Organized Crime, Third Edition

This comprehensive overview of organized crime traces its history, current role, and future of players in this world, and includes up-to-date information. Two parallel themes pervade the book: 1) Organized crime consists of many groups in which race or ethnicity may not play a role, but whose affiliation is based on the needs of the group; and 2) Without the support of corrupt public officials, business persons, and others, organized crime would cease to exist. Organized Crime demystifies the world of organized crime by analyzing it closely and critically from a social perspective. Divided into 11 comprehensive chapters, this interesting and readable book covers the history of organized crime, the theories of behavior, the evolution of organized crime, its businesses, illicit drug trade, domestic organized crime groups, terrorism, the political and corporate alliances that contribute to organized crime, and the control of organized crime. This comprehensive study of organized crime is a useful reference resource for those in the legal profession, as well involved criminal justice and law enforcement.