$179.00
Frederick B. Hall (Editor)
Francis C. Martin (Editor)
Series: Law, Crime and Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement and Corrections
BISAC: LAW026000
In the last two decades, organized crime has grown more complex, posing evolving challenges for U.S. federal law enforcement. These criminals have transformed their operations in ways that broaden their reach and make it harder for law enforcement to combat them. They have adopted more-networked structural models, internationalized their operations, and grown more tech savvy. They are a significant challenge to U.S. law enforcement. This book examines a broad conceptualization of organized crime in its narrative discussion of criminal activity. The analysis includes groups engaged in sustained criminal enterprises, such as, but not limited to: drug traffickers, mafia families, smugglers, violent gangs, and fraudsters. These operations may or may not have a transnational dimension to them, but they directly impact U.S. persons, businesses, and/or interests. (Imprint: Nova)
Table of Contents
Preface
Organized Crime: An Evolving Challenge for U.S. Law Enforcement
(Jerome P. Bjelopera, Kristin M. Finklea, CRS)
Organized Retail Crime
(Kristin M. Finklea, CRS)
Mexico’s Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence
(June S. Beittel, CRS)
Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime: Addressing Converging Threats to National Security
(The Staff of the National Security Council)
Index