler Part III Africa 17. Kenya: Organised Crime, Political Linkages And Violence Stephen Musau 18. Sahel-Sahara Region: Organised Crime, The Sahel-Sahara Region And State (Un)Making Francesco Strazzari And Giovanni Zanoletti 19. Sierra Leone: Organised Crime, Lack Of State Capture And Success Sasha Jesperson 20. South Africa: Origins Of The ‘Mafia State’: Political Transition, Organised Crime And The Impact On Democracy Mark Shaw 21. Nigeria: Black Gold, Suits And Brown Envelopes Sheelagh Brady Part IV Eurasia 22. Australia: Organised Crime, Donations And Political Assassinations David A. Bright And Carolien Van Ham 23. New Zealand: Patched Gangs, Police And Political Corruption Jarrod Gilbert 24. India: Systemic Criminality, Work And The Politics Of Labour Andrew Sanchez 25. China: The 'Red/Black Nexus', Politics And Organised Crime Daniel Silverstone, Alex Chung And Joe Whittle 26. Malaysia: Gangster Boogie, Bosses And Politics Sophie Lemiere 27. The Pacific: The Dark Side Of Economic Globalisation, Politics And Organised Crime Grant W Walton And Sinclair Dinnen Part IV International Organisations 28. The European Union: Organised Crime Policies, Politics And The EU Jelle Janssens And Anke De Vos 29. Financial Action Task Force: Fighting Transnational Organised Crime, Money Laundering And The Limits Of Experimentalist Governance Ellen Gutterman and Ian Roberge 30. The United Nations: Organised Crime On The Agenda Of The United Nations Matti Joutsen Index

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Book SynopsisIn the post-9/11 era, the nexus between organized crime and terrorism has raised much concern and has been widely discussed in both academic and policy circles, but is still largely misunderstood. This critical book contributes innovatively to the debate by distinguishing three types of nexus—interaction, transformation/imitation and similarities—and identifying the promoting factors of each type.With its multifaceted but complementary chapters, the book provides conceptual and theoretical frameworks for readers, as well as the evidence needed to develop more realistic, effective and humane policies to tackle organized crime, terrorism and the nexuses between them. Bringing together a range of international multidisciplinary specialists, it includes three comparative analyses of worldwide transfers of personnel, weapons and money between organized crime and terrorism and 12 case studies examining local manifestations of the nexus in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Two other chapters further review the national, European and international policies adopted and implemented so far to deal with the different nexuses.This book will be a valuable resource for researchers and policymakers in the fields of comparative law, criminal law and justice and public policy, who specialize in the analysis and control of organized crime and terrorism. It will also appeal to senior law enforcement officials and practitioners due to the counterintuitive policy implications drawn from the comparative analysis of the findings.Trade Review‘This book is a milestone on the road towards a better understanding of the linkages in the underworlds of crime and terror.’ -- Alex P Schmid, Perspectives on Terrorism‘Terrorism is a very 21st century global threat. Organized crime has a distinctly 20th century feel to it yet is often related in the public mind with terrorism. This book explores the variable connections of the two. In some places and at some times they complement each other; at other times and places they compete. Paoli, Fijnaut and Wouters have put together an excellent collection of essays that explore the nexus of the two threats.’ -- Peter Reuter, University of Maryland, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the nexus between organized crime and terrorism 1 Cyrille Fijnaut, Letizia Paoli and Jan Wouters PART I LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUALIZATION 2 Taking stock of the literature on the nexus between organized crime and terrorism 17 Letizia Paoli and Cyrille Fijnaut 3 Conceptualizing the nexus between organized crime and terrorism 48 Letizia Paoli and Cyrille Fijnaut PART II TRANSFER OF RESOURCES 4 Criminal pasts, terrorist futures? Jihadist recruits in Western Europe 86 Peter R. Neumann and Rajan Basra 5 Terrorists’ acquisition of firearms and explosives: criminal, legal and grey sources 104 Toine Spapens and Nils Duquet 6 The organized crime–terrorism nexus and its funding 126 Michael Levi PART III EUROPEAN CASE STUDIES 7 The nexus between organised crime and terrorism, and the attacks in Paris and Brussels in 2015 and 2016 148 Cyrille Fijnaut 8 Assessing the involvement in organized crime of jihadists from the Netherlands 221 Anton Weenink, Melvin R.J. Soudijn and Rudie J.M. Neve 9 Legal and law enforcement implications arising from the organized crime–terrorism nexus in Northern Ireland 239 Tom Obokata 10 To what extent was Basque terrorist group ETA involved in a nexus with organized crime? An economic analysis 258 Mikel Buesa and Thomas Baumert 11 Sweden: violent extremism and organized crime 276 Lars Korsell PART IV NON-EUROPEAN CASE STUDIES 12 The crime–terror nexus in Syria and Iraq 302 Christina Steenkamp 13 The nexus of organized crime and terror in Afghanistan and Pakistan 319 Matthew Phillips and Shelby Davis 14 Largely fleeting and hardly convergent: Libya’s crime– terror nexus 342 Mark Micallef and Matt Herbert 15 The terrorism–organized crime nexus in the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria 366 Freedom C. Onuoha 16 Is there any nexus between terrorism and organized crime in Mexico? 391 Luis Astorga 17 Terrorism and organized crime in Colombia 412 Gustavo Duncan, Santiago Sosa and Jose Antonio Fortou PART V INTERNATIONAL POLICIES 18 Responding to the crime–terror nexus: the international level 434 Christophe Paulussen and Colin P. Clarke 19 The nexus between organized crime and terrorism: policy responses from the European Union and the Council of Europe 452 Thomas Van Poecke and Jan Wouters Index

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Book SynopsisDespite a rapidly changing economic and legal landscape, Italian mafias remain prominent actors in the global criminal underworld. This book provides an extensive and up-to-date view of how they adapt to shifting economic opportunities and intensifying legal and civic backlash. Surveying the main Italian mafias active today - Cosa Nostra, the 'Ndrangheta, the Camorra and the Sacra Corona Unita - the contributors provide a broad overview of key themes and research findings, offering new theoretical and methodological lenses for analysing how Italy's four native mafias have adapted to recent challenges. Investigating their global and national impact, this book analyses new insights into the operations and trajectories of Italian mafias in the 21st century. Employing fresh empirical material, this book is essential reading for students of Italian studies at all levels, as well as those of criminology, security, political science, sociology and organised crime studies. Policy-makers and practitioners tackling organised crime will also benefit from this book's critical insight into the history, operation and pathways of Italian mafias today. Contributors include: F. Allum, L. Brancaccio, D. Bright, E. Ciconte, I. Clough Marinaro, A. Colletti, G. Corica, J. Dagnes, N. Dalla Chiesa, A. Dino, D. Donatiello, M. Giuditta Borselli, A. La Spina, V. Martone, M. Massari, R. Merlino, V. Mete, S. Sberna, R. Sciarrone, L. Storti, A. VannucciTrade Review‘This book should appeal, in primis, to criminologists and social scientists. However, I would strongly recommend it to anyone who may have an academic or personal interest in understanding recent Italian history. Above all, I would recommend it to law- and policy-makers internationally, for Italy's long tug-of-war with the mafias has many useful lessons to teach to countries and communities that have not yet experienced the scourge of criminal power syndicates operating in their midst, or that collude with such syndicates by offering far-from-transparent financial services—hence contributing to the enormous human suffering and grave social devastation that the mafias have been causing since the 19 century.’ -- Giorgio Baruchello, Nordicum-Mediterraneum‘By merit of its scope, topics of inquiry and analytical rigor, Italian Mafias Today: Territory, Business and Politics makes valuable, unique contributions to the diversified field of studies on the Italian mafias.’ -- Robin Pickering-Iazzi, Journal of Modern Italian Studies‘Overall, the significant contribution of this book is to represent a landmark in the organised crime literature. It provides theoretical insights into this complex issue which extends the reader’s knowledge and provides a critical understanding of the phenomenon. The language is clear, and the variety of empirical and fresh data presented makes it intriguing for readers. It is highly recommended for students interested in this topic and for academics/practitioners intending to expand their understanding further.’ -- Emanuele Sclafani, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books'This book is a welcome exposure to research on four Italian mafias - the already well-studied Sicilian Cosa Nostra and the Neapolitan Camorra; the less familiar, although hyper-dangerous, Calabrian 'Ndrangheta; and the somewhat peripheral mafia of Puglia, emergent in the 1970s and '80s. We are beholden to the editors of this volume for making this material accessible to English language readers, organizing it so effectively, and providing a comprehensive overview of Italian scholarship on the Italian mafias.' --Jane Schneider, The Graduate Center CUNY, US'This is not a book that lingers long on individual characters. It is a documented assessment of the history and evolution of the four major Italian-based criminal organizations. This is a well-researched and compellingly argued book.' --Antonio Nicaso, Queen's University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Thinking about Italian mafias today Felia Allum, Isabella Clough Marinaro and Rocco Sciarrone Part I MAFIAS IN TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES 2. Waiting for a new leader: Eras and transitions in Cosa Nostra Alessandra Dino 3. The Camorras in Naples and Campania: Business, groups and families Luciano Brancaccio and Vittorio Martone 4. ’Ndrangheta: A (post-)modern mafia with ancient roots Enzo Ciconte 5. The Sacra Corona Unita: The birth and decline of the fourth mafia? Monica Massari Part II MAFIAS BETWEEN POLITICS, ECONOMY AND SOCIETY 6. The economic dimension of mafias, social capital and the ‘grey area’ Rocco Sciarrone 7. Mafias and political corruption in Italy Salvatore Sberna and Alberto Vannucci 8. The welfare system of Italian mafias Alessandro Colletti 9. Pizzini: Sicilian mafia culture between continuity and change Rossella Merlino Part III MAFIAS IN NON-TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES 10. Lombardy, the long march of the ’Ndrangheta: Old history and new stories Nando dalla Chiesa 11. Mafias in Emilia Romagna Graziana Corica and Vittorio Mete 12. Rome ‘open city’? Camorra expansions into the Italian capital Isabella Clough Marinaro and Maria Giuditta Borselli 13. Italian mafias across Europe Joselle Dagnes, Davide Donatiello and Luca Storti 14. Italian mafias in Australia: The dominance of the Calabrian ’Ndrangheta Felia Allum and David Bright 15. The anti-mafia fight in Italy and abroad Antonio La Spina Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisExploring the links between armed conflict and transnational crime, Florian Weigand builds on in-depth empirical research into some of Southeast Asia's murkiest borders. The disparate voices of drug traffickers, rebel fighters, government officials and victims of armed conflict are heard in Conflict and Transnational Crime, exploring perspectives that have been previously disregarded in understanding the field. Weigand's nuanced comparative analysis of four border regions in Southeast Asia counters the stereotypical view that conflict zones are lawless areas in which all kinds of criminal activities flourish. Chapters illustrate the logic that determines the relationship between armed conflict and transnational crime. Further, the book analyses how smuggling economies function in conflict zones, explaining why some rebel groups are involved in the smuggling economy more than others, and why state actors actually play a much more crucial role. This crucial study will be a compelling read for international relations, political sociology and development studies scholars. The in-depth analysis of real-life situations will also greatly benefit policy-makers and aid organisations looking to better support areas at the heart of conflict and transnational crime. Trade Review‘In this engaged and open-minded study, Florian Weigand does us all a favor by exposing how shaky assumptions about the crime conflict nexus are.’ -- Neil Boister, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books‘Conflict and Transnational Crime is a cogent and compelling study of both the connections and disconnections between crime and conflict in Southeast Asia. It forcefully carves through the standard rhetoric of 'narco-terrorists' and 'militia-mafias' to offer a vital dissection of state involvement in illicit markets. In doing so, it laudably manages to instigate conclusions with global implications while remaining firmly tethered to its regional context.’ -- Alessandro Ford, LSE Review of Books'An engaging and readable account of how state actors, armed militias and criminal groups operate in concert to control the political economy of trafficking, extortion and illicit markets that underpins much of the conflict violence in the borderlands of in Southeast Asia.' --Keith Krause, Graduate Institute, Switzerland'This book provides a rare inside look at the links between armed conflict and transnational crime in the borderlands of Southeast Asia. Moving at a thrilling pace from Thailand to Myanmar and the Philippines, it challenges received wisdom on how conflict and crime are linked, in particular by putting emphasis on the role of state actors in smuggling networks. Well researched and engagingly written, it will prove an excellent resource for a wide range of readers interested in smuggling, conflict and borders.' --Ruben Andersson, University of Oxford, UK'Digging beneath sensationalistic headlines and simple catch-phrases such as ''the crime-conflict nexus,'' ''ungoverned spaces, and ''conflict commodities,'' Florian Weigand has given us a timely, nuanced, and sophisticated account of the complex relationship between illicit trade and conflict in contemporary Southeast Asia. The book will be of great interest well beyond regional specialists.' --Peter Andreas, Brown University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Underground Struggle and Licence to Smuggle: The Thailand-Malaysia Border Region 3. Meth and Militias: The Myanmar-China Border Region 4. International Crisis and Instant Coffee: The Bangladesh-Myanmar Border Region 5. Rice and Ransoms: The Indonesia-Philippines-Malaysia Border Region 6. Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisExamining the consequences of technology-driven lifestyles for both crime commission and victimization, this comprehensive Handbook provides an overview of a broad array of techno-crimes as well as exploring critical issues concerning the criminal justice system’s response to technology-facilitated criminal activity.The Handbook adopts a unique three-fold typology of technology-enabled crime: techno-crime committed by professional criminals (crime as work), techno-crime committed in traditional workplace settings (crime at work), and techno-crime committed by individuals outside of traditional workplace settings (crime after work.) Chapters explore an extensive range of criminal activities facilitated by the digital age, from embezzlement, financial fraud, corporate espionage, phishing, and ransomware to identity theft, hacking, cyber terrorism, and internet sex and hate crimes. Looking to the future, the Handbook considers timely questions posed by our continued reliance on information technology, including whether we are in danger of becoming a global surveillance state and how we might prevent the facilitation of cyber terrorism by social media giants.This dynamic Handbook will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students interested in criminology, digital sociology, terrorism and security, and surveillance studies. Offering practical insights on the need for a coordinated global techno-crime control strategy, it will serve as a resource for policymakers seeking cutting edge solutions to the growing problem of techno-crime.Trade Review‘This pioneering volume must be in the library of any scholar or practitioner concerned with the radical upending of crime and responses to it brought by new information technologies. Never in the history of criminology have changes come so quickly, nor been so poorly understood. The book offers a cornucopia of concepts, data and constructive suggestions to help understand and respond thoughtfully to the challenges.’ -- Gary T. Marx, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US‘The Handbook's 23 chapters, and engaging introduction, address important underlying issues, such as the impact of technology on changes in our lifestyles, the problem of global surveillance of online activity as a control strategy, and the striking lack of success of current prevention and control efforts thus far. In sum, the Handbook provides an interesting and comprehensive assessment of where technology has brought us, and the need for more thoughtful approaches to techno-crime prevention.’ -- Jay Albanese, Virginia Commonwealth University, USTable of ContentsContents: Techno-crime cause, prevention, and control: issues to consider 1 Don Hummer and James M. Byrne PART I TECHNO-CRIME AS WORK 1 Hook, line, and sinker: the mechanics of fraud 17 Max M. Houck 2 Identity theft and financial loss 38 Don Hummer and Donald J. Rebovich 3 Phishing for profit 54 Eric Chan-Tin and Loretta J. Stalans 4 Advance fee scams 72 Claire Seungeun Lee, Juan Merizalde and Katelyn L. Greer 5 Ransomware 86 Thomas S. Hyslip and George W. Burruss 6 Online health/drug and COVID-19 fraud 105 Claire Seungeun Lee, Katelyn L. Greer and Juan Merizalde 7 Internet sex crimes 116 Loretta J. Stalans and Amber Horning-Ruf 8 Sale of private, confidential, and personal data 135 Yi Ting Chua 9 Online auction fraud 153 Claire Seungeun Lee, Katelyn L. Greer and Juan Merizalde 10 Internet piracy 162 Jaeyong Choi and Jennifer LaPrade PART II TECHNO-CRIME AT WORK 11 Money laundering 176 Arthur J. Lurigio 12 Embezzlement 190 Emily M. Homer and James Byrne 13 The illicit stolen data market 211 Rachel L. McNealey and Jin R. Lee PART III TECHNO-CRIME AFTER WORK 14 Spreading viruses and malicious codes 229 Kyung-Shick Choi, Claire Seungeun Lee and Juan Merizalde 15 Child pornography, child predators, and sex tourism 248 Joshua S. Long 16 Online hate crimes 275 Ina Kamenova and Arie Perliger 17 Cyberstalking 300 Sabrina S. Rapisarda and Kimberly R. Kras 18 Hacking 331 Marlon Mike Toro-Alvarez PART IV THE GLOBAL RESPONSE TO TECHNO-CRIME: PUBLIC SECTOR AND PRIVATE SECTOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL STRATEGIES 19 Techno-crime prevention: the role of the private sector and its partnerships with the public sector 356 Jaeyong Choi and Brandon Dulisse 20 The jigsaw initiative: theoretical and practical considerations for preventing harm from extreme and extremist content online 372 Neil Shortland and Presley McGarry 21 The prevention and control of online consumer fraud 392 Catarina Cardoso Fonseca, Samuel Moreira and Inês Guedes 22 Managing cyber-risk in offender populations 408 Art Bowker 23 The prosecution, conviction, and sentencing of techno-criminals: the limits of international cooperation 422 Sean M. Perry and Pauline K. Brennan Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This insightful Research Agenda explores the varied manifestations of organised crime, both on the street and through transnational enterprises, and reveals its impact on the integrity of the financial system. Leading academics identify measures which would disrupt and discourage these threats, however sophisticated, and consider avenues for future research. Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the multi-faceted dangers posed by organised crime, the book begins with an overview of the misconceptions surrounding the topic, evaluating the limitations of the traditional justice system in addressing corruption and conspiracy. Progressive chapters illustrate a practical knowledge of addressing such threats, identifying new directions for the study of concepts such as organised crime and power, as well as tackling the ways in which enterprises use money laundering to clean their proceeds. They also point to ways in which the law will need to develop to address the opportunities for cyber-enabled crime facilitated by recent technological developments. An engaging platform for future scholarship, this topical Research Agenda will prove a thought-provoking read for academics and policymakers in the areas of criminal justice law, criminology, corruption, and economic crime.Trade Review‘The 1986 US President’s Commission on Organized Crime concluded that the problem with defining “organized crime” was not with the word crime, but rather with the word organized. In this valuable contribution to the literature on what it is agreed is a multifaceted, understudied topic, a fruitful mix of authors from academic, policy and practitioner backgrounds provide an agenda for better understanding and thus confronting organized crime. This roadmap should stimulate much needed research on a matter of global concern.’ -- James O. Finckenauer, Rutgers University, Newark, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xiii Preface xvii 1 Organised crime – what we know and what we think we know! 1 Professor Barry Rider OBE 2 Organised crime and power in the modern world 57 Anna Sergi 3 Organised crime and society 77 William Tupman 4 Organized crime, structures and operations 93 Peter M. German 5 Organised crime and business 113 Kenneth Murray 6 Research issues that could be addressed to better identify and interdict the assets of organised criminals in the UK 135 Jeffrey Bryant 7 Organised crime – offshore and international aspects 155 Dominic Thomas-James 8 Organised crime – the cyber dimension 179 Dionysios Demetis 9 The disruption of crime 197 Shima D Keene Index

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Book SynopsisThe recent dramatic wave of terrorist attacks has further focussed worldwide attention on the money laundering phenomena. The objective of this book is to offer the first systematic analysis of the economics of money laundering and its connection with terrorism finance. The authors first present the general principles of money laundering. They go on to illustrate an institutional and empirical framework that is useful in evaluating the causes and effects of money laundering phenomena in the banking and financial markets. They also analyse the design of the national and international policies aimed at combating them.The book focuses on several crucial issues and offers an analysis of each, including: modelling the behaviour and process of making dirty money appear clean, hiding the originally criminal or illegal source of the economic activity demonstrating how the financing of terrorism resembles money laundering in some respects and differs from it in others explaining how the banking and financial industry can play a pivotal role for the development of the criminal sector as a preferential vehicle for money laundering showing how schemes of international economics and of tax competition can be applied to black finance issues, claiming that competition for criminal money can lead to a race to the bottom building up indicators of money laundering attractiveness among developed and emerging countries, with a particular attention on the role of the Offshore centres dealing with anti-money laundering and counter terrorism finance (AML-CTF) enforcement problems, with a focus on Europe and the USA. Black Finance will be a valuable and accessible tool for scholars and academics, principally in economics, though also in politics and law, as well as for regulators and supervisory institutions.All royalties from this book to go to The Collegiate Foundation for LifeTrade Review'The book represents an important contribution to the understanding of money laundering from an economics perspective which will be crucial in informing public policy. The economic analysis is rigorous and represents an important contribution to a more thorough understanding of the motivations and systemic effect of financial crime on the broader economy. I highly recommend the book.' -- Kern Alexander, University of Zurich, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART ONE: MONEY LAUNDERING: PRINCIPLES 1. Economics: The Demand Side Donato Masciandaro 2. Economics: The Supply Side Donato Masciandaro 3. International Economics Brigitte Unger PART TWO: APPLIED MONEY LAUNDERING 4. Implementing Money Laundering Brigitte Unger 5. The Impact of Money Laundering Brigitte Unger PART THREE: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING 6. Domestic Money Laundering Enforcement Elöd Takáts 7. International Enforcement Issues Elöd Takáts References Index

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Book SynopsisEntrepreneurship and Organised Crime provides a fresh and realistic insight into the problem of organised crime activity and the role of entrepreneurs in illegal business. Petter Gottschalk takes a close look at how some entrepreneurs choose to develop criminal business enterprises. Stage models for criminal entrepreneurs are presented, and entrepreneurial leadership and management are discussed. This book illustrates how so many issues for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship are similar in legal and illegal business. At the same time, all the cases in the book show how different many of the individual criminal entrepreneurs are. In sum, this book provides a pragmatic view of another kind of entrepreneurship not frequently discussed in a neutral way. This book will be warmly welcomed by scholars and researchers looking for a different perspective of entrepreneurship or interested in criminology. This will also be a good reference tool for students at police academies.Trade Review'This book is a well written, well articulated and engaging scholarly text on the subject of entrepreneurship within the contexts of policing and organised crime. . . it spans the artificial boundaries between legal and illegal entrepreneurship in an interesting and readable manner. Nor does it celebrate moral forms of entrepreneurship, nor romanticises organised crime. It therefore makes a contribution by focussing upon business processes, practices and procedures. The book has the potential to influence how policing organisations and agencies tasked with interdicting serious and organised crime develop their long term strategies.’ -- Robert Smith, Trends in Organised Crime'Entrepreneurship and Organised Crime provides a much needed and original overview of the boundary between "legal" and "illegal" entrepreneurship. It will appeal to a wide variety of readers interested in new perspectives on entrepreneurship. The text is clearly structured and systematically explores the basics of organised crime as an entrepreneurial business enterprise. Petter Gottschalk draws upon several theoretical strands including organisational, sociological, managerial, historical, and practical perspectives in providing an insight into organised crime activity.' -- Julia Davidson, Kingston University, UK'Entrepreneurship and Organised Crime tarnishes the conventional clean and wholesome depiction of entrepreneurs by bringing to life the lived and messy realities of entrepreneurs who operate illegal businesses. Moving beyond the standard textbook positive and celebratory portrayal of entrepreneurs, this volume addresses in a highly readable manner both the entrepreneurial aspects of criminal endeavour as well as the criminal aspects of entrepreneurial endeavour. It is an essential and compelling read for scholars of entrepreneurship and criminology.' -- Colin C. Williams, University of Sheffield, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Entrepreneurship in Organised Crime 2. Stage Models for Criminal Entrepreneurs 3. Entrepreneurial Leadership and Management 4. Value Configurations in Criminal Entrepreneurship 5. Entrepreneurial Structure and Culture 6. Entrepreneurial Growth in Illegal Business 7. Strategic Planning for Criminal Entrepreneurship 8. Knowledge Management in Criminal Entrepreneurship Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisLeslie Holmes and a team of specialists from three continents analyse terrorism, organised crime and corruption both individually and in terms of the connections between them. It is argued that if we are better to understand these three phenomena, their links not only to each other but also to corporate crime need to be analysed.There has been a marked growth in the awareness of corruption, organised crime and terrorism in recent years, especially since the end of the Cold War. Yet the linkages and resonances between these three forms of anti-social and anti-state behaviour are still not sufficiently recognised. Leslie Holmes and his fellow contributors analyse all three phenomena in concert to explain why it has taken so long for states, international organisations and the public to begin to appreciate the interplay between them. It is demonstrated that, while the recent growing awareness of connections between these three types of crime is welcome, there is also a fourth player that must sometimes be considered; transnational corporations. Although the book focuses mainly on Europe, Australia and the US, much of the analysis and theorising has global relevance.This timely book will appeal to advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in political science, international relations, international political economy, security studies and criminology.Trade Review'This book is multidisciplinary, as it contains contributions from criminology, politics and international relations scholars. It includes a wide variety of fascinating papers with a dominant focus on the conceptual broadening of security. This is a noteworthy research agenda which, hopefully, will be followed by many more scholars. . . a very stimulating book which will attract the interest of a large audience in different disciplines. It deals with a variety of cases around the globe and contributes to a range of intellectual debates across several disciplines. Consequently, it should be read by many scholars.' -- Christian Kaunert, Political Studies Review'I congratulate Leslie Holmes and the other contributors to this book. The chapters bring fresh insights and richly theorized findings. Together the authors contribute to an essential moving away from the stereotypical good-guy/bad-guy portrayal of serious criminals. This book is about collusion. Politics, corporate conspiracies, national security and military empires, opportunity, vast illicit resources, ambiguous or impossible "rules" and the complicity of the public all result in the growth of organized crime, corruption, and terrorism. As the title suggests, it is the linkages among these three types of crimes and the linkages between criminals and "legitimate" citizens that must be dissected for better-informed policy-making and potentially greater security.' -- Margaret Beare, Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, Canada'In making connections between the three types of crime - terrorism, organized crime and corruption - this wide-ranging collection of essays is path breaking. Each chapter contains new insights and new information; as a whole, the collection is masterfully brought together by the editor, Leslie Holmes, who, always careful not to claim too much for the linkages between the three categories of crimes, makes a persuasive concluding argument for corporate crime to be added to the three forms of criminality. This collection brings the darker side of politics out of the shadows and into the foreground and highlights the importance in the fight against terrorism and organized crime of the state being able to trust its own officers.' -- Rosemary H.T. O'Kane, University of Keele, UK'Leslie Holmes' edited book is a fascinating and wide-ranging collection on the interface between terrorism, organised crime, corruption, legitimate businesses, and local communities. The cases range from Australia, to Russia, to the Netherlands and focus on the complex links between the economic motives of corrupt officials and organized criminals, on the one hand, and terrorists, on the other. The result is a sobering look at a growing problem and a plea for more research into linkages often left unexplored by narrow specialists. It should set the agenda for future research that crosses disciplinary boundaries and tackles the difficult empirical challenges.' -- Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Leslie Holmes 2. Terrorism and Organised Crime Frank Bovenkerk and Bashir Abou Chakra 3. Countering Terrorism as if Muslims Matter: Cultural Citizenship and Civic Pre-Emption in Anti-Terrorism Peter Lentini 4. ‘Soft Law’ Regimes and European Organisations’ Fight Against Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering Rémy Davison 5. The Corruption–Organised Crime Nexus in Central and Eastern Europe Leslie Holmes 6. All in the Dutch Construction Family: Cartel Building and Organised Crime Petrus C. van Duyne and Maarten van Dijck 7. The State, Business and Corruption in Russia Yuri Tsyganov 8. Political Corruption and the Law-Governed Post-Communist State: The Polish Case and Broader Applications Adam Czarnota 9. Countering Corruption: An Australian Perspective George Gilligan and Diana Bowman 10. Poodle or Bulldog? Tony Blair and the ‘War on Terror’ Peter Shearman 11. The ‘War on Terror’ and the Resuscitation of State Power as an Anti-Corruption Strategy Mark DaCosta Alleyne 12. Some Concluding Observations: A Quadrumvirate in Future? Leslie Holmes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn many countries, the real estate sector is vulnerable to money laundering due to a high number of factors including; the high value of assets, price fluctuations and speculation within the market, difficulties in assessing the true value of a house, and the fact that the legal owner is not necessarily the economic owner. In this book, the authors identify a total of 25 characteristics which render a property susceptible to money laundering. The more such characteristics a property exhibits, the more suspicious it becomes. The authors also discover that some of these characteristics weigh heavier than others. Combining economic, econometric and criminological analysis, this multidisciplinary approach shows how to detect criminal investment in the real estate sector. This well-researched book will appeal to government authorities responsible for combating money laundering, international organizations such as the IMF, the UN, the Worldbank and the EU, as well as financial intelligence units in all countries. Real estate associations, real estate research centers, criminologists and economists will also find this book invaluable.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: Economic Approach 2. The Real Estate Sector 3. Forms of Criminal Real Estate Abuse 4. Research Method and Indicators 5. Operationalizing the Indicators and Data Collection 6. Descriptive Data Analysis 7. Evaluation of the Research Method Part II: Criminological Analysis 8. Concepts, Methods and Analysis 9. Results of the Criminological Analysis 10. Major Findings of the Criminological Analysis Part III: Statistical and Econometric Analysis 11. Linking the Economic and Criminological Parts 12. Descriptive Statistics of the Dataset 13. Econometric Analysis 14. Major Findings 15. Suggestions for Further Research 16. Summary References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the displacement and convergence of transnational crimes in North Africa and in the area of the Mediterranean Sea, providing empirical analysis of human smuggling and of drug trafficking. It discusses the displacement of crime due to the exploitation of asymmetries in legislation, law enforcement, and other vulnerabilities. Using an innovative multimethodology, this volume describes the evolution of illicit flows related to human smuggling and trafficking of illicit goods. This approach helps to provide critical information such as traffickers’ modi operandi, most exploited paths, and trafficked goods, that would not be achievable through more traditional methods. The Evolution of Illicit Flows will be a valuable resource for scholars and researchers of criminology and migration studies, as well as for policymakers and law enforcement working in transnational crimes and trafficking.Table of ContentsPART I CONCEPTS, THEORIES, HISTORY, AND PERSPECTIVES 1. The Displacement and Convergence of Transnational Crime2. Drug Trafficking; Latest Evolutions Interesting North Africa3. Human Trafficking; Overview of the Convergence and Displacement in North Africa4. An Historical Perspective on Trafficking in North Africa and the Mediterranean Sea5. A Comparative Analysis of the Eastern and the Central Mediterranean Route for Human Smuggling6. Differences and Similitudes Between Human Smuggling in North Africa and in Mexico/Central America PART II TOPICAL ANALYSES IN CONVERGENCE AND DISPLACEMENT OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMES 7. The Role of Violent Non-State Actors in Libya 8. Displacement of Human Smuggling in Response to Regulatory Changes: A Discontinuity Study 9. Convergence Between Human Smuggling and Transnational Crimes in the Mediterranean Area10. Evolution of Drug Trafficking Networks Across the Mediterranean Sea: A Text Mining Approach 11. Can Anybody Control Migration Flows? Examining the Effects of the Italian 2017-2018 Policy Against Illegal Immigration12. Convergence Between Wild Life Crime and Drug Trafficking/Human SmugglingPART III IMPLICATIONS, CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS 13. A Different Country a Different Rule: Asymmetries in Law and Regulations on Transnational Crimes 14. Countering Transnational Crime: An Overview of the Most Impactful Strategies and Actions at the EU External Borders15. Individual Perspectives on Crime Displacement and Convergence in North Africa16. Future Directions in the Fight Against—and in the Study of—Transnational Crimes

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together empirical and theoretical case-study research on art and heritage crime. Drawn from a diverse group of researchers and professionals, the work presented explores contemporary conceptualisations of art crime within broader contexts. In this volume, we see ‘art’ in its usual forms for art crime scholarship: in paintings and antiquities. However, we also see art in fossils and in violins, chairs and jewellery, holes in the ground and even in the institutions meant to protect any, or all, of the above. And where there is art, there is crime. Chapters in this volume, alternatively, zoom in on specific objects, on specific locations, and on specific institutions, considering how each interact with the various conceptions of crime that exist in those contexts. This volume challenges the boundaries of what we understand as “art and heritage crimes” and displays that both art, and criminality related to art, is creative and unpredictable.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Assay-ssination: Reflections on the Cost of Jewellery and Gem Crime.- Design crime in context: Mass-manufactured design, design-as-art, and Chandigarh’s modernist furniture.- The Evolution of the Belgian Art and Antiques Unit.- Fossil trafficking, fraud, and fakery.- Illicit Excavations and Trade in Antiquities.- New Security Challenges at Museums and Historic Sites: The Case of Spain.- Revisiting the Looting of Site Q through Lidar: A Case Study of Illicit Digging in La Corona, Guatemala.- Securing Borders and Restraining the Illegal Movement of Cultural Property to, from, and within, the Island of Ireland.- Stealing Heritage in Canada.- The Theft of Your Soulmate: Motivations for the Theft of Rare Violins.- UNESCO Emergency Response “First-Aid” Heritage Interventions in Syria during Armed Conflict.- Yellow Journalism: Neutralisation techniques, media validation, and the Rothko vandal.

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Book SynopsisThe book highlights the root cause of human trafficking and analyses how factors of vulnerability affect the marginalized, especially during and after a disaster. Human trafficking like other studies on disaster research, needs to be tackled from various perspectives such as empowering the vulnerable people, creating awareness, strengthening the disaster risk reduction measures and creating a common platform to fight the vicious circle by breaking its continuity and making strategies victim centric and people friendly.The book adapts a multidisciplinary approach embedding concepts from political, social, economic and anthropological perceptions. The discourse in the book revolves around the emotional and psycho-social stress factors including weak implementation of laws and policies at various levels. The content weaves around three themes -- magnitude and interlinks between disaster and human trafficking; policies and protocols on disaster risk reduction and human trafficking and community participation and institutional support. Through these themes, the volume works on identification of the vulnerable areas which are not in compliance with the Sendai Framework of Action, 2015 in the backdrop of the Disaster Management Act of India, 2005. The volume will be of immense interest to a wide range of practitioners, researchers, academicians, policy makers, political leaders, gender experts, international organizations, disaster management authorities, civil society organisations, and scholars working in the area of human rights in general and trafficking in particular. Note: This research was funded by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).Human Trafficking is complex, layered and lies at the intersections of multiple vulnerabilities, gender being among the most significant ones. This gets exacerbated during both natural and human made disasters. Any attempt to either understand or address it will be fraught with challenges if women and girls' unique vulnerabilities, as well as their needs, voice, choice, agency and safety is not centre-staged in any effort. Mondira's book does exactly that...it succinctly and in simple words explores the compounding discriminations, including structural inequalities, that cause and result in women and girls differential gendered vulnerabilities to being trafficked during disasters. Once this is understood, the solutions can be specific, gender responsive, and sustainable.- Anju Dubey Pandey, Gender Responsive Governance and Ending Violence against Women Specialist, UN Women, New Delhi, IndiaTable of ContentsCHAPTER I: IntroductionContext Interlinks between Disaster and Human Trafficking Policies and Protocols on DRR and Human Trafficking Community Participation and Institutional Support Scope & Methodology CHAPTER II: Links Between Disaster and Human Trafficking Disaster and Human Trafficking – A Perception Disaster Management Act, 2005 Sendai Framework of Action and Sustainable Development Goals Crime Against Women and Human Trafficking Trafficking in Persons- The Vulnerable Areas CHAPTER III: Role of NGOs and Community Participation Significance of Community Participation Community Based Preventive Measures Awareness and Sensitization Networking, Advocacy & Media Training & Capacity Building Vigilance, Prosecution & Conviction Information, Education & Communication (IEC) Materials CHAPTER IV: Protocols, Policies and Role of Civil Society Organizations The Legal Framework International Protocols Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Regional Policies Civil Society Organizations CHAPTER V: Institutional Mechanisms, Gaps and Challenges Background State Machinery Non-Governmental Organisation Challenges and Opportunities CHAPTER VI: Conclusion ANNEXURES I Advisory from Home Ministry, GOI II Advisory of Ministry of Home Affairs, 2012 III TIP Report 2019: Country Narrative (India) IV Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Building in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development UNISDR

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