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Organized Crime : From The Mob To Transnational Organized Crime
Paperback Edition: 7
Organized Crime: From the Mob to Transnational Organized Crime, Seventh Edition, provides readers with a clear understanding of organised crime, including its definition and causes, how it is categorised under the law, models to explain its persistence, and the criminal justice response to organised crime, including investigation, prosecution, defense, and sentencing.
This book offers a comprehensive survey, including an extensive history of the Mafia in the United States; a legal analysis of the offenses that underlie organised crimes; specific attention to modern manifestations of organised crime activity, such as human smuggling, Internet crimes, and other transnational criminal operations; and the application of ethics to the study of organized crime.
- A new section has been added on threat assessment in organized crime.
- Chapters are enhanced by updated photos, tables, charts, and critical thinking exercises that help students apply concepts to actual organized crime cases.
- Every chapter includes two student-friendly special features: Organized Crime Biography and Organized Crime at the Movies.
- A glossary gives students a quick reference for looking up important definitions of organized crime-related terms, and a Timeline of Organized Crime in the United States highlights important events in the history of organized crime.
Pages : 392
Publisher : Anderson Publishing
Publication date : 2014-10-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Social Sciences, Social Services & Welfare, Criminology, Organized Crime