Organized crime : an inside guide to the world's most successful industry

Lunde, Paul 1943- (Author).

Summary: Provides an overview of organized crime and examines the characteristics, resources, strategies, and history of the criminal underworld from a social, political, and economic context, as well as the efforts of law enforcement.

Item details

ISBN: 9780760786246
ISBN: 0760786240
Physical Description: print
192 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Publisher: New York : Barnes & Noble, 2007, c2004.

Contents / Notes

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What is organized crime? -- Defining organized crime -- Organized crime activities -- Exploiting the human condition -- Supplying the illicit -- Extortion and protection -- Manipulating money -- Organized crime groups -- The Sicilian Mafia -- Other Italian groups -- Organized crime in Britain -- The Russian Mafiya -- Organized crime in Albania -- The Yakuza -- The Triads and the Tongs -- The American Mafia -- Outlaw motorcycle gangs -- The Mexican cartels -- Yardies and posses -- The Medellín and Cali cartels.