Transnational Organized Crime
Price: $130.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-46498-7
- Binding: Hardback (also available in Paperback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 31st May 2009 (Available for Pre-order)
- Pages: 176
About the Book
This text explains the history and development of organized crime and clearly demonstrates the economics and practices of crime in the era of globalization.
Frank Madsen, a former serving police officer, explores the links between terrorism and organized crime as well as delineating newer forms of criminal activity in the Internet age. How governments and other global institutions can respond to the acute dangers posed by transnational organized crime is also addressed.
Table of Contents
1. Taxonomy: Transnational Organized Crime 2. History and Development of Concept of Organized Crime 3. The Transnational Crimes 4. Transnational Crime and Terrorism 5. Initiatives Against Transnational Crime 6. Critical Issues in Contemporary Debate and Praxis 7. Future Trends
About the Author(s)
Frank Madsen is former police officer with both the Danish police force and Interpol. He is currently a researcher in transnational crime at the University of Cambridge, UK.