Beschreibung
InhaltsangabeIntroduction.- Part 1: Organized crime in Europe.- Italian Mafias' Asymmetries.- Vory v zakone - Russian Mafia.- Turkish Organized Crime: from Tradition to Business.- Part 2: Organized crime in de United States.- Traditional Crime in the Modern World: How Triad Societies respond to Socioeconomic Change.- Part 3: Organized crime in Asia.- The Cosa Nostra in the U.S.-Adapting to Changes in the Social, Economic and Political Environment after a 25-year Prosecution Effort.- Chinatown Tongs in America: Continuity and Opportunities.- Part 4: Organized crime in Latin American.- Colombian Organized Crime: From Drug Trafficking to Parastatal Bands and Wide-spread Corruption.- México: Organized crime politics and insecurity.
Autorenportrait
Inhaltsangabe1. Introduction 2. Traditional Characteristics of Mafia-like structures- Historical Background 3. Developments in the Past 30 Years: Political Developments and Social Change 4. Social Change: Changes in Criminal Justice Systems 5. Influence of the Internet and High-tech Technologies 6. Influence of the Global Financial Crisis on Organized Crime 7. 9/11 and the "War on Terror" and its Influence on Global Organized Crime 8. Italian Mafia 6.a 'Ndrangheta 6.b Camorra 6.c Sicily 6.d The Cosa Nostra in the USA 6. The Yakuza in Japan 7. Chinese Triads and Tongs 8. Mexican Mafia in Mexico and in the USA 9. Russian Mafia 9.1 In Russia after the fall of Communism 9.2 In Western Europe, Israel and the US today 10. Colombian Cartels 11. Turkish Mafia in Turkey and Western Europe 12. Conclusions