This selection of influential articles traces our evolving understanding of transnational organized crime - paradigm shifts - from the 'alien conspiracy' focused research to the more nuanced focused scholarship on 'markets' and 'networks', culminating in a focus on 'enablers' of transnational crimes and evaluations of 'harm' from transnational crimes. The selected essays and articles reflect the way in which politics, economics and social factors have impacted on scholarly thinking and the introduction also highlights the many authors and professionals who have been influential in this field. This volume is an essential ’one-stop’ resource for lecturers and students interested in all aspects of transnational organized crime.
Edited by:
Margaret E. Beare
Series edited by:
Professor David Nelken
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 169mm,
Weight: 1.472kg
ISBN: 9781409447566
ISBN 10: 1409447561
Series: The Library of Essays on Transnational Crime
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 23 October 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Contents: Introduction; Part I Introduction: The interdisciplinary dimensions of the study of organized crime, Klaus von Lampe. Part II Ethnicity, Illegal Enterprises and Upward Mobility: Crime as an American way of life: a queer ladder of social mobility, Daniel Bell; Strategic decision making in organized crime control: the need for a broadened perspective, Edwin H. Stier and Peter R. Richards. Part III Criminal Organizations as ’Alien Conspiracy’: Transnational organized crime: the strange career of an American concept, Michael Woodiwiss. Part IV Business Crime Versus Organized Crime or Business Crimes As Organized Crime: Paragons, pariahs, and pirates: a spectrum-based theory of enterprise, Dwight C. Smith. Part V RICO and Debates Pertaining to the Structure and Purpose of Criminal Groups: Symposium Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: debunking RICO’s myriad myths, G. Robert Blakey; A comparative analysis of organised crime conspiracy legislation and practice and their relevance to England and Wales, Michael Levi and Alaster Smith. Part VI Refinements: 'Less Organized' Criminal Operations and a Focus on Protection/Extortion: The economic consequences of product illegality, Peter Reuter; Research on upper level drug trafficking: a review, Frederick Desroches; Conspiracy among the many: the Mafia in legitimate industries, Diego Gambetta and Peter Reuter; New York City as organized crime fighter, James B. Jacobs and Alex Hortis; The paradoxes of organized crime, Letizia Paoli. Part VII Networks and Analysis: The Teamsters, the White House and the Labor Department, Alan A. Block and Sean Patrick Griffin; Assessing network patterns in illegal firearm markets, Carlo Morselli; Fixers, super fixers and shadow facilitators: how networks connect, Douglas Farah; Illuminating dark networks: a social network analysis of an Australian drug trafficking syndicate, David A. Bright, Caitlin E. Hughes and Jenny Chalmers. Part VIII Markets: The rise of two dru
Margaret E. Beare is Professor in the Osgoode Hall Law School and the Department of Sociology at York University, Canada. Klaus von Lampe, Daniel Bell, Edwin H. Stier, Peter R. Richards, Michael Woodiwiss, Dwight C. Smith, G. Robert Blakey, Michael Levi, Alaster Smith, Peter Reuter, Frederick Desroches, Diego Gambetta, James B. Jacobs, Alex Hortis, Letizia Paoli, Alan A. Block, Sean Patrick Griffin, Carlo Morselli, Douglas Farah, David A. Bright, Caitlin E. Hughes,Jenny Chalmers, Francisco E. Thoumi, Cyrille Fijnaut, Frank Bovenkerk, Gerben Bruinsma, Henk van de Bunt, Vincenzo Ruggiero, Nigel South, Nicholas Dorn, R.T. Naylor, Dick Hobbs, Peter Andreas.
