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9781449622572 English 1449622577 Today, the world is facing an increasing impact from established organized crime, emerging transnational organized crime, and gangs that requires more understanding of who and what these organizations are and how they achieve their goals. Updated to include new and relevant research and statistics, Understanding Organized Crime, Second Edition provides upper-level undergraduate students with a better understanding of how and why these criminal groups continue to dominate the world of crime and what law enforcement must do to address this threat.Written by a leading expert in the field and based on his experience as well as history and academic research, Understanding Organized Crime, Second Edition is a comprehensive introduction to the subject and includes the various definitions of organized crime, why it continues to exist, how it has evolved throughout history, and different types of organized crime factions. Material covered includes the structure and hierarchy of each organization, their methods of operation, and the techniques and laws used by law enforcement to address the dynamic nature of transnational organized crime. Using the author’s unique approach to the topic, students will learn about organized crime through the eyes of the criminal investigator, and how law-enforcement practitioners today are counteracting these prevailing criminal organizations.New and Key Features of the Second Edition:" Revised and updated to include new and relevant research, statistics, and case studies to help students understand the true nature of organized crime and the players involved." Chapter 5 (Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations) has been updated to include the most recent information on new alliances and wars over territories and smuggling routes between established cartels and emerging organizations in Mexico." Includes a new chapter (chapter 14) to address the increasing nexus between terrorist groups and transnational organized crime, including the new challenges facing governments and law enforcement in identifying and prosecuting these cooperative networks." Provides information outlining the new age of piracy that has resulted in the creation of task forces that focus on areas around the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia." Additional and updated information is now included in the chapters on the Russian Mafia (chapter 6), the Italian-American Mafia (chapter 7), the Yakuza (chapter 8), and Outlaw Bikers (chapter 10)., Understanding Organized Crime, Second Edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of organized crime. Written by leading experts in the field and designed for courses on organized crime and special topics courses for the upper-level undergraduate student, this Second Edition covers the complex and controversial issues associated with organized crime and includes new research on the subject and updated statistics. Topics covered include the various definitions of organized crime, why it continues to exist, how it has evolved throughout history, and different types of organized crime factions. Using the author’s unique approach to the topic, students will learn about organized crime through the eyes of the criminal investigator, and how law-enforcement practitioners today are counteracting these prevailing criminal organizations.
9781449622572 English 1449622577 Today, the world is facing an increasing impact from established organized crime, emerging transnational organized crime, and gangs that requires more understanding of who and what these organizations are and how they achieve their goals. Updated to include new and relevant research and statistics, Understanding Organized Crime, Second Edition provides upper-level undergraduate students with a better understanding of how and why these criminal groups continue to dominate the world of crime and what law enforcement must do to address this threat.Written by a leading expert in the field and based on his experience as well as history and academic research, Understanding Organized Crime, Second Edition is a comprehensive introduction to the subject and includes the various definitions of organized crime, why it continues to exist, how it has evolved throughout history, and different types of organized crime factions. Material covered includes the structure and hierarchy of each organization, their methods of operation, and the techniques and laws used by law enforcement to address the dynamic nature of transnational organized crime. Using the author’s unique approach to the topic, students will learn about organized crime through the eyes of the criminal investigator, and how law-enforcement practitioners today are counteracting these prevailing criminal organizations.New and Key Features of the Second Edition:" Revised and updated to include new and relevant research, statistics, and case studies to help students understand the true nature of organized crime and the players involved." Chapter 5 (Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations) has been updated to include the most recent information on new alliances and wars over territories and smuggling routes between established cartels and emerging organizations in Mexico." Includes a new chapter (chapter 14) to address the increasing nexus between terrorist groups and transnational organized crime, including the new challenges facing governments and law enforcement in identifying and prosecuting these cooperative networks." Provides information outlining the new age of piracy that has resulted in the creation of task forces that focus on areas around the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia." Additional and updated information is now included in the chapters on the Russian Mafia (chapter 6), the Italian-American Mafia (chapter 7), the Yakuza (chapter 8), and Outlaw Bikers (chapter 10)., Understanding Organized Crime, Second Edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of organized crime. Written by leading experts in the field and designed for courses on organized crime and special topics courses for the upper-level undergraduate student, this Second Edition covers the complex and controversial issues associated with organized crime and includes new research on the subject and updated statistics. Topics covered include the various definitions of organized crime, why it continues to exist, how it has evolved throughout history, and different types of organized crime factions. Using the author’s unique approach to the topic, students will learn about organized crime through the eyes of the criminal investigator, and how law-enforcement practitioners today are counteracting these prevailing criminal organizations.