Organized crime Books

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 SynopsisA century before the emergence of its cousin, the Sicilian mafia, the criminal organisation known as 'The Camorra' was establishing a deadly grip on Naples and Southern Italy. Its influence today is as strong as ever. This account of the organisation and its shadowy leaders reveals a crime syndicate of extraordinary power and resources: it involves the major political parties, along with the police, judiciary, administrators and leading figures in the business community.Trade Review"'Very well-researched... excellent' - Vincenzo Ruggiero, THES 'Lively and readable... honest and interesting' - Mark Galeotti, Modern Italy 'Excellent, an exciting read' - Carl Levy 'Tom Behan convincingly shows that all levels of the Italian state, including the judiciary are sufficiently corrupt and in hock to the Camorra as to make all reformist solutions bankrupt' - Socialist Review"Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 The origins of the Camorra and the Mafia 2 The postwar development of the Camorra 3 The 'administrative economy' and the 1980 earthquake 4 The 'business camorra' of the Nuvoletta gang 5 The Cirillo affair 6 How the Camorra works 7 Criminal politics 8 Who will stop the Camorra? Conclusion - Ha da passà 'a nuttata Tables Notes Index

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Book SynopsisIn analyzing how economic crime was managed in Russia, from the Brezhnev era to the Yeltsin years, this book reveals the historical roots of the 'criminal problem' that has marked Russian politics since the late 1980s. During the closing decades of the Soviet regime, the daily struggle against shortages of goods and services precipitated a rapid increase in the black market and other underground practices, visible to all, but still deemed illegal. How did Soviet police officers and judges select the cases they dealt with on a daily basis? And how were the funds and manpower dedicated to combating 'economic crime' actually deployed? Law enforcement agencies also had to deal with the aftermath of Mikhail Gorbachev's liberal economic reforms. Russia's economy underwent far-reaching change, its judicial framework proved obsolete to combat the new challenges and its police woke up to the possibility of privatising or selling their professional knowhow. Drawing on first hand research and interviews with criminals and police officers, this scrupulous study investigates the changing nature of criminal law and policing before and after the fall of the Soviet state.

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Book SynopsisHidden Power reveals criminal mafias determining political outcomes to suit their own agendas, and tells how they do it - by influencing elections, changing constitutions, fomenting terrorism, waging war, negotiating peace deals and working behind the scenes in pivotal historical moments such as the Second World War and the Cuban Missile Crisis.Drawing on unpublished government documents and mafia memoirs, James Cockayne reveals a century of forgotten political-criminal collaboration in New York, Sicily and the Caribbean and explains how such links persist globally, from the drug wars in Mexico, to smuggling routes in West Africa, to political instability in Russia, Ukraine and Central Asia.Forcing us to rethink our distinctions between politics, conflict and crime, Hidden Power reveals a world in which states and mafias compete - and collaborate - for power.Trade ReviewIn this landmark study, James Cockayne provides a rich and thoroughly researched history of the interaction between mafias and the state, while providing a framework for considering the strategic calculations of all criminal organisations. -- Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College LondonRemarkable, a landmark in organised crime research. Cockayne, uniquely both an analyst and practitioner, is the first person to bridge the divide between the study of what we have traditionally called 'the mafia' and a new generation of organised crime in the developing world. This will be the standard reference for all those debating the policy options for illicit trafficking and the role of criminal organisations in the age of globalisation. -- Mark Shaw, Director, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized CrimeWe've known for some time that globalization blurs boundaries and conventional categories like public/private and national/international. This extraordinary book adds a new factor into the mix: the transnational strategies criminal organizations deploy to shape governmental power in order to maximize criminal rents. The compelling narrative takes us on a geographic tour that includes Sicily, New York, Cuba and conflicts in Mexico and the Sahel. Even more impressive is the analytical tour Cockayne provides--a tour de force illuminating a blind spot in our understanding of global instability. -- John G. Ruggie, Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights and International Affairs, Harvard UniversityWe need to rethink our understanding of international politics, as states compete with powerful private actors, and the distinction between public and private agendas gets increasingly blurred. James Cockayne's exploration of the influence of criminal networks makes an important contribution to our understanding of a world in which the power of money and crime redefines the politics of power. -- Jean-Marie Guehenno, CEO, International Crisis GroupHidden Power is a well-sourced, thoughtful tome filled with useful insights. It offers nuance and originality while addressing a topic too often overrun with derivative fear-mongering. * InSight Crime *

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Book SynopsisThe planet is currently experiencing alarming levels of species loss caused in large part by intensified poaching and wildlife trafficking driven by expanding demand, for medicines, for food, and for trophies. Affecting many more species than just the iconic elephants, rhinos, and tigers, the rate of extinction is now as much as 1000 times the historical average and the worst since the dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago. In addition to causing irretrievable biodiversity loss, wildlife trafficking also poses serious threats to public health, potentially triggering a global pandemic. The Extinction Market explores the causes, means, and consequences of poaching and wildlife trafficking, with a view to finding ways of suppressing them. Vanda Felbab-Brown travelled to the markets of Latin America, South and South East Asia, and eastern and southern Africa, to evaluate the effectiveness of various tools, including bans on legal trade, law enforcement, and interdiction; allowing legal supply from hunting or farming; alternative livelihoods; anti- money-laundering efforts; and demand reduction strategies. This is an urgent book offering meaningful solutions to one of the world's most pressing crises.Trade Review'The Extinction Market is an especially needed contribution to comprehend the tightly interwoven licit and illicit economies based around biodiversity hotspots and endangered wildlife.' -- H-Environment

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Book SynopsisThe role of women in the Italian mafias has long been overlooked. Reduced to victim status and relegated to domestic life in a male-dominated society, women serve as the mafia's respectable facade: virtuous and docile. It is hard to picture these immaculate figures married to and raising brutal killers. But, as Milka Kahn and Anne Veron reveal in this absorbing book, women have always been at the heart of Italy's criminal organisations, as the guarantors of mafia culture. While the men are behind bars or on the run, it is left to their wives and mothers to uphold and pass on the 'family values'. Once widowed, they push their sons to vendetta; they are increasingly becoming mafia chiefs in their own right. Yet many also decide to risk their lives and break with 'the Family', collaborating with the authorities and renouncing mafia society in search of a normal life. So who are these women? Are they pure Madonnas, or dangerous Godmothers? Women of Honour paints a complex and fascinating portrait through extremely rare interviews with the women themselves, who have overcome a culture of silence to share their extraordinary lives.Trade Review'Kahn and Véron have trawled newspapers and legal documents and interviewed dozens of women to provide vivid stories of tough-minded female bosses, ruling without mercy.' -- Times Literary Supplement'These fascinating stories of courage, collaboration and criminal mastery offer new insight into the changing role of women in mafia culture.' * Clare Longrigg, author of Mafia Women *'Engrossing. Kahn and Véron take us into a world in which women play an important role but in which — with few exceptions — their identities, their private lives and sex lives all belong to their menfolk; a world in which rebellion leads inexorably to either life on a witness protection programme, or death.' * John Hooper, author of The Italians *

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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 SynopsisThe UN's Lone Ranger tells of law enforcement and diplomacy. It is also the first book, written from an international perspective, about a subject that warrants much greater attention, if the world's most threatened species are to be safeguarded for future generations. John Sellar describes why organized crime has turned to robbing nations, especially in the developing world, of their animals and plants and how this is bringing several species to the brink of extinction. It illustrates, in words and images, how criminal networks recruit, equip and direct poachers and wildlife contraband couriers; arrange the smuggling of species and products, often involving transportation across many borders and several continents; use bribery and violence against law enforcement personnel; and the nature of the markets in which illegal-origin wildlife is being consumed. Sellar, once described as 'the world's leading authority on wildlife crime', also reflects frankly, and sometimes critically, on his service as a UN official, the way in which national law enforcement bodies are reacting to these crimes and the support provided by international agencies. He identifies what he believes are significant gaps in the current responses and suggests ways in which they might be plugged. He recounts several of his incredible experiences; visiting anti-poaching officers on the roof of the world, the Tibetan Plateau, and bizarre late-night hospitality from KGB officers.Trade Review'...Sellar blends a dry wit with hard-bitten experience to vividly illustrate the difficulties facing CITES in the coming years. ...deserves close attention from those with a keen interest in the CITES regime and the wider problems posed by environmental crime...' RECIEL -------------------- 'John Sellar tells a good tale. This readable book is a memoir by the Scottish policeman who went on to spend 14 years as 'the UN's Lone Ranger'... ...found himself in some astonishing situations in far-flung corners of the world... Anyone seeking a better understanding of how criminals are driving endangered species towards extinction should read this book... ...an entertaining read, if enforcement agencies were to act on the recommendations therein, far fewer poachers and smugglers would go unpunished, and far more endangered species might survive'. Ian Redmond OBE; Ambassador, UNEP Convention on Migratory Species; Chairman , Ape Alliance. -------------------- '...a very personal insight into John's assessment of the challenges faced and the promising opportunities that exist in the fight against wildlife crime.' Huntly Express -------------------- '...this book is an eye-opener. The author's unique knowledge of international wildlife trade is set out in an easy-to-read style, with anecdotes drawing on his scottish policing background. This is a book that should be read by everyone involved in - or even with an interest in - wildlife conservation. It should also flag up to the world the very real risk of imminent extinctions'. Wildlife Detective The Blog of Alan Stewart -------------------- '... He is an excellent storyteller... Sellar's book is a fascinating one, because there is a limited awareness of the nature and scale of wildlife trade... ...is a riveting read and I would highly recommend the book to anyone with even a passing interest in wildlife and animals.' Sancuary Asia -------------------- 'The first value of this book is therefore to bring a much greater understanding of just how seriously we should address wildlife crime. ...chapters will certainly grab your attention and raise your eyebrows. ...the story he tells is fascinating reading. ...his messages have significant reflections and deserve careful consideration. Given the current escalation in elephant and rhino poaching, this book could not have come at a more appropiate time. By reading it, we should have a better understanding about the scale of wildlife crime, its complexity and the desperate need to bringing the illegal decimation of the world's wildlife to a halt. I believe John's book contributes to that evalution'. SWARA -------------------- '...the dedication and enthusiasm of the author is never in doubt and exemplified by the many accounts of his incredible experiences. ... The long, excellent series of colour photographs tell their own story... ...a very welcome addition. This book about the illegal trade in wildlife is recommended to any general reader or anyone interested in wildlife and a concern for its future'. Ray Collier, Highland News Group -------------------- '...is about his time with the UN and describes why organised crime has turned to robbing nations of their natural resources and how this is bringing several species to the brink of extinction. ... This is an interesting book and a good read. It is very much a personal account...' Environment -------------------- '...a personal narrative and overview of efforts to combat international wildlife crime from the perspective of a law enforcement insider. I do not know of any other comparable account. ... The strength of this book is in how Sellar describes bringing his experience and skills as a Scottish cop to the international wildlife poaching frontlines. ... This book is required reading for international wildlife managers. There are many lessons in this book for wildlife law enforcement personnel. ...I found great value in the book...' The Journal of Wildlife Management

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Book Synopsis"Fighting the Mafia" is Leoluca Orlando's dramatic tale of witness and survival, of his effort to expose Mafia infiltration of the highest levels of Italy's national politics, and of the movement he helped build-in the schools and churches, and at the ballot box - to recapture Sicilian culture and inspire a renaissance of democracy.

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Book SynopsisSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING BENICIO DEL TORO, PRODUCED BY LEONARDO DICAPRIO.Cuba, 1961.A failed invasion at The Bay of Pigs results in Fidel Castro tightening his hold over Cuba. José Miguel Battle Sr., a former cop and member of the counter-revolutionary group intent on overthrowing him, is captured.Miami, 1962.José Miguel Battle Sr. travels to the USA, chased from the island by revolution, and is renamed The Godfather. A 2,500 strong Cuban-American criminal alliance is established.Known on both sides of the law as 'The Corporation', its powerful members were fellow outcasts and enemies of Castro. A hero to many Cuban-Americans, The Godfather created a unit of trusted men who fought alongside him to reclaim their nation from the Marxist dictator.Gaining money, power and inluence by running gambling rackets, money- laundering, drug tra?cking and murder, The Corporation never gave up the dream of killing Castro and reclaiming their homeland. This explosive biography reveals how an entire generation of political exiles, refugees, racketeers, corrupt cops, hitmen (and their wives and girlfriends) became caught up in this violent desire, and built a criminal empire surviving over 40 years.An epic tale of gangsters, drugs and violence, learn how The Corporation grew into one of the USA's most sordid and deadly organisations. Trade ReviewA mob saga that has it all-brotherhood and betrayal, swaggering power and glittering success, and a Godfather whose reach seems utterly unrivaled. What a relentless, irresistible read. * Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of The Force *English capably covers half a century of criminal enterprise, avoiding the clichés of the true-crime genre while stocking his narrative with familiar players: the capos and goons, the cops and informants, a mistress or two, and John F. Kennedy.... Fascinating reading. * Kirkus Reviews *It's a gripping, blood-soaked story, rich in drama and suspense; if it were a novel, you might expect to see Don Winslow's name attached to it. Fans of true crime, especially those with a hankering for epic-sized stories, should flock to this book. * Booklist *

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Book Synopsis'Improvement is a major work of literature.' - Nick Hornby, The BelieverReyna knows her relationship with Boyd isn't perfect, yet as she visits him throughout his three-month stint in prison, their bond grows tighter. Kiki, now settled in New York after a journey that took her to Turkey and around the world, admires her niece's spirit but worries that she always picks the wrong man. Little does she know that the otherwise honourable Boyd is pulling Reyna into a scheme which violates his probation. When Reyna ultimately decides to remove herself for the sake of her four-year-old child, her small act of resistance sets into motion a tapestry of events that affect the lives of loved ones and strangers around them. A novel that examines conviction, connection and the possibility of generosity in the face of loss, Improvement is as intricately woven together as Kiki's beloved Turkish rugs and as colourful as the tattoos decorating Reyna's body, with narrative twists and turns as surprising and unexpected as the lives all around us. The Boston Globe says of Joan Silber 'No other writer can make a few small decisions ripple across the globe, and across time, with more subtlety and power.' Improvement is Silber's most shining achievement yet.Trade ReviewA novel of richness and wisdom and huge pleasure -- Kamila Shamsie * New York Times Book Review *[Improvement] daisychains several related narratives into a rich and surprising whole...Silber's superb handling of time - that Alice Munro tribute isn't wide of the mark - draws the disparate lives into a unity, and makes this compressed novel feel mysteriously capacious. -- Anthony Quinn * Guardian *Silber is the genuine article, a writer of such precision, intelligence and insight that she makes you gasp...The characterisation is fantastic and the dialogue pitch-perfect. -- Cressida Connolly * Literary Review *Improvement is a major work of literature....I love [Silber's] prose even more than I love her unconventional narrative approach. The first story, written in the first person, seems to me like the perfect lesson in voice, and anyone trying to write or to teach writing should read it. Reyna, the narrator, is funny, shrewd, laconic, fatalistic, something of a fuckup, and refreshingly unbookish; there isn't a single line that lets the reader down, or that allows you to suspect even for a second that this person isn't real. -- Nick Hornby * The Believer *Silber brings the skills of a short story writer to her novels, giving her characters enough space to breathe within the confines of the larger story, and every so often one will come across a jewel of a sentence that begs to be underlined or committed to memory. * Glasgow Herald *A wise, impressive novel, utterly precise and unflinching in its portrayal of everyday human weakness, but full of kindness and hope. I loved this book. -- Sarah WatersA wonderful novel about the unknown interconnectedness of us all in ways that are invisible but matter. -- Linda Grant[I]t feels vital to love Silber's work. . . Now is the moment to appreciate that she is here, in our midst: our country's own Alice Munro. * Washington Post *Without fuss or flourishes, Joan Silber weaves a remarkably patterned tapestry connecting strangers from around the world to a central tragic car accident. The writing here is funny and down-to-earth, the characters are recognizably fallible, and the message is quietly profound: We are not ever really alone, however lonely we feel. * Wall Street Journal, top fiction titles of 2017 *I love all of Joan Silber's work for her mastery of character, her ferocious and searching compassion, and her elegant lines that make the mind hum for hours. Improvement is so crisp and resonant a novel that it made me forget the chaos of life around me; a feat for which I'm truly grateful. -- Lauren GroffAn everyday masterpiece. * Newsday *An accomplished, wise, humane book, generously graced with those fleeting but vivid moments - of puzzlement, vexation and love - in which the humanity of her characters shines through. -- Colin BarrettImprovement has the intricate beauty of the rugs around which the story is woven. I admire Joan Silber's ability to braid the narratives of objects and people lost and found into a shapely story. -- Sarah MossAn elegant, generous portrait of interconnected lives. * Tatler *Silber excels at quick, sharp portraiture...an exploration of the hopes, pains and small successes of very different people making their uncertain way through life. * Times Literary Supplement *This gentle, absorbing story glides along on frictionless, understated prose; it feels wholly natural and unforced, as if the characters are recounting their own experiences, shorn of any artifice or make-believe. * Country & Townhouse Magazine *

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Book SynopsisThink you know everything about the Krays?Think again.Britain's most infamous criminals: the Kray twins. The extent of their activities has always been uncertain. But now, it is time for the conclusive account of their story, from their East End beginnings, to becoming the kingpins of London's underworld.This objective account, compiled by best-selling crime author and criminal lawyer James Morton, cuts through the conflicting versions of their stories and answers burning questions still being asked, 50 years after their infamous conviction. How was the clergy involved in evading police action? What was Charlie Kray's true position with his brothers? Just how many did they kill?Featuring an in-depth discussion at the supposed claims they killed up to 30, and a deep dive into the death of champion boxer Freddie Mills, Krays: The Final Word compiles all previous accounts and then some to find the truth behind their legendary status.This is the Krays - all fact, no fiction.Trade Review'A book that reads as the ultimate case file against the Krays' The Times * The Times *

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Book SynopsisThink you know everything about the Krays?Think again.Britain's most infamous criminals: the Kray twins. The extent of their activities has always been uncertain. But now, it is time for the conclusive account of their story, from their East End beginnings, to becoming the kingpins of London's underworld.This objective account, compiled by best-selling crime author and criminal lawyer James Morton, cuts through the conflicting versions of their stories and answers burning questions still being asked, 50 years after their infamous conviction. How was the clergy involved in evading police action? What was Charlie Kray's true position with his brothers? Just how many did they kill?Featuring an in-depth discussion at the supposed claims they killed up to 30, and a deep dive into the death of champion boxer Freddie Mills, Krays: The Final Word compiles all previous accounts and then some to find the truth behind their legendary status.This is the Krays - all fact, no fiction.Trade Review'A book that reads as the ultimate case file against the Krays' The Times * The Times *

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Book Synopsis136,000 people in the UK are in some form of slavery. This is big business, generating more than £120 billion annually for criminal organisations across the world. Stolen Lives examines trafficking and slavery in Britain, hearing from those on the front line. Powerful and moving testimony from survivors reveals the individual stories behind the headlines and charts one young woman’s terrifying and ultimately inspiring journey to freedom and independence. Finally, it shows us what we can do to make a difference.Trade Review‘If you’ve ever doubted slavery exists in the 21st century, this is the book for you. Louise Hulland has a reporter’s grip on the facts and the heart to understand the brutal realities. A story about one person, and a story about millions. A must-read — how slavery came back. Modern slavery won’t end without books like this and investigators like Louise.’ -- Jeremy Vine‘A powerful, shocking and moving investigation into this horrendous crime lurking all around us.’ -- Ayesha Hazarika‘Louise tells the stories of trafficking survivors with a sensitivity and tact that is too often missing from mainstream discourse on the issue.’ -- May BulmanImportant. -- Martin Chilton * The Independent *Notwithstanding the book’s careful, thoroughly-researched account of the high-level background, it is a gripping read. Highly recommended. * Scottish Legal News *

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Book SynopsisCLASH OF THE CLANS is a story that traces the emergence of the Irish mafia from the streets of Dublin to the highest echelons of global organised crime and right into the heart of professional boxing. When a weigh-in turns into a gangland bloodbath, the tables begin to turn on the powerful Kinahan Organised Crime Group. But is it too late to tame the beast or can the law finally catch up with the mob? Bestselling author and award-winning crime journalist Nicola Tallant brings the reader on her own journey of discovery as she delves into the dangerous underworld where a golden era of cocaine turned a brat pack of street dealers into an international mafia. With a unique insight into the rise of mob and its reach into boxing through a tapestry of confidential informants and some too-close-for-comfort experiences, Tallant brings to life one of the most extraordinary stories in modern organised crime. Following the trail from the local authority estates of the Irish capital to the gilded mansions of Dubai, Clash of the Clans: The Rise of the Irish Narcos and Boxing's Dirty Secret powers through the intriguing tale of the cocaine cowboys and the rivalries that threaten to bring down an empire.

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Book SynopsisThis rigorous examination of the court system is presented from a practical, citizen-based perspective and fueled by the firsthand anecdotes shared with the author by a member of the Mafia in Chicago. Touching upon the history of mob influence, including the dealings of infamous Al Capone, the book asserts both the positives and negatives of organized crime participants who are also functioning members of the Chicago community. It makes claims about the ways in which corruption can develop in a court system, and offers lessons through example on how deep corruption could be in Chicago during various periods and what motivation and opportunity there is for citizens to avoid such court corruption.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores how the ‘new’ Asian criminal entrepreneurs in Canada, known as The Big Circle Boys (BCB), competitively dominated the Canadian heroin market in the 1990s without a formal organisation or explicit hierarchical structure. Drawing on the market resilience framework, it examines how the BCB smuggled drugs by using social capital, shared resources, and trust effectively through their ethnicity. How did they counter external security challenges and promote internal competitive cooperation? Were they able to resolve disputes peacefully by managing internal relations? These questions are answered through an analysis of their networking processes and illustrated in the structural properties and dynamics of their mono-ethnic criminal network. For the first time, the BCB players that contributed to the 2001 Canadian and Australian heroin droughts are revealed through intercepted telephone calls and court testimonies. It shows how the BCB collectively switched from heroin to ecstasy since the year 2000. The operation logistics of drug importation and local trafficking are scrutinised. This book speaks to those interested in how a collective of ethnic-Chinese career criminals succeeded and failed in the international drugs trade, particularly for scholars and students of social sciences disciplines.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Theoretical Frameworks and Concepts.- 3. Heroin 1: Market Resilience and BCB Network Evolution.- 4. Heroin 2: BCB Competitive Cooperation.- 5. Heroin 3: Ho and Sa’s Importation Scheme.- 6. Heroin 4: Counteraction against Police Attacks.- 7. From Heroin to Ecstasy.- 8. Entering the Ecstasy Market.- 9. Internal Management Methods.- 10. The Wong Ecstasy Group.- 11. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis edited collection provides an original and comprehensive take on retail crime and its prevention, by combining international data and multidisciplinary perspectives from criminologists, economists, geographers, police officers and other experts. Drawing on environmental criminology theory and situational crime prevention, it focusses on crime and safety in retail environments but also the interplay between individuals, products and settings such as stores, commercial streets and shopping malls, as well as the wider context of situational conditions of the supply chain in which crime occurs. Chapters offer state-of-the-art research on retail crime from a range of countries such as Australia, Brazil, Israel, Italy, Sweden, the UK and the USA. This methodological and well-researched study is devoted to both academics and practitioners from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds whose common interest is to prevent retail crime and overall retail loss. The chapters 'Crime in a Scandinavian Shopping Centre' and 'Perceived Safety in a Shopping Centre' are published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.Trade Review“The book’s wide-ranging chapters would be most useful to a professional working in the retail industry who needs insight or guidance about trends in retail theft and proven methods for identifying and deterring such activity.” (Laura Judge, Security Management, sm.asisonline.org, April 1, 2020)Table of ContentsPart 1 – An Introduction to Retail CrimeChapter 1. Retail crime; Vania Ceccato and Rachel ArmitageChapter 2. International Trends in Retail Crime and Prevention Practices; Joshua BamfieldPart 2 – Products, Settings and Offenders in RetailChapter 3. Can We Ever Know Which Objects Thieves Most Desire?; Brian Smith, Ron ClarkeChapter 4. Who Steals from Shops, and Why?; James Hunter, Laura Garius, Paul Hamilton and Azrini WahidinChapter 5. COPS and Robbers; Emmeline TaylorPart 3 – Retail Environments, Crime and Perceived SafetyChapter 6. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and Retail Crime; Rachel Armitage, Chris Joyce and Leanne MonchukChapter 7. Shoplifting in Small Stores; Paul CozensChapter 8. Crime in a Scandinavian Shopping Centre; Vania Ceccato, Örjan Falk, Pouriya Parsanezhad and Väino TarandiChapter 9. Perceived Safety in a Shopping Centre; Vania Ceccato, Sanda TcacencuPart 4 – Retail Crime and the Wider Context.- dChapter 10. Shopping Crime at Place; Aviv-Yafo, David Weisburd, Shai Amram and Maor Shay Chapter 11. Crime at the Intersection of Rail and Retail; Andrew NewtonChapter 12. Crime Against Trading; Marcelo Justus, Vania Ceccato, Gustavo Moreira and Tulio KahnChapter 13. Theft of Medicines from Hospitals as Organised Retail Crime; Ernesto Savona, Marco Dugato and Michele RiccardiPart 5 – Retail Crime PreventionChapter 14. The Challenges to Preventing Losses in Retailing; Martin GillChapter 15. Towards a Theory of Tagging in Retail Environments; Aiden Sidebottom, Nick TilleyPart 6 – Research and Practice.- Chapter 16. Practical challenges and new research frontiers in retail crime and its prevention; Vania Ceccato and Rachel Armitage.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a novel criminological understanding of white-collar crime and corporate lawbreaking in China focusing on: lack of reliable official data, guanxi and corruption, state-owned enterprises, media censorship, enforcement and regulatory capacity. The text begins with an introduction to the topic placing it in global perspective, followed by chapters examining the importance of comparative study, corruption as a major crime in China, case studies and etiology, domestic, regional and global consequences, and concluding theoretical and policy issues that can inform future research. Trade Review“The authors … are prolific scholars who have emmeshed themselves in white-collar research and comparative studies, with a particular focus on China. The result is this enlightening, informative, and up-to-date case study of Chinese white-collar crime … . Drawing on a variety of data sources, including published articles, books, reports, and interviews with dozens of academics and criminal justice practitioners across a decade (2009–18), this book is a must-read for students and scholars who are interested in white-collar crime.” (Hong Lu and Shujing Shi, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, clcjbooks.rutgers.edu, June, 2023)“This book makes an important contribution to the further study of white-collar crime in China. Those who are interested in Chinese crime problems, particularly for white-collar and corporate crime, will find it valuable and beneficial. … The book is based on case analysis. Readers will be interested in the criteria of how these cases are selected.” (Mengliang Dai, Asian Journal of Criminology, Vol. 18 (1), 2023)Table of ContentsChapter 1: An Overview of White-Collar and Corporate Chime in China.Chapter 2: Comparative Criminology and White-Collar Crime.Chapter 3: Corruption in China.Chapter 4: Case Studies.Chapter 5. Domestic, Regional, and Global Consequences.Chapter 6: Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisListening to Sicarios presents new insights into the lives of paid assassins of Mexico’s drug trafficking syndicates from the perspectives of the assassins themselves. Based on an extraordinary series of ethnographic interviews carried out in the wake of the record levels of narcoviolence experienced in Ciudad Juárez between 2008 and 2012, this study analyzes the ways in which these young men interpret their actions across four key thematic axes: border infrastructures, youth and responsibility, masculinity and sentiment, and ethics: good vs. evil.It argues that sicarios follow a career path within a criminal corporate infrastructure that is especially robust in Mexican border cities. It also explores how sicarios understand youthful innocence in relation to adult accountability in the realm of violence that is frequently meted out by young men on other young men. It then analyzes sicarios’ expressions of feelings of power that may boost their sense of virility, as well as feelings of fear and regret that imply weakness. Finally, it examines how sicarios defend their personal integrity in the face of a public discourse that views their acts as savage.Table of Contents1. Deadly Employment within the Border Industrial Complex2. Youthful Murders: Innocence and Professionalism3. Sicario Masculinities: Feeling Reckless and Respectful4. Fury at the Limits of Good and Evil

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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 handbook brings together cutting-edge research from key contributors on the rapidly expanding and fast-changing field of UK youth gangs. It examines the contours of the academic debates, describes and explains the origins and evolution of violent street gangs in the UK against a backdrop of globalization, and discusses the factors surrounding the emergence of these gangs in each of the four UK nations and some English regions. It also examines the relationship between gangs and wider issues relating to gender, ethnicity, drug distribution and organised crime. It critically assesses the potential and limitations of ‘Public Health’ approaches to gang violence reduction and the government’s policy responses to violent street gangs in the UK. Providing a broad examination of the latest UK gangs research, with international comparisons, it is essential reading for undergraduate and post-graduate students, in criminology, sociology, social policy and law, policy makers at local and central government level, and practitioners in the fields of law, policing, youth work, social work, housing and workers in dedicated voluntary sector organizations.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: The Evolution of the UK Street Gang.- Chapter 2: Theorising Gangs.- Chapter 3: Reluctant Gangsters ’Revisited.- Chapter 4: County Lines; Dealing in Vulnerability.- Part II: International Comparisons.- Chapter 5: US and UK Gangs: Models, Policy and Practice.- Chapter 6: Gangs and a Global Sociological Imagination.- Chapter 7: Why them?’ ‘Why then?’ ‘Why there?’: The Political Economy of Gangland.- Part III: Nations and Regions.- Chapter 8: Gangs, Gang Evolution and Young People’s Involvement in Drug Supply and Distribution in Scotland.- Chapter 9: Gangs Young People and Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland.- Chapter 10: Youth Gangs in Wales.- Chapter 11: Gangs in Liverpool: Scouse Soldiers init? Urban Street Gangs on Merseyside.- Part IV: Race and Gender.- Chapter 12: Supporting young women affected by gang association and county lines.- Chapter 13: The alchemy of race and rights’: The logic of historicizing the contemporary racialized youth and gang phenomenon.- Chapter 14: Race and Gangs: Towards a Black Criminology.- Chapter 15: Black Lives Matter in Gang Research.- Chapter 16: The Boys.- Chapter 17: The Pakistani Muslim Community, Street Gangs & the Heroin Trade.- Part V: Gangs and the Justice System.- Chapter 18: Policing UK Street Gangs.- Chapter 19: Evidence in Gang-related Prosecutions.- Chapter 20: Gangs in Prisons.- Chapter 21: County Lines and Prisons.- Part VI: Policy and Practice.- Chapter 22: The English Street Gang & Government Policy.- Chapter 23: Youth Work & Gang Violence Reduction.- Chapter 24: Safeguarding, Young People & Gangs.- Chapter 25: The Premier League: Breaking the Cycle of Gang Violence.- Chapter 26: Using Ex-Gang Members as Peer Youth Workers.- Chapter 27: Voices from Gang Affected Communities.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides the “how to’s” of police patrol, focusing on how officers on the front line perform their duties (covering both skills and techniques), meet day-to-day challenges, and manage the tasks and risks associated with modern police patrol. Drawing on theory, research, and the experience of numerous practitioners, it provides practical daily checklists and guidance for delivering primary police services: • Conducting mobile and foot patrols• Completing a preliminary investigation• Canvassing a neighborhood • Developing street contacts• Building and sustaining trust• Delivering death notifications, and more. It features interviews with frontline officers, as well as both police chiefs and supervisors to examine the role of police officers in the 21st century and their partnership with, and accountability to, the communities they serve. In addition, this book explores how modern policing has evolved by examining the research, innovation, tradition, and technology upon which it is based. It provides new perspectives and ideas as well as basic knowledge of daily practices, offering value to new and experienced police and security personnel alike; students in criminal justice, law and public safety; community leaders; and others involved in advancing police operations and community well-being. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Mastery: Advancing Police Patrol.- Module 1.1. The Concept of Mastery: Mastery of Essential and Advanced Skills.- Module 1.2. Oath of Office: Policing to the Oath.- Module 1.3. Landmines and pitfalls of police patrol.- Module 1.4. Patrol research, experiments, and innovation.- Chapter 2. Patrol Preparedness.- Module 2.1. Patrol officer daily preparedness and beat familiarity checklists.- Module 2.2. Patrol officer safety.- Module 2.3. Overcoming fatigue in patrol.- Module 2.4. Being supervised: Techniques for working with a supervisor.- Chapter 3. Patrol Operations.- Module 3.1. Techniques and tactics for conducting effective mobile patrol.- Module 3.2. Conducting an effective preliminary investigation.- Module 3.3. Conducting effective foot patrol.- Module 3.4. Traffic enforcement and collision (crash) prevention.- Module 3.5. Providing quality back up.- Chapter 4. Additional Patrol Functions.- Module 4.1. Building intuition: Developing a patrol officer’s sixth sense.- Module 4.2. Conducting effective surveillance.- Module 4.3. Developing street contacts.- Module 4.4. Conducting neighborhood canvass.- Module 4.5. Night patrol.- Module 4.6. Patrol officer role in preventing acts of terror.- Chapter 5. Community.- Module 5.1. Building and sustaining trust.- Module 5.2. Making neighborhoods safer.- Module 5.3. Managing fear.- Module 5.4. Patrolling and protecting small businesses.- Chapter 6. Communication.- Module 6.1. Writing quality reports.- Module 6.2. Using language interpreters.- Module 6.3. Delivering death notifications

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Book Synopsis"This is a book I wish I'd written. It's brilliantly researched, full of detail and illuminating…" —Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo IceUncover the shocking world of the Japanese courtroom.In a country where nearly all defendants plead guilty, the interesting part is what happens between the plea and the sentencing. In True Crime Japan, journalist and longtime resident of Japan Paul Murphy delves into a year's worth of criminal court cases in Matsumoto, a city located 140 miles to the west of Tokyo. The nine defendants in these cases range from ruthless mobsters to average citizens with a variety of methods and motives. Using court documents and interviews, Murphy makes a point of including the perspectives of the defendants, as well as those of their families, neighbors, and lawyers. He explores not only the motives of offenders but the culture of crime and punishment in Japan.The nine cases include:"Late in Life" — A wealthy octogenarian is put in jail for stealing fried chicken"Mama's Boys" — A disbelieving family unveils their son's role as a yakuza gangster."Mother Killers" — A middle-aged carpenter beats his 91-year old mother to death and goes to work the following day, leaving the body for his wife to find.True Crime Japan provides an unusual lens through which to view Japanese society and its emphasis on honor, shame, and conformity. Murphy's in-depth analysis of the court system reveals Japan to be, perhaps surprisingly, a land of true individuals.Trade Review"Murphy has an admirable desire to educate: the stories are interspersed with discussions about broader Japanese social themes, including a fascinating discussion of life in Japanese prisons." --Asia Review of Books"Murphy never exploits his subjects. Instead, his deep research offers insights--at times instructive, at others sobering--into Japanese culture and how societal changes play out at the grassroots level." --Japan Times"Murphy creates a winning mix of irreverent and earnest observations in this snapshot of the underworld in modern Japan." --Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisThe cover illustration of Mafia: Penge & politik på Sicilien 1950-1994 represents a picture of Antonio Salvo. Salvo was a Mafioso, but he did not traffic in narcotics, he did not run weapons, he did not kill anyone, and he did not take part in the 'ordinary' Mafia activities. Antonio Salvo was a business man, one of the wealthiest business men in Sicily. He took an interest in all important lines of business and had close political connections at the highest levels in Rome. Antonio Salvo represented another, but not less important side of the Mafia. He was a central part of the far-reaching network of economic and political interests that dominated Sicily through decades. All the threads of the network came together in one place: the Mafia.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the first comprehensive study of international criminal jurisdiction over organized crime. Taking into account a broad range of profit-generating crimes, including human trafficking, migrant smuggling, drug trafficking, and illicit trade in arms and ammunition, Strobel draws a concise picture of who can be prosecuted for what under which circumstances by analysing the current legal framework as defined by the Rome Statute, and by discussing future developments that could further facilitate such prosecutions. Whereas international criminal law in the strict sense has long been considered not to apply to organized crime, Strobel convincingly demonstrates that international criminal prosecutions hold underexploited potential to bring leaders of cartels and trafficking rings to justice.Table of ContentsAbbreviations Table of Treaties, Resolutions and Other Legal Documents Table of Cases 1 Introduction 2 The Status Quo of Organized Crime in International Criminal Law  2.1 Organized Crime   2.1.1 Legal Definition of Organized Crime   2.1.2 Relevant Crimes    2.1.2.1 Drug Trafficking    2.1.2.2 Trafficking in Persons and Subsequent Exploitation    2.1.2.3 Migrant Smuggling    2.1.2.4 Illicit Trade in Arms and Ammunition, Natural Resources, and Cultural Goods    2.1.2.5 Corruption    2.1.2.6 Money Laundering    2.1.2.7 Organized Crime-Related Violence   2.1.3 Types of Organizations    2.1.3.1 Hierarchical Organized Criminal Groups    2.1.3.2 Criminal Networks   2.1.4 Geographic Scope   2.1.5 Impact of Organized Crime  2.2 Organized Crime in Transnational Criminal Law   2.2.1 The Current Role of International Law in Combating Organized Crime   2.2.2 Transnational Criminal Law Conventions    2.2.2.1 The UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols Thereto    2.2.2.2 International Drug Control Conventions    2.2.2.3 Conventions against Corruption    2.2.2.4 Provisions on Money Laundering and Related Instruments    2.2.2.5 Other Transnational Criminal Law  2.2.3 Other Relevant International Conventions  2.2.4 Regional Criminal Law  2.2.5 The International Enforcement Regime  2.3 Organized Crime in International Criminal Law Stricto Sensu  2.3.1 The Evolution of International Criminal Law Stricto Sensu  2.3.2 The Relevance of International Criminal Law Stricto Sensu to Organized Crime    2.3.2.1 The Telos of International Criminal Law    2.3.2.2 Empirical Interconnection: The Crime–Conflict Nexus  2.3.3 Organized Crime in the History of International Criminal Law Stricto Sensu    2.3.3.1 Organized Crime Offenses in International Criminal Tribunals    2.3.3.2 Organized Crime Offenses and the Making of the Rome Statute  2.4 Assessment 3 Organized Crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court  3.1 Procedural Requirements for Jurisdiction   3.1.1 Trigger Mechanisms   3.1.2 Preconditions to the Exercise of Jurisdiction   3.1.3 The Principle of Complementarity  3.2 Substantive Law: Jurisdiction Ratione Materiae   3.2.1 The Crime of Genocide    3.2.1.1 Mental Element: The Dolus Specialis of Genocide    3.2.1.2 Material Elements    3.2.1.3 Summary   3.2.2 Crimes against Humanity    3.2.2.1 Contextual Elements    3.2.2.2 Material Elements: Individual Acts    3.2.2.3 Summary   3.2.3 War Crimes    3.2.3.1 Contextual Elements    3.2.3.2 Material Elements    3.2.3.3 Summary  3.3 Substantive Law: Attribution of a Crime   3.3.1 Perpetration   3.3.2 Participation   3.3.3 Superior Responsibility  3.4 Assessment 4 Organized Crime and International Criminal Law De Lege Ferenda  4.1 Potential Developments Within the Current Jurisdictional Framework   4.1.1 Mental Elements    4.1.1.1 Dolus Eventualis    4.1.1.2 The Dolus Specialis Requirement for Pillage   4.1.2 Material Elements: Trafficking in Persons and Enslavement  4.2 Expanded Jurisdiction Ratione Materiae   4.2.1 Criteria for the Introduction of New Offenses   4.2.2 Common Contextual Elements   4.2.3 Potential Offenses and Their Material Elements    4.2.3.1 The Crime of Drug Trafficking    4.2.3.2 Illicit Trade in Arms and Ammunition, Natural Resources, and Cultural Goods    4.2.3.3 The Crime of Migrant Smuggling    4.2.3.4 Corruption    4.2.3.5 Money Laundering   4.2.4 Summary  4.3 An International Tribunal Focused on Organized Crime   4.3.1 Procedural Requirements for Jurisdiction   4.3.2 Jurisdiction Ratione Materiae   4.3.3 Organizational Setup  4.4 Assessment 5 Conclusion References Index

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