Global Organized Crime

Mitchel P. Roth

ISBN 10: 159884332X / ISBN 13: 9781598843323

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US, 2010

About this Item

This book offers a comprehensive, multidimensional look into the major activities, groups, causes, and policing strategies related to global organized crime.Global Organized Crime: A Reference Handbook examines global organized crime dating back to its 17th-century roots. Unlike most works on the subject, which take a parochial approach by concentrating on individual countries or regions, this book uniquely details the impact of 21st-century globalization on such groups and their activities.Exploring the continuum of international organized crime and related developments from its early beginnings to the present era, the book also looks at the complicated issues that continue to influence its growth. It covers the impact of the end of the Cold War, immigration, the global drug trade, weapons sales, human smuggling and trafficking, the convergence of funding sources, and the effects of technology. What especially distinguishes this book is the connections it makes between organized crime activities and failed states, civil wars, political transitions, regional conflicts, and terrorist groups.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Global Organized Crime
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159884332X
• ISBN 13: 9781598843323
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 539 grams

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Synopsis

This book offers a comprehensive, multidimensional look into the major activities, groups, causes, and policing strategies related to global organized crime.

Global Organized Crime: A Reference Handbook examines global organized crime dating back to its 17th-century roots. Unlike most works on the subject, which take a parochial approach by concentrating on individual countries or regions, this book uniquely details the impact of 21st-century globalization on such groups and their activities.

Exploring the continuum of international organized crime and related developments from its early beginnings to the present era, the book also looks at the complicated issues that continue to influence its growth. It covers the impact of the end of the Cold War, immigration, the global drug trade, weapons sales, human smuggling and trafficking, the convergence of funding sources, and the effects of technology. What especially distinguishes this book is the connections it makes between organized crime activities and failed states, civil wars, political transitions, regional conflicts, and terrorist groups.

About the Author

Dr. Mitchel P. Roth is Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University. His many books include Murder by Mail: A Global History of the Letter Bomb (2024), Man With the Killer Smile: The Life and Crimes of a Serial Mass Murderer (2022), Power on the Inside: A Global History of Prison Gangs (2020), Fire in the Big House: The Worst Prison Disaster in American History (2019), The Illicit Economy in Turkey (with Mahmut Cengiz) (2019), An Eye for An Eye: A Global History of Crime and Punishment (2015), and Convict Cowboys: The Untold History of the Texas Prison Rodeo (2016).