Traditional Organized Crime in the Modern World torrent

| PAGES: 198
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| PUBLISHER: Springer GENRE: Criminology |
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| AUTHOR: Dina Siegel, Henk van de Bunt
| LANGUAGE: English ISBN: 978-1-4614-3212-8 |
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: Despite strenuous efforts from local, national, and international law :
: enforcement, organized crime continues to thrive and prosperùeven :
: 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 organizationsùthe Italian and Mexican mafias,:
: Columbian drug cartels, Chinese triads, and othersùacross 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.