Traditional Organized Crime in the Modern World: Responses to Socioeconomic Change
. Ed(S): Siegel, Dina; Van de Bunt, Henk
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hardcover. Tracks these organizations - the Italian and Mexican mafias, Columbian drug cartels, Chinese triads, and others - across five continents as they adapt to change, and assesses their prospects in the short and long term. This title provides a comprehensive overview of how mafia-like structures function. Editor(s): Siegel, Dina; Van De Bunt, Henk. Series: Studies of Organized Crime. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 473.
Despite strenuous efforts from local, national, and international law enforcement, organized crime continues to thrive and prosper—even centuries-old crime outfits are surviving the global forces of mass migration and multinational business and finance. From traditional gangland enterprises such as narcotics, gambling, and prostitution, the world’s mafias have moved into new sources of illegal income, including high-tech arms smuggling, money laundering, and identity fraud. Traditional Crime in the Modern World tracks these organizations—the Italian and Mexican mafias, Columbian drug cartels, Chinese triads, and others—across five continents as they adapt to change, and assesses their prospects in the short and ... Read more
Despite strenuous efforts from local, national, and international law enforcement, organized crime continues to thrive and prosper—even centuries-old crime outfits are surviving the global forces of mass migration and multinational business and finance. From traditional gangland enterprises such as narcotics, gambling, and prostitution, the world’s mafias have moved into new sources of illegal income, including high-tech arms smuggling, money laundering, and identity fraud. Traditional Crime in the Modern World tracks these organizations—the Italian and Mexican mafias, Columbian drug cartels, Chinese triads, and others—across five continents as they adapt to change, and assesses their prospects in the short and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Studies of Organized Crime
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461432111
SKU
V9781461432111
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99-15
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