Organized Crime - Hardcover
This study provides a comprehensive overview of organized crime, explaining the concept and the theories of organized crime and criminal behaviour. This text covers several topics, including the definition of organized crime, some theories to explain it, its businesses, history, participants (both domestic and foreign groups), political and corporate alliances, and methods for controlling it.
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"I would classify this book as one of the best, if not the best organized crime textbook on the market. It is very readable, straightforward, and presents the material in a sound way." ― Kenneth L. Mullen, Appalachian State University
Organized Crime, Third Edition enlivens today's discussion of hot criminal topics: who the organized crime players are, what they do, and how to bring them to justice. The third edition features discussions of the following:
New topics:- Arms trafficking
- Contraband smuggling
- Counterfeiting
- Environmental crime
- Trafficking in gems and gold
- High-tech crime
- Intellectual property rights violations
- Trafficking in women and children
- Trafficking in nuclear material
- 21st century terrorism and the impact of 9-11
- Albanian drug smuggling networks
- Expansion of Chinese and Japanese organized crime
- Mexican, Nigerian, Dominican drug syndicates
- Recent changes in Southeast/Southwest Asia
- Drug trafficking trends
- Piracy
Organized Crime, Third Edition, gives students what they need to know about organized crime and the criminal justice system's fight to stop it. Exciting current topics, along with fully-updated research and references, will keep students abreast of the most important issues and trends in organized crime today!
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- PublisherPearson Education (US)
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0131021958
- ISBN 13 9780131021952
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages512
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Organized Crime
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ISBN 10: 0131021958
ISBN 13: 9780131021952
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