ISBN:
9781461432128
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XII, 196p. 5 illus, digital)
Series Statement:
Studies of Organized Crime 11
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Traditional organized crime in the modern world
Keywords:
Social sciences
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Criminology
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Social Sciences
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Social sciences
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Criminology
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Organized crime
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Crime
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Sociological aspects
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Crime and globalization
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Organisiertes Verbrechen
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Sozioökonomischer Wandel
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Globalisierung
Abstract:
Henk van de Bunt
Abstract:
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 long term. World events such as the collapse of the Soviet Union and the 9/11 terror attacks are discussed in the context of contributing to emerging markets for illicit goods and services, and to evolving partnerships among criminal entities. This timely volume: 'Provides a comprehensive overview of how mafia-like structures function today. - Analyzes in depth national crime situations with global implications. - Examines the migration of organized crime groups and their operations in their new countries. - Gauges the influence of digital and other technologies on organized crime. - Where applicable, notes the links between organized crime and national political institutions. - Describes the impact of the global financial crisis on crime organizations. Concise, compelling, and deeply documented, Traditional Crime in the Modern World is an eye-opening resource for researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice, particularly with an interest in organized crime and trafficking, as well as related topics of Demography, Political Science, and International Relations.
Description / Table of Contents:
Traditional Organized Crime in the Modern World; Preface; Contents; Part I Organized Crime in Europe; 1 Italian Mafias' Asymmetries; Abstract; Introduction; Overview; The Mafia in Sicily; The Camorra in Campania; The 'Ndrangheta in Calabria; The Mafias' Core Business: Extortion; Beyond Extortion; Migration, Transplantation, Colonization; Mafia Infiltration in Legitimate Business; Reactions; Legislation; Impact on ''Pentiti''; Civil Society in Assisting the Victims of Extortion Through Public and Private Interventions; Conclusions; References; 2 Vory v zakone: Russian Organized Crime; Abstract
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Historical BackgroundCriminal Groups in Tsarist RussiaRussia; Russian Social Bandits; Urban Criminals; Criminal Arteli; The Criminal World Under the Soviets; The Code; Vory v Zakone Today: Russian Mafia?; The Changing Structure of the Russian Underworld; Is the Russian Mafia Really Russian?; Transnational Russian Organized Crime; Sophisticated Russian Mafia; Organized CrimeOrganized Crime, Economy and Politics; New MafiaMafia Wars in RussiaRussia?; Conclusion; References; Other Sources; 3 Turkish Organised Crime: From Tradition to Business; Abstract; Origins and Organisation; Organisation
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EthnicityPolitics and the 'Deep State'; Corruption; The Turkish Connection: Narcotics Trafficking; From Producer to Wholesaler; The Kurdistan Haven; Organising the Business; Laundering the Proceeds; Developments and Prospects; The Changing Narcotics Business; People Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling; Other CCommodities and Services; Conclusions; References; Part II Organized Crime in the Asia; 4 Traditional Organized Crime in the Modern World: How Triad Societies Respond to Socioeconomic Change; Abstract; Introduction; Conventional Triad Structure and Activities in Hong Kong
Description / Table of Contents:
Triad Activities in the Era of Political Transition and Economic ConvergenceThe Issue of 1997 and the Triad Exodus; Cross-Border Crime; Patriotic TriadsPatriotic Triads; Regulations of Triad Activities in Hong Kong; Combating Police Corruption in the 1970s; Triad RenunciationRenunciation Scheme; The Organized and Serious Crime OrdinanceOrganized and Serious Crime Ordinance and Other Related Ordinances; Socioeconomic and Legal Environment in Mainland ChinaChina; ChinaChina's Rapid Economic Growth; Corruptibility of Officials; A Lack of the Rule of Law; Protective UmbrellaProtective Umbrellas
Description / Table of Contents:
Changing Triad Activities in the New MillenniumTriad Involvement in Transnational Organized Crime; ProstitutionProstitution; From Heroin to Psychotropic Drugs; The Information Age and Triad Business; Financial CrimeFinancial crime; Conclusions; From Localization to Mainlandization; From Triad Brotherhood to Entrepreneurship; From Cohesive Structure to Disorganization; From a 'Patriotic Triad' Policy to Cross-Border Collaboration in Combating Organized Crime; References; Part III Organized Crime in the United States
Description / Table of Contents:
5 The Cosa Nostra in the U.S.U.S. Adapting to Changes in the Social, Economic, and Political Environment After a 25-Year Prosecution Effort
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-3212-8
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