Organized Crime

by Roth, Mitchel P.

• ISBN13: 9780205508273
• ISBN10: 0205508278
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-23
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Moving beyond outdated interpretations, this text addresses the rapidly changing world of organized crime. By looking at the forces of globalization, terrorism and hi-tech crime, it helps readers understand the complicated nature of organized crime today. Appropriate for a wide audience, its level is applicable for both undergraduate and graduate level students and its interdisciplinary approach relies on research from a variety of fields. Chapter introductions and critical thinking questions keep readers engaged as they are confronted with the realities of organized crime in a twenty-first century world.For courses in Organized Crime and Corruption, Homeland Security, and Criminal Justice Intelligence.

Table of Contents

Defining and Recognizing OC

Explaining Criminal Subcultures and Actors

Italian Organized Crime: Old World Origins

The Mafia in America: Origins of an Alien Conspiracy

Historical Roots of OC in America

Vice Prohibition in America: Alcohol, Narcotics, Gambling, and Prostitution

Business of OC

Homegrown OD: OMGS, Prison Gangs, and Urban Street Gangs

Asian OC

OC in Russia and Europe

OC in Mexico and Latin America

Afrolineal OC

Terrorism and OC: An Evolving Relationship

Investigating and Responding to OC

Organized Crime in a Hi-Tech World

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