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Criminology. Victimology --- Organized crime --- Organized crime.

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This handbook explores organized crime, which it divides into two main concepts and types: the first is a set of stable organizations illegal per se or whose members systematically engage in crime, and the second is a set of serious criminal activities that are typically carried out for monetary gain. The book consists of four parts, the first of which introduces the reader to the concept of organized crime, related theories, history, and research methods. The second part looks at some of the world’s most infamous criminal organizations, including the Italian mafia, the Italian-American mafia, the Russian mafia, the Japanese Yakuza, Mexican drug cartels, the Triads and other forms of Chinese organized crime. The extent to which urban and youth gangs can be considered a form of organized crime is also analyzed, along with the opportunistic structures of organized crime, how state authorities become an actor or even a form of organized crime, and the role of women in organized crime groups and activities. The third part of the handbook focuses on the criminal activities most often associated with organized crime, from extortion and illegal gambling to money laundering, arms trafficking, human trafficking, cybercrime, organized fraud, the provision of illegal goods and services, and exploitation in the sex industry. In the fourth and final part of the handbook, the policies to control organized crime are discussed, focusing on countries such as the United States, Australia and New Zealand, as well as those in Asia and the European Union.

Organized crime. --- Criminology. --- Crime --- Social sciences --- Criminals --- Crime syndicates --- Organised crime --- Study and teaching --- E-books --- Criminology. Victimology --- Criminology --- Organized crime --- Crime organisé. --- Criminologie

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Criminology. Victimology --- Mafia --- Organized crime --- Transnational crime --- History.

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Law --- Crime, Criminology and Law Enforcement --- Crime prevention

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Criminology. Victimology --- Crime prevention --- Criminology