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Strategic Media Books Black Caesar
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St. Martin's Griffin Boston Mob
Book SynopsisJournalist Marc Songini presents the brutal and bloody history of Boston's organized crime syndicates in the 1960s and 70s through the life of gangster Joseph Barboza. The New England Mafia was a hugely powerful organization that survived by using violence to ruthlessly crush anyone that threatened it, or its lucrative gambling, loansharking, bootlegging and other enterprises. And psychopathic strongman Joseph The Animal Barboza was one of the most feared mob enforcers of all time, killing as many as thirty people for business and pleasure.From information based on declassified documents and the use of underworld sources, Boston Mob: The Rise and Fall of the New England Mob and Its Most Notorious Killer spans the gutters and alleyways of East Boston, Providence and Charlestown to the halls of Congress in Washington D.C. and Boston's Beacon Hill. Its players include governors and mayors, and the Mafia Commission of New York City. From the tragic legacy o
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Picador USA Gomorrah
Book SynopsisThe basis of the Sundance TV series Gomorrah A New York Times Notable Book of the YearGomorrah is a bold and important work of investigative writing that holds global significance, one heroic young man''s impassioned story of a place under the rule of a murderous organization. A groundbreaking, unprecedented bestseller in Italy, Roberto Saviano''s insider account traces the decline of the city of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network more powerful and violent than the Mafia. The Camorra is an elaborate, international system dealing in drugs, high fashion, construction, and toxic waste, and its influence has entirely transformed life in Campania, the province surrounding Naples. Since seeing his first murder victim, at thirteen, Roberto Saviano has watched the changes in his home city. For Gomorrah, he disappeared into the Camorra and witnessed up close the drug cartel''s audacious, sop
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Picador USA City of Devils The Two Men Who Ruled the
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Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin Exile on Front Street
Book SynopsisA memoir of the Hells Angels motorcycle club from one of its most high-profile leaders.After forty years in the Hells Angels, George Christie was ready to retire. As president of the high-profile Ventura charter of the club, he had been the yin to Sonny Barger's yang. Barger was the reckless figurehead and de facto world leader of the Hells Angels. Christie was the negotiator, the spokesman, the thinker, the guy who smoothed things out. He was the one who carried the Olympic torch and counted movie stars, artists, rock musicians, and police chief captains among his friends.But leaving the Hells Angels isn't easy, and within two weeks of retirement, he was told he was out badblackballed by his fellow Angels, prohibited from wearing the club patch, and even told he should remove his Death Head tattoo.Now Christie sets out to tell his story. Exile on Front Street is the tale of how a former Marine gave up a comfortable job with the Department of De
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St. Martin's Griffin Manhunters
Book SynopsisFor the first time, legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world's most infamous narco-terrorists in Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobarthe subject of the hit Netflix series, Narcos.Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's brutal Medellín Cartel was responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine to North America and Europe in the 1980s and '90s. The nation became a warzone as his sicarios mercilessly murdered thousands of peoplecompetitors, police, and civiliansto ensure he remained Colombia's reigning kingpin. With billions in personal income, Pablo Escobar bought off politicians and lawmen, and became a hero to poorer communities by building houses and sports centers. He was nearly untouchable despite the efforts of the Colombian National Police to bring him to justice.But Escobar was also one of America's most wanted, and the Drug Enforcement Administration
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St Martin's Press I Got a Monster
Book SynopsisThe explosive true story of America''s most corrupt police unit, the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF), which terrorized the city of Baltimore for half a decade. When Baltimore police sergeant Wayne Jenkins said he had a monster, he meant he had found a big-time drug dealerone that he wanted to rob. This is the story of Jenkins and the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF), a super group of dirty detectives who exploited some of America's greatest problems: guns, drugs, toxic masculinity, and hypersegregation.In the upside-down world of the GTTF, cops were robbers and drug dealers were the perfect victims, because no one believed them. When the federal government finally arrested the GTTF for robbery and racketeering in 2017, the stories of victims began to come out, revealing a vast criminal enterprise operating within the Baltimore Police Department. Cops planted heroin to cover up a fatal crash that resulted from a botched robbery. They stole hundreds of thousands
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St. Martin's Griffin Dopeworld
Book SynopsisIn this irreverent ode to gonzo journalism, one writer travels the globe to explore the use of recreational drugs in cultures around the world.After I got out of jail, I was determined to find out more about how the issue of drugs not only landed me there, but has shaped the entire world: wars, scandals, coups, revolutions. I read every book, watched every documentary. I saved up to buy plane tickets. I went to Colombia, Mexico, Russia, Italy, Japan and the Afghan borderall in all, fifteen countries across five continents.Call me Narco Polo.Just as Anthony Bourdain''s No Reservations did for the world of food, Dopeworld is an intoxicating journey into the world of drugs. From the cocaine farms in South America to the streets of Manila, Dopeworld traces the emergence of psychoactive substances and our intimate relationship with them. As a former drug dealer turned subversive scholar, with unparalleled access to drug lo
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MacMillan Audio Killing the Mob The Fight Against Organized Crime
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Picador USA The Holly
Book SynopsisA New York Times Book Review Editors'' ChoiceWinner of the 2022 Colorado Book Award for General NonfictionWinner of the 2022 High Plains Book Award for Creative NonfictionNow the basis for an investigative documentary of the same name, award-winning journalist Julian Rubinstein''s The Holly presents a dramatic account of a shooting that shook a community to its core, with important implications for the future.On the last evening of summer in 2013, five shots rang out in a part of northeast Denver known as the Holly. Long a destination for African American families fleeing the Jim Crow South, the area had become an invisible city within a historically white metropolis. While shootings there weren't uncommon, the identity of the shooter that night came as a shock. Terrance Roberts was a revered anti-gang activist. His attempts to bring peace to his community had won the accolades of both his neighbors and the state's mo
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Houghton Mifflin The Black Hand
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Sirius Entertainment 100 Most Infamous Criminals
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Food and Crime
Book SynopsisFood and Crime looks at how theft, fraud, and organized crime dwell at every level of the food world.
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Simon & Schuster Get Capone
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Organized Environmental Crime
Book SynopsisDaan van Uhm, PhD, is a criminologist from Utrecht University, the Netherlands, specializing in green criminology.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Organized Crime and the Environment 2. The Diversification of Organized Crime into Environmental Crime 3. Convergence of Environmental Crime and Other Serious Crimes 4. Colombian Drug Cartels and the Gold Industry in the Darién Gap 5. Chinese Organized Crime and Wildlife Trade in the Golden Triangle 6. Militias and Organized Forest Crimes in the Congo Basin 7. The Future of Organized Environmental Crime Conclusion Appendix: Environmental Crime Cases with Links to Other Serious Crimes Bibliography Index
£57.93
Simon & Schuster American Outlaw
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Atria Books El Cazador de Sombras Un Agente de los Estados
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Atria Books Gods of Mischief
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Prometheus Books Al Capone's Beer Wars: A Complete History of
Book SynopsisAlthough much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been--until now--a complete history of organized crime in Chicago during Prohibition. This exhaustively researched book covers the entire period from 1920 to 1933. Author John J. Binder, a recognized authority on the history of organized crime in Chicago, discusses all the important bootlegging gangs in the city and the suburbs and also examines the other major rackets, such as prostitution, gambling, labor and business racketeering, and narcotics. A major focus is how the Capone gang -- one of twelve major bootlegging mobs in Chicago at the start of Prohibition--gained a virtual monopoly over organized crime in northern Illinois and beyond. Binder also describes the fight by federal and local authorities, as well as citizens' groups, against organized crime. In the process, he refutes numerous myths and misconceptions related to the Capone gang, other criminal groups, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and gangland killings. What emerges is a big picture of how Chicago's underworld evolved during this period. This broad perspective goes well beyond Capone and specific acts of violence and brings to light what was happening elsewhere in Chicagoland and after Capone went to jail. Based on 25 years of research and using many previously unexplored sources, this fascinating account of a bloody and colorful era in Chicago history will become the definitive work on the subject.
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Penguin Books Ltd A Few Kind Words and a Loaded Gun
Book SynopsisA Few Kind Words and a Loaded Gun is the autobiography of convicted felon Noel ''Razor'' Smith. An extraordinarily vivid account of how a tearaway kid from South London became a career criminal, it is both a searing indictment of a system that determinedly brutalized young offenders and a frank, unsentimental acknowledgement of the thrills of the criminal life. Shocking, fascinating and frightening by turns, it also reveals Razor Smith to be a remarkably talented writer.
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Little, Brown Chasing Shadows
Book Synopsis''Compelling, visceral and highly readable'' Oliver Bullough, bestselling author of MoneylandA compulsive true crime thriller about modern-day international drugs trafficking, terrorism and geopolitical intrigue following an investigation driven by one DEA agent, Jack Kelly. Three very different men battle to control their destinies as they hurtle through the hall of mirrors of the global shadow economy.Jack Kelly, a veteran US Drug Enforcement Administration agent, tasked with following a trail of dirty money across continents from a top-secret investigative unit based in Virginia.Salvatore Pititto is an ambitious Mafia capo working on a vast cocaine shipment who becomes unexpectedly pulled into an arms-smuggling conspiracy. Mustafa Badreddine is a ghost-like master terrorist wanted by governments across the world who has been secretly dispatched to Syria for his final mission. Each man, born in radiTrade ReviewGripping... Part geopolitical essay, part toothsome slice of true crime ... [a book with] humour, tension and pathos - Four stars -- Jake Kerridge, The Daily TelegraphJohnson has recreated the most private of criminal moments, including dialogue and even thoughts. He has opened a window on the narco-terror nexus that most observers knew very little about ... Johnson's writing gallops along. -- The GuardianReads like a first-rate thriller. [A] vivid exposé of the murky world of transnational crime ... the overall narrative is so compelling and well-presented. -- Andrew Lycett, SpectatorA page-turner that criss-crosses borders and time zones, told in brisk, episodic, non-linear chapters -- Sunday Irish IndependentRead this powerful book by Miles Johnson right now. It will make you realise that what we call terrorism is actually drug trafficking, what we call politics is organised crime and what we call peace is just a truce between mafias. -- Roberto Saviano, author of GomorrahAs breathless, complex and on-the-edge suspenseful as the finest thriller fiction - but it's all real, which makes it truly extraordinary -- Lee ChildA truly impressive book that takes the reader deep into the dark underbelly of global money laundering where Hezbollah, Russian arms traders, the Italian mafia and Colombian drug lords meet. This McMafia for a new age is vital for understanding the black cash networks that have funded wars and terrorism across the Middle East. -- Catherine Belton, author of Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and then took on the WestThis book is like being inserted deep into the secret heart of the global criminal economy, where mafiosi, terrorists and traffickers are all on the same side. It's compelling, visceral and highly readable -- Oliver Bullough, bestselling author of MoneylandA terrific and utterly absorbing account of the murky and lethal connections between transnational organised crime and global politics. Enthrallingly and lucidly written with great authority and expertise, it is a classic of its kind -- William BoydChasing Shadows is a true crime work of international intrigue as gripping and suspenseful as any novel you'll read this year -- Harlan CobenHoly Mackerel, what a story! Miles Johnson exposes the interlocking worlds of terror and drugs with verve and drama in this tale of truck bombs, arms deals, political assassinations, undercover cops and several tonnes of cocaine. Chasing Shadows is an astounding true crime epic that puts us in the room as a Calabrian mob boss whispers to his mistress, a Lebanese militant plots to set the world on fire, and a US agent races to expose it all -- Dan McCrum, author of Money MenThis astonishing and cinematic rollercoaster of a debut will bring Miles Johnson's talent into the brilliant light. Delivered with trademark verve and precision, it achieves that rare and precious thing that is the goal of all great reporting: it reveals the world to itself -- Alex Perry, author of The Good MothersThis is an extraordinary story of improbable but lethal connections across continents. Miles Johnson writes with verve and insight about ruthless men and the terrible consequences of their crimes -- Fergal KeaneChasing Shadows offers a captivating glimpse into the complex world of international intrigue. This skilfully written thriller intertwines the compelling stories of three distinct men whose fates are undeniably linked. With its engaging prose, well-structured plot, and memorable characters, Chasing Shadows provides a thought-provoking look into the darker aspects of humanity and the high-stakes realm of drugs, terrorism, and power. Readers will find themselves fully immersed in this fascinating tale from start to finish. -- Eliot Higgins, author of We Are BellingcatChasing Shadows is a fascinating journey into the intersecting worlds of politics, terrorism and organised crime. Miles Johnson adopts a narrative technique reminiscent of the late John le Carré, while telling a true story. The result is an impeccably researched book, which is also a pleasure to read -- Federico Varese, Professor of Sociology, Sciences Po
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Taylor & Francis Policing Organized Crime
Book SynopsisWhen criminal activity is as straightforward as a child's game of cops and robbers, the role of the police is obvious, but today's bad guys don't always wear black. In fact, the most difficult criminals to cope with are those who straddle the gray divide between licit and illicit activity. Many of these nefarious sorts operate on the fringe of society, often acting the part of businesspersons, meeting the demands of otherwise law-abiding clientele with illegally procured or delivered goods. Others, specially trained to occupy positions of responsibility, make the most of position and special knowledge to partake of ill-gotten gains. Then there are the organized crime families and syndicates who make use of common business models to turn dubious undertakings into profitable ventures.Policing Organized Crime: Intelligence Strategy Implementation addresses these very real types of modern criminals. It examines the methods and motives of those operatingTable of ContentsTheories of Organized Crime. Entrepreneurship in Organized Crime. Developing Intelligence Strategy. Implementing Intelligence Strategy. Organizational Structure. Organizational Culture. Intelligence Sources. Enforcing Law on Criminal Business. Policing Motorcycle Club Organized Crime. Applying Police Knowledge. Policing Criminal Enterprises. Performance Management in Policing. Performance Measurement in Policing.
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Land of Opportunity One Familys Quest for the
Book SynopsisPart true crime, part work of urban sociology, Land of Opportunity is a meticulously researched account of the rise and fall of the Chambers brothers, who ran a multi-million-dollar crack cocaine operation in Detroit in the 1980s.Trade ReviewWith graceful restraint, Adler shows us that the war on drugs is not a war of the county against those who would bring it down by rejecting its values and grasping at easy money. It is a war of a country against itself, against its history of racism, against its own values of materialism and lack of concern for all its people." - The Washington Post"Relying on countless interviews [. . .] including interviews with the jailed brothers, William M. Adler offers not only an excellent chronicle of the rags-to-riches-to-prison-garb story of these particular entrepreneurs but also a cogent explanation of the social and economic conditions in this country that make dealing drugs an attractive career choice." - Chicago TribuneTable of Contents Foreword Cast of Selected Characters Introduction: Homecoming Chapter One: Land of Cotton Chapter Two: Washing Windows in a Blizzard Chapter Three: Heaven Dust Chapter Four: 'BJ, Why Don't You Start Selling Crack?' Chapter Five: Cool Hand Larry Chapter Six: Moving Like Lightning Chapter Seven: Marlow's One-Stop Chapter Eight: 'Good-bye, Dixie Land' Chapter Nine: Too Windy for Tear Gas Chapter Ten: 'We Rich, Goddammit!' Chapter Eleven: 'Fuck It, I'll Fix Him' Chapter Twelve: All in the Family Chapter Thirteen: A Tale of Two Cities Chapter Fourteen: As Close As Brothers Get Epilogue: Nothing to Lose Afterword Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography
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Kensington The Don
Book SynopsisFor readers of Machiavelli’s THE PRINCE, Sun Tzu's THE ART OF WAR, and Robert Greene's THE 48 LAWS OF POWER, a riveting history of the Mafia in America, the undeniable sweep and power of the Five Families, and their Machiavellian strategies—all condensed into an electrifying guidebook for understanding and harnessing the Mafia’s philosophy of successfully rising within any hierarchy (legally, of course).A captivating history of the Mafia in America as well as an illuminating breakdown of the formidably effective—indeed ruthless—success strategies of the infamous Five Families that ruled, for anyone who’s ever wondered what it takes to be a boss.The Don: 36 Rules of the Bosses is the fascinating culmination of author RJ Roger's extensive research into the Italian-American Cosa Nostra. Analyzing more than 100 years of underworld history, Roger has distilled the behavior of the bosses of the five New York Mafia families—the most powerful in the United States—into 36 rules. Unwritten until codified in The Don, these rules were the foundation of the bosses’ success for over a century.Created in collaboration with Joost Elffers, the producer behind Robert Greene’s international bestseller The 48 Laws of Power, Roger’s The Don: 36 Rules of the Bosses details the history of the American Mafia. More important, it elucidates the strategies by which the bosses of the Five Families achieved and held power.Many of these leaders were devotees of Niccolò Machiavelli's treatise The Prince, a manual for would-be rulers written in 1513 and still read today by power brokers of many kinds around the world. Understanding the influence of this book on the most successful Mafia bosses, and also applying his expertise in contemporary business practices and his deep knowledge of America’s underworld, Roger has identified 36 rules common to them all. In The Don, he explains these rules in ways that will be useful to any reader hoping to gain power, whether personally, politically, or in business.
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Drug Trafficking Organized Crime and Violence in
Book SynopsisIn 1971, Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs. Despite foreign policy efforts and attempts to combat supply lines, the United States has been for decades, and remains today, the largest single consumer market for illicit drugs on the planet. This volume argues that the war on drugs has been ineffective at best and, at worst, has been highly detrimental to many countries.Trade ReviewA first-rate update on the state of the long-fought hemispheric ‘war on drugs.’ It is particularly timely, as the perception that the war is lost and needs to be changed has never been stronger in Latin and North America.”—Paul Gootenberg, author of Andean Cocaine: The Making of a Global Drug “A must-read volume for policy makers, concerned citizens, and students alike in the current search for new approaches to forty-year-old policies largely considered to have failed.”—David Scott Palmer, coauthor of Power, Institutions, and Leadership in War and Peace “A very useful primer for anyone trying to keep up with the ever-evolving relationship between drug enforcement and drug trafficking.”—Peter Andreas, author of Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America
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MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico Women Drug Traffickers Mules Bosses and
Book SynopsisIn the flow of drugs to the United States from Latin America, women have always played key roles as bosses, business partners, money launderers, confidantes, and couriers - work rarely acknowledged. Elaine Carey’s study of women in the drug trade offers a new understanding of this intriguing subject, from women drug smugglers in the early twentieth century to the cartel queens who make news today.
£23.36
Pan Macmillan Gomorrah
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Hodder & Stoughton What You Pay For
Book SynopsisFROM THE AUTHOR OF ALL THE HIDDEN TRUTHS, WHICH WON THE MCILVANNEY DEBUT PRIZE''(a) meticulous and compelling novel about the aftermath of a major crime and its effect on the affected families and investigating officers both. Set in Edinburgh, too'' - Ian Rankin ''Askew asks intricate moral questions, while never ignoring the rigours of crime'' - Daily MailDI Helen Birch faces a terrible choice - family or justice? - in the gripping second novel from the author of All the Hidden TruthsDI Birch joined the police to find her little brother, who walked out of his life one day and was never seen again. She stayed to help others, determined to seek justice where she could.On the fourteenth anniversary of Charlie''s disappearance, Birch takes part in a raid on one of Scotland''s most feared criminal organisations. It''s a good day''s work - a chance to get a dangerous man off the streets. TwTrade ReviewPraise for What You Pay For * : *Ambitious * Sunday Times Crime Club *Askew is a master of dialogue ... Birch is a great character ... There's a pleasing vein of dark humour ... The breakneck pace and adrenaline will leave readers as spent as the sleep-deprived DI Birch * The Scotsman *Intriguing and brilliant * The Skinny *Another top-notch slice of Scottish noir * Mail on Sunday *Askew is a writer to watch * The Sunday Times *Askew asks intricate moral questions, while never ignoring the rigours of crime * Daily Mail *Explosive... the breakneck pace and adrenaline rushes will leave readers as spent as the sleep- deprived DI Birch * The Scotsman Book of the Year *We all need some escapism right now and Claire Askew's latest book is the ideal read to help you swap your worrying Covid-19 thoughts for something grimy and gripping * Daily Record *Praise for All The Hidden Truths * . *Stunning debut... compellingly written. * Daily Mail *Gripping, heartbreaking and horrifyingly plausible. I couldn't tear myself away from this book. Claire Askew is a stunning new voice in crime fiction.As scarily plausible as it is utterly captivating, this is an absorbing and unforgettable debut. * Heat *Moving and memorable. * The Sunday Times *Splendid debut... thoughtful and well-written. * Guardian *An intricate, pacy, risky and intriguing novel.Vivid and powerful
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Manchester University Press Understanding the mafia
Book SynopsisDuring the Second World War, the popularity and importance of the cinema in Britain was at its peak. In this groundbreaking book, Richard Farmer provides a social and cultural history of cinemas and cinemagoing in Britain between 1939 and 1945, and explores the impact that the war had on the places in which British people watched films. Although promising the possibility of escape from the hardships and terrors of wartime life, the cinema was so intimately woven into the fabric of British society that it could not itself escape the war. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary sources, and on the memories of wartime cinemagoers, Cinemagoing in wartime Britain, 1939-45 is the first book to offer an in-depth exploration of the impact that phenomena such as the black out, the blitz, food rationing, evacuation and conscription had on both the exhibition industry and the experiences of the picturegoers themselves.Table of ContentsTowards a definition; early history of the mafia; evolution of the mafia; the code and culture of the mafia; mafia structures; the mafia and the Italian state; mafia and politics in the post-war period; mafia enterprises and the economy; the mafia and the drugs trade; mafia portraits; opposing the mafia; future prospects.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Social Development Models of Gang Involvement
Book SynopsisThis bookcontaining contributions from scholars who are well-known for their research on gangs, and selected as experts on the assigned topicsexamines youth gangs from a developmental/life-course perspective, exploring a myriad of issues related to gang membership, its causes, its consequences, and various intervention efforts to both prevent gang membership and reduce the problematic impact of gangs. Beginning with research exploring the intergenerational continuity in gang membership and examining the causal processes leading to gang membership, the structure of the book reflects the developmental sequence of gang membership. The consequences of gang membership for youth are examined, as are intervention strategies. The book also presents the first conceptual framework on female gang involvement, taking into account the differences in the paths and roles that women and girls may take into the gang. The book concludes by exploring how gang membership affects job possibilitieTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Exploring intergenerational continuity in gang membership 2. Developmental pathways of youth gang membership: a structural test of the social development model 3. Differentiating between delinquent groups and gangs: moving beyond offending consequences 4. School transitions as a turning point for gang status 5. Leveraging the pushes and pulls of gang disengagement to improve gang intervention: findings from three multi-site studies and a review of relevant gang programs 6. Toward a multiracial feminist framework for understanding females’ gang involvement 7. The practical utility of a life-course gang theory for intervention 8. The labor market and gang membership in adulthood: is the availability, quality, and nature of legal work associated with adult gang involvement?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime
Book SynopsisThe ability of law enforcement agencies to manage and act upon intelligence is the key to countering terrorism. Likewise, a critical foundation of intelligence-led policing is the proper analysis of all information gained. Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime: Intelligence Gathering, Analysis, and Investigations, Fourth Edition demonstrates how to recognize the indicators of an impending act of terrorism or mass violence, how to deter an attack, and how to transform information into intelligence to meet community demands for safety and security.The Fourth Edition has been completely updated and expanded to cover numerous topics facing those tasked with investigating and thwarting terrorism and the terrorist acts throughout the world today. Many investigators have sought to understand the growth of the radical extremist and terrorist organization ranks. The Fourth Edition dedicates an expanded new chapter to the concerns and processes centering on radicalization anTrade Review"Terrorism and organized a crime is a seminal and groundbreaking book that clearly shows the connection between the various terrorist movements around the world and the support provided to them by the criminal community. The fourth edition continues to provide the support that law enforcement and the intelligence and security communities need to better fight the evolving threats."– Jeffrey C. Price, Metropolitan State University of Denver, USATable of ContentsChapter 1: A Need for Understanding and AnalysisChapter 2: Understanding and Defining TerrorismChapter 3: Homeland Security and AnalysisChapter 4: Behavioral Traits and Suspicious ActivityChapter 5: Radicalization and RecruitmentChapter 6: Gathering Information, The Key to the ProcessChapter 7: Enhancing Investigations: Going Beyond the TraditionalChapter 8: Working the Puzzle One Piece at a Time: Learning to Anticipate BehaviorChapter 9: Enhanced Analysis: Transforming Information into IntelligenceChapter 10: The Threat: The Future is Here Today – Learning from the PastChapter 11: What the Future May HoldChapter 12: ConclusionAppendix A: Domestic-Based Terrorist OrganizationsAppendix B: "Patriot" Groups in the United StatesAppendix C: Symbols of HateAppendix D: Foreign-Based Terrorist OrganizationsAppendix E: Explosive MaterialsAppendix F: Homeland Security State Contact ListAppendix G: Publication ReferencesAppendix H: Government Legislative ReferencesAppendix I: Glossary of TerminologyAppendix J: Department of Homeland Security Recognized Fusion CentersAppendix K: Guide to Sources of Information for Investigators
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Hodder & Stoughton Gangland
Book SynopsisThe explosive new thriller for fans of gangland fiction! It's time to get reacquainted with Ruby Darke - behind every strong woman is a good story.
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HarperCollins Publishers The Profession of Violence
Book SynopsisThe classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, starring Tom Hardy.Reggie and Ronnie Kray ruled London's gangland during the 60s with a ruthlessness and viciousness that shocks even now. Building an empire of organised crime that has never been matched, the brothers swindled, extorted and terrorised while enjoying a glittering celebrity status at the heart of the swinging 60s scene, until their downfall and imprisonment for life.Trade Review'The most famous biography of criminal life to have been published in Britain…a cult’ Time Out 'All credit to Mr. Pearson for a brave and disturbing book' Daily Express 'A scrupulous dossier of the Krays’ weird career' Daily Telegraph 'An exciting read' The Times 'Extremely well written and fittingly dead-pan' New Statesman
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Broker Trader Lawyer Spy
Book SynopsisExplores the dangerous and combustible power spies hold over international business. This title presents the story of Allan Pinkerton, the nation's true private eye, and extends through the annals of a rich history that includes tycoons and playboys, presidents and FBI operatives, CEOs and accountants, Cold War veterans and military personnel.Trade Review"Eamon Javers has produced a remarkable book about the secret world of business warfare-a world filled with corporate spies and covert ops and skullduggery. This is an important book that has the added pleasure of reading like a spy novel." -- David Grann, author of The Lost City of Z "Eamon Javers is one of Washington's best reporters. In Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy, he has told a wonderfully readable tale with great characters and high stakes, and the dubious practices by corporations and intelligence agents he exposes are going to ignite an important public debate." -- John F. Harris, author of The Survivor "If only the mainstream press would follow Eamon Javers' lead and expose the powerful saboteurs and predators of the corporate underworld, this would be a different country. But it's not too late. Read this book and roll up your sleeves." -- Bill Moyers "Turns out there are far more cloaks and quite a few more daggers in this country than most of us realized. That's one of the many lessons of this terrific book. Eamon Javers is as talented a writer as he is a reporter. What a great read." -- Tucker Carlson "This is a must-read, excellent book." -- Booklist "From early wiretaps to the use of satellites, the author expertly explains how spies help clients sabotage corporate competitors or buy and sell stocks based on expected fluctuations in the price of corn." -- Publishers Weekly "Stunning, revelatory." -- John Stewart, The Daily Show
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Penguin Books Ltd A Rusty Gun
Book SynopsisAs a gun-wielding bank robber, Noel ''Razor'' Smith was top of the criminal tree, enjoying the excitement and benefits of a dangerous and adrenalin-filled career. But he''d also spent the greater part of his adult life in prison, an environment where respect and basic survival were guaranteed only to those prepared to use the most brutal violence. In his new book, Smith takes the story on from his highly acclaimed memoir A Few Kind Words and a Loaded Gun, and describes how he came to realize that the game wasn''t worth the candle. In his mid-forties he applied to enter Grendon, then the only prison in Britain offering intense therapeutic treatment to hardened criminals. He went from a brutal high-security prison, HMP Whitemoor, to an institution where he was encouraged to investigate just why his life had been given over to violence and crime. Smith paints an unforgettable portrait of the hardened and severely damaged inmates of Grendon, many of them guilty of famous crimes, and their attempts to turn round their lives. And in particular his own arduous five-year journey to re-enter society as a straight citizen.Trade ReviewA unique insight into how someone goes about changing the vile and destructive habits of a lifetime. A gripping read -- Will Self * The Times *Provocative, funny and thoughtful * Observer *It's saddening, angering and informative stuff * Metro *I can't put it down. Smith's accounts of life beyond the windowless walls [of prison] ... are chilling beyond belief -- Mark Ellen * Word *
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OUP USA Oxford Handbook of Organized Crime
Book SynopsisWhile the success of national and international law enforcement cooperation to suppress organized crime means that stable, large-scale criminal organizations like the Cosa Nostra or the Japanese Yakuza have seen their power reduced, organized crime remains a concern for many governments. Economic globalization and the easing of restrictions on exchanges across borders now provide ample opportunity for money-making activities in illegal markets. Policies designed to stop illegal market flows often shift these activities to new places or create new problems, as the U.S.- led war on drugs spread production and trafficking to a number South and Central American countries. The Oxford Handbook of Organized Crime provides informed, authoritative, and comprehensive overviews of these issues and other principal forms of organized crime, as well as the type and effectiveness of efforts to prevent and control them. Leading scholars from criminology, law, sociology, history, and political science Table of ContentsList of Contributors Introduction Letizia Paoli Part I Concept, Theories, History, and Research Methods 1. Organized Crime: A Contested Concept Letizia Paoli and Tom Vander Beken 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Organized Crime Edward R. Kleemans 3. Searching for Organized Crime in History Cyrille Fijnaut 4. How to Research Organized Crime Dick Hobbs and Georgios A. Antonopoulos Part II Actors and Interactions 5. The Italian Mafia Letizia Paoli 6. The Italian-American Mafia Jay S. Albanese 7. The Russian Mafia: Rise and Extincion Vadim Volkov 8. Organized Crime in Colombia: The Actors Running the Illegal Drug Industry Francisco E. Thoumi 9. Mexican Drug "Cartels" Monica Medel and Francisco E. Thoumi 10. Chinese Organized Crime Ko Lin-Chin 11. The Japanese Yakuza Peter Hill 12. Nigerian Criminal Organizations Phil Willliams 13. Gangs: Another Form of Organized Crime? Scott H. Decker and David C. Pyrooz 14. Opportunistic Structures of Organized Crime Martin Bouchard and Carlo Morselli 15. Organizing Crime: The State as Agent Susanne Karstedt 16. The Social Embeddedness of Organized Crime Henk van de Bunt, Dina Siegel, and Damián Zaitch Part III Markets and Activities 17. Protection and Extortion Federico Varese 18. Drug Markets and Organized Crime Peter Reuter 19. Human Smuggling, Human Trafficking, and Exploitation in the Sex Industry Edward R. Kleemans and Monika Smit 20. Illegal Gambling Toine Spapens 21. Money Laundering Michael Levi 22. Arms Trafficking Andrew Feinstein and Paul Holden 23. Organized Fraud Michael Levi 24. Cybercrime Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo and Peter Grabosky 25. The Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources Tim Boekhout van Solinge Part IV Policies to Control Organized Crime 26. Organized Crime Control in the United States of America James B. Jacobs and Elizabeth Dondlinger Wyman 27. U.S. Organized Crime Control Policies Exported Abroad Margaret Beare and Michael Woodiwiss 28. European Union Organized Crime Control Policies Cyrille Fijnaut 29. The Fight against the Mafia in Italy Antonio La Spina 30. Organized Crime Control in Australia and New Zealand Julie Ayling and Roderic Broadhurst 31. Organized Crime "Control" in Asia: Experiences from India, China, and the Golden Triangle Roderic Broadhurst and Nicholas Farrelly 32. Finance-Oriented Strategies of Organized Crime Control Michael Kilchling Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Crimes of the Powerful
Book SynopsisAs politicians and the media perpetuate the stereotype of the common criminal, crimes committed by the powerful remain for the most part invisible or are reframed as a bad decision or a rare mistake. This is a topic that remains marginalized within the field of criminology and criminal justice, yet crimes of the powerful cause more harm, perpetuate more inequalities, and result in more victimization than street crimes.Crimes of the Powerful: White-Collar Crime and Beyond is the first textbook to bring together and show the symbiotic relationships between the related fields of state crime, white- collar crime, corporate crime, financial crime and organized crime, and environmental crime. Dawn L. Rothe and David Kauzlarich introduce the many types of crimes, their theoretical relevance, and issues surrounding regulations and social controls for crimes of the powerful. Themes covered include: media, culture, and the Hollywoodization of crimes of the powerful; <Trade ReviewRothe and Kauzlarich’s second edition is a pedagogic gem that provides a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the theory and practice of white-collar crime, occupational crime, corporate crime, organized crime, state crime, state-corporate crime, and financial crime from the viewpoints of production, victimization, regulation, and resistance. Like the first edition of Crimes of the Powerful this one will remain the textbook in this field of study. Gregg Barak is the Founder of the Routledge Crimes of the Powerful Series and the Co-founder and North American Editor of the Sage Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime"Rothe and Kauzlarich’s second edition is a pedagogic gem that provides a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the theory and practice of white- collar crime, occupational crime, corporate crime, organized crime, state crime, state- corporate crime, and financial crime from the viewpoints of production, victimization, regulation, and resistance. Like the first edition of Crimes of the Powerful this one will remain the textbook in this field of study."Gregg Barak, Founder of the Routledge Crimes of the Powerful Series and Co-founder and North American Editor of the Sage Journal of White Collar and Corporate CrimeTable of Contents1.Introduction to White-Collar Crime and Crimes of the Powerful 2.Media, Culture, and Crimes of the Powerful 3.Theoretical Understandings of Crimes of the Powerful 4.The Symbiotic Nature of Crimes of the Powerful 5.Occupational Crime 6.Corporate Crime 7.State Crime 8.State-Corporate Crime 9.The Relationship Between Organized Crime Networks and Crimes of the Powerful 10.Crimes of International Financial Institutions 11.Environmental Harms and Crimes 12.Victims of Crimes of the Powerful 13.Regulating Crimes of the Powerful 14.Resistance Against Crimes of the Powerful 15The Commodification and Pacification of Crimes of the Powerful Through Everyday Life 16.Concluding Thoughts
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Human Trafficking
Book SynopsisIn Human Trafficking: Interdisciplinary Perspectives experts from a wide range of disciplinary and professional backgrounds provide a uniquely comprehensive understanding of human trafficking in the twenty-first century. Chapter authors consider historical, sociocultural, legal, public health, human rights, and psychological aspects of this issue. New chapters address important topics such as racism, child soldiers, organ trafficking, and the role of technology and the banking industry in trafficking. The third edition also explores the ways in which institutionalized oppression of people of color, Native Americans, and those in the LGBTQ+ community can underlie vulnerability of these populations to being trafficked. Human Trafficking is essential reading for professionals in law enforcement, human services, and health care, and for concerned citizens interested in human rights and making a difference in their communities. This book is also intended for uTable of ContentsSection I Human Trafficking Explained and Common Forms 1. Introduction to Human Trafficking: Definitions and Prevalence Mary C. Burke, Tina Krolikowski, Shannon White & Nour Alabase 2. Historical Perspective: Slavery over the Centuries Brooke N. Newman 3. Labor Trafficking: Making Money out of Misery June Kane 4. Sex Trafficking: Yesterday and Today Kimberly A. McCabe 5. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: Special Populations and Sociological Considerations Elizabeth Bowman Section II A Closer Look 6. Sociological Perspectives: Underlying Causes Melissa Swauger, Kay Snyder, Thomas Nowak, and Marci Cottingham 7. Fear, Fraud, and Frank Complexities: The Influence of Gender on Human Trafficking Lisa C. Huebner 8. The Exploitation Equation: Distinguishing Child Trafficking from Other Types of Child Mobility in West Africa Anne Kielland 9. Racism: Black Female Bodies and Human Trafficking Collin-Dilmore 10. Sexual Minorities and Human Trafficking: Vulnerabilities and challenges faced by an overlooked population Candence Wills Section III The Anti-Slavery Movement 11. Domestic and Foreign Policy Responses to the Problem of Human Trafficking Sandi DiMola and Allyson M. Lowe 12. Victim Protection Policy in a Local Context: A Case Study Testaì Patrizia 13. International Development and Globalization Issues that Contribute to Trafficking in Persons Gabrielle Sinnott & Lynsie Clott 14. The Human Security Framework: The Best Security Approach to Preventing and Combatting Human Trafficking Laura Gooding and Lynsie Clott 15. Cyber Issues and Human Trafficking Emily Kennedy 16. Roles and Responsibilities of US Financial Institutions in Combatting Human Trafficking (Mary Onufer) 17. Law Enforcement Considerations for Human Trafficking Bradley W. Orsini 18. Combatting Sex Trafficking through the Prosecution of Traffickers Michael J. Frank and G. Zachary Terwilliger Section IV Supporting Survivors and Programming Considerations 19. Mental Health Care: Human Trafficking & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Veronica M. Lugris, Mary C. Burke, Shannon S. White and Tina Krolikowski 20. Addressing the Problem: Community-Based Responses and Coordination Judy Hale
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Ebury Publishing The Autobiography of a Thief
Book Synopsis8 August 1963; a railway track in Buckinghamshire. The moon shines clearly over Bruce Reynolds and sixteen other men robbing a train of its sacks of money. The Great Train Robbery has entered British folklore as one of the most audacious and extraordinary crimes of the twentieth century. The haul 2,631,684 - is, in todays money, a staggering 26 million.Bruce Reynolds, the leader of the gang, was sentenced to 25 years in prison; even the Commissioner of the Met, Sir Robert Mark, thought that excessive. On its first publication in 1995 Bruce Reynolds autobiography was widely acclaimed and it is now regarded as a classic in the true crime genre. Now reissued with a new introduction and final chapter, the story is brought up to date to include the return of Ronnis Biggs to the UK, the deaths of Buster Edwards, Roy James and Taters Chatham and the continuing story of Reynolds life since his release from jail, as well as dozens of previously unseen photographs.Trade ReviewHis story stands apart ... skilful enough to capture both the immediate excitement of crime and the dull price it so often extracts * The Times *Far superior in style and narrative to the standard self-serving criminal memoir * Guardian *Exceptional... elegantly writtenAmazes and immorally amuses with his high-living, anti-establishment career * Daily Mail *
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Taylor & Francis Money Laundering Blacklists
Book SynopsisWhat are the criteria used by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the European Union to blacklist jurisdictions at high-risk of money laundering? What are the countries at highest risk according to Panama Papers and FinCEN files? Where do criminals move their illicit money, according to judicial and investigative evidence? This book answers these questions. It is an unprecedented study on the countries at highest risk of attracting money laundering and organised crime proceeds â and how they are identified as such by scholars, policy-makers and anti-money laundering (AML) practitioners. It targets an issue which is central to the policy debate, in the media, but is under-studied. This book is divided into two parts. Part I discusses the concept of money laundering risk, its main determinants, and carries out a review of extant country ratings, ranging from official blacklists and grey lists, to media leaks and scholarly papers. Part II discusses the weaknesseTrade Review"For too long, for money laundering and the policies to counter it have been 'an evidence-free zone', with lots of politics, hypocrisy and guess-work covering our enormous ignorance. Riccardi's book is a huge step forward in fixing this sad state of affairs. Money Laundering Blacklists takes an original, rigorous approach in transforming our understanding of where the real risks of dirty money lie, and how the fight against illicit finance should be re-focused. It's rare that a book can be so important and compelling for both scholars and policy-makers, but Riccardi has achieved this rare feat".Jason Sharman, Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations University of Cambridge"For a nation to be blacklisted for anything is troubling. To be blacklisted for an activity as apparently serious as failure to control money laundering is deeply troubling. Yet, Michele Riccardi's scholarly but very readable book shows that the label is usually applied by official bodies in an arbitrary and unhelpful way. Riccardi offers a theoretically informed empirical approach to testing whether a country truly belongs on a money laundering blacklist".Peter Reuter, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Criminology at the University of Maryland"This book reminds us that the current state of the art on assessing national anti-money laundering risk is woefully insufficient. It usefully proposes defining AML risk from the perspective of the viewing country and dispenses with the canard that small and poor countries are the main AML problem, when in fact large, rich countries hold the lion’s share of the world’s dirty money".Charles W Littrell, Inspector of Banks and Trust Companies, Central Bank of The Bahamas"With money laundering risk assessments increasingly seen as the cornerstone of an effective framework to tackle financial crime, this book provides a timely analysis of existing blacklists and approaches to measure risks. It challenges and demystifies many of the methods while offering concrete and promising solutions to assess money laundering risks, taking into account how criminals move dirty money across borders and the role of both source and destination countries".Maíra Martini, Leader of AML and Beneficial Ownership research & policy, Transparency InternationalTable of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgmentsList of abbreviationsIntroductionPART I: Money laundering risk measures Money laundering risk and determinants Money laundering (and illicit financial flows) Money laundering risk Determinants of money laundering risk across countries: proximity, opacity, and security Available measures of money laundering risk Money laundering blacklists and grey lists Origin and scope of anti-money laundering blacklists The FATF blacklist and grey list The US INCSR list The European Union anti-money laundering blacklist Blacklists and sanctions Other lists of high-risk countries Lists based on judicial investigations Lists based on media investigations: from Panama Papers to FinCEN files Lists based on financial/corporate data analyses Lists based on crime data analyses Composite indicators Lists developed by banks and other obliged entities Relations and underlying components of existing risk ratings Summary: the gaps in existing risk ratings and blacklists PART II: A New measurement approach A new approach to identify countries at high-risk of money laundering Rationale Methodology and operationalisation A practical application: money laundering risk from the perspective of Italy Discussion and policy implications Discussion Policy implications Limitations and future research directions AppendixReferencesIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Dark Mafia
Book SynopsisThis book explores how organized crime has adapted and evolved in sync with ever-expanding technologies to update its popular image and to conduct its covert operations. It shows how organized crime operates in dark virtual spaces and how it can now form a dynamic interactive system with legitimate online spaces, solidifying its criminal exploits and resources, and making them attractive to a new generation of computer users. Focusing on Italian Mafias, Russian and Georgian criminal groups and drug cartels, and Asian crime syndicates such as Yakuza and Triads, this book aims to describe and explain the reasons behind the continuity of online and offline crime, taking into consideration whether or not internet culture has radically changed the way we perceive organized crime and if so how, and thus how the shift in popular imagery that the internet has brought about affects its actual illegal activities. We also consider how organized crime has shifted its locale from the physical to the virtual, how cybercrime has allowed criminal organizations to adapt and reinvent themselves, and how the police now use technology against organized crime.To better understand the new generation of criminals, it is becoming increasingly urgent to understand the latest technologies and how criminals utilize them. The Dark Mafia is an engaging and accessible introduction to understanding virtual organized crime. It will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, policing, and all those interested in the digital age of organized crime.Trade Review"Nicaso and Danesi provide an excellent, empirically rich insight into the complexities of organized crime groups in the digital field. Their book is a refreshing and engaging addition to both cybercrime and organized crime literature."Anita Lavorgna, Associate Professor, University of BolognaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1.The Mafia in Cyberspace 2.Hybrid Criminality 3. Dark Mafia 4. Cool Mafia 5.From Mythologies to Memetics and Beyond
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Taylor & Francis Organised Crime Financial Crime and Criminal
Book SynopsisOrganised crime and financial crime are pressing global problems, increasingly recognised as policy priorities both by national governments and international bodies and corporations. This proudly interdisciplinary collection is built on the premise that these topics are too often artificially separated, both in scholarship and the classroom. Bringing together scholars from law, the social sciences, and the humanities, this book showcases a diverse range of perspectives on these complex and compelling global issues, and the criminal justice challenges that they pose.The themes discussed include legal theory and procedure; regulation and enforcement; prevention and punishment; media representation and perception. Readers are encouraged to think outside traditional disciplinary bounds and form their own connections and conclusions inspired by the juxtaposition of perspectives rarely seen together in the same volume.
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Taylor & Francis Crime Economics
Book SynopsisPresenting an original institutional approach, this book makes the case for an empirically-based crime economics that aims to guide the fight against crime within a logic of reasonable capitalism and the common good.Historically, it was not until a seminal article by Gary Becker that mainstream economists showed any interest in the criminal economy. The new field of crime economics was, in reality, little more than an extension of rational choice theory and cost-benefit analysis to a new subject. However, reducing crime to a single profit perspective has proven reductive: it ignores, for example, crime that affects public order (e.g. vandalism) and the individualistic approach does not seem to be very relevant when dealing with criminal organizations. Criminal phenomena therefore calls for a renewal of the analysis. Inspired in particular by the work of Veblen and Commons, this book calls for a renewal of the analysis. It argues for an institutional focus on the integration o
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Taylor & Francis Human Trafficking Hysteria
Book SynopsisThrough cultural criminology, this book brings together existing research to provide an overview of historical and modern moral panics related to human trafficking.What do you picture when you hear the words human trafficking? Perhaps you imagine someone kidnapped and sold as shown in films or worry that sex trafficking increasingly occurs online or in big cities during major events. While sex trafficking does occur, the reality of human trafficking is complex, though this reality is often obscured by the media. The media has played a large role in shaping understanding of this crime, with panics, conspiracies, and misinformation abounding. This book uses cultural criminology to break down historical and modern panics to understand the links between media portrayals of human trafficking, perpetuation of stereotypes, and influences on policy. The text examines the impacts of human trafficking panics perpetuated by media, including understanding the origins of human trafficking
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Welbeck Publishing Group Limited I Am A Mob Boss
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Cambridge University Press Criminal Politics and Botched Development in
Book SynopsisThis Element investigates the relationship between the narcotics industry and politics. It claims that different manifestations of criminal politics arise depending on how different phases of drug-trafficking activity interact with the distinct politico-institutional endowments of Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Conceptualizing criminal politics; 3. Case studies; 4. Implications; References.
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Japans Maritime Security Strategy The Japan Coast
Book SynopsisSince the late 1990s, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has countered a myriad of 'outlaw' threats at sea including piracy, terrorism, the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the threat posed by 'rogue states'. Japan's innovative strategy has transformed maritime security governance in Southeast Asia and beyond.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Japan: An Innovative Power? 3. Defining Outlaws 4. The Root Causes of Outlaw Behaviour 5. North Korean 'suspicious ships' 6. Piracy in Southeast Asia and the Gulf of Aden 7. Counter-terrorism and Proliferation at Sea 8. Conclusion
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Palgrave MacMillan Us The Two Mafias A Transatlantic History 18882008
Book SynopsisA realistic understanding of the mafia must avoid depictions both of a monolithic organization and of localized, isolated groups. Here, renowned historian Salvatore Lupo analyzes the mafia as a network of varied relationships and institutions, the result of a complex cultural and social encounter that was shaped by multiple, diverse environments.Trade Review“Salvatore Lupo’s The Two Mafias is an important contribution to an emerging body of literature that seeks to provide a sober, comprehensive analysis of the transatlantic ramifications of the Sicilian Mafia. … The Two Mafias is a meticulous analysis of the historical record on the relationship between American and Sicilian mafiosi, and it is a profound critique of the academic debate of the past seven decades on the Mafia in the United States.” (Klaus von Lampe, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books, clcjbooks.rutgers.edu, July, 2017)“Refreshingly well written and insightful in their approach, both as revealing histories and as analyses of how and why Italian organized crime has developed and changed over time and across locations. … The Two Mafias … by developing new evidence and fresh arguments, are effective guides for taking another look at a distinctive chapter of Italian and Italian American history and for understanding the persistence of organized criminal networks around the world.” (Jay S. Albanese, Italian American Review, Vol. 7 (2), 2017)Table of Contents1. Amid the Great Flood of Migrants2. Roaring Twenties3. History and Myths of Organized Crime 4. The New World and the Old World at War 5. Looking for and at the Enemy6. The Last Sicilian Wave7. Mafia ' 's Ideology
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