Organized crime in our times

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Organized crime in our times

by Jay S. Albanese

Anderson, c2011

6th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Organized Crime in Our Times provides readers with a clear understanding of organized crime, including its definition and causes, how it is categorized under the law, models to explain its persistence, and the criminal justice response to organized 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 organized crimes; specific attention to modern manifestations of organized crime activity, such as human smuggling, Internet crimes, and other transnational criminal operations; and the application of ethics to the study of organized crime.

Table of Contents

1. What Is Organized Crime? 2. Characteristic Organized Crimes I: Conspiracy, Provision of Illicit Goods and Services 3. Characteristic Organized Crimes II: Infiltration of Business, Extortion, and Racketeering 4. Causes of Organized Crime: Influences on Individuals 5. Paradigms of Organized Crime: Models of Organization 6. The Mafia: Facts and Myths 7. Changes in the Nature of Organized Crime: From Traditional to Modern 8. Transnational Organized Crime 9. Investigative Tools 10. Prosecution Strategies 11. Organizing a Criminal Defense 12. Sentencing Organized Crime Offenders Glossary Timeline of Organized Crime in the United States

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