Organized crime

Using in-depth field research and analysis of case studies, Mafia Violence: Political, Symbolic, and Economic Forms of Violence in Camorra Clans focuses attention on the phenomenon of violence performed by Italian organised crime groups, devoting specific attention to the Camorra, which has been responsible since the mid-1980s for almost half of all mafia homicides documented in Italy.

Using in-depth field research and analysis of case studies, Mafia Violence: Political, Symbolic, and Economic Forms of Violence in Camorra Clans focuses attention on the phenomenon of violence performed by Italian organised crime groups, devoting specific attention to the Camorra, which has been responsible since the mid-1980s for almost half of all mafia homicides documented in Italy.

First published in 1999.

First published in 1999.

This book is a study of the British casino industry and how it has been shaped by criminality, prohibition, regulation and liberalization since the beginning of the First World War.

This book is a study of the British casino industry and how it has been shaped by criminality, prohibition, regulation and liberalization since the beginning of the First World War.

Published in 1999, this book focuses on organized crime as a worldwide phenomenon that has taken great advantage of enabling technology in banking, communications and transportation to build what is probably the first true 'virtual' corporation in the world.

Published in 1999, this book focuses on organized crime as a worldwide phenomenon that has taken great advantage of enabling technology in banking, communications and transportation to build what is probably the first true 'virtual' corporation in the world.

First published in 1999, the papers collected in this volume were originally prepared for four workshops organized by the UN Department for Disarmament Affairs to inform the work of the Panel of Governmental Experts on Small Arms.

First published in 1999, the papers collected in this volume were originally prepared for four workshops organized by the UN Department for Disarmament Affairs to inform the work of the Panel of Governmental Experts on Small Arms.

This collection explores organized crime and terror networks and the points at which they intersect.

This collection explores organized crime and terror networks and the points at which they intersect.

This book brings the knowledge gained from the Teen And Police Service Academy (TAPS), which has been implemented internationally to create partnerships with at-risk teens and police, proactively addressing some of the most pressing conditions in their communities.

This book brings the knowledge gained from the Teen And Police Service Academy (TAPS), which has been implemented internationally to create partnerships with at-risk teens and police, proactively addressing some of the most pressing conditions in their communities.

In this first serious study of the economics of the black market, S.

In the four years since the first edition was published, Mexico's political system-exceptional among Latin American nations-has been severely tested.

In this first serious study of the economics of the black market, S.

In the four years since the first edition was published, Mexico's political system-exceptional among Latin American nations-has been severely tested.

This book explores China's Belt and Road Initiative and the criminogenic potential for economic, financial, and socio-cultural cooperation across countries, where some are known for weak law enforcement and high levels of corruption.

This book explores China's Belt and Road Initiative and the criminogenic potential for economic, financial, and socio-cultural cooperation across countries, where some are known for weak law enforcement and high levels of corruption.

Even when armed conflicts formally end, the transition to peace is not clear-cut.

Even when armed conflicts formally end, the transition to peace is not clear-cut.

The Sicilian Mafia is the most famous criminal organisation in the world.

The Sicilian Mafia is the most famous criminal organisation in the world.

Skating on Thin Ice exposes the culture of toxic masculinity in professional hockey and suggests how sport and society can change the narrative on sexual assault and violence.

This exploration of the full diversity of the Italian Antimafia draws on primary sources and interviews to provide the first complete analysis of social, political and grassroots efforts since 1992.

'All the staples of the prison memoir are here: sadistic guards and attempted break-out, the terrors of solitary confinement, the joys of freedom .

This book presents an in-depth investigation into street gang involvement, desistance, and non-involvement through the lens of the Risk Factor Prevention Paradigm (RFPP).

This book provides a thorough compilation of the types, specific incidents, relevant agencies, theories, responses, and prevention programs relevant to crime and violence in schools and on campuses.

Despite the fact that media bombard the public with the notion that sex offenders are everywhere-and could be just next door-official sources show that official sex offense rates have been steadily declining over the past 10 years.

Violence of any kind is hard for most people to understand, but crimes against children and crimes committed by children are perhaps the most difficult to comprehend.

Teen gangs are a hot issue in the United States.

Transnational crime is an increasing national security threat to the United States and to individual citizens around the world.

Gangs have spread throughout the entire sector of society, and what was once viewed as an inner-city problem can now be found everywhere, including suburbia.

Over the past decade, a growing body of research has delineated the nature and extent of delinquency, as well as the role of the juvenile justice system.

For more than 20 years, the Cali cartel saturated U.

There is extensive and detailed academic literature on the legal development of international crimes such as war crimes and crime against humanity.

Images of youngsters in handcuffs and prison uniforms have become common on the nightly news in the United States.

On Glasgow's meanest streets life started well for the young Paul Ferris.

Glasgow, 1989.

Armed Candy is the true story of one woman's struggle for survival on Britain's meanest streets.

When Ron and Reg Kray were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1968, most people thought that was the last they'd hear of two of the most notorious and vicious criminals Britain has ever produced.

Football is big business and it doesn't come much bigger than Manchester United commercial giants and the richest club in the world.

Mr Nasty charts the rise, fall and ultimate redemption of a wannabe player in the global narcotics business.

The Last Boss of Brighton has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

*** THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER ***BEHIND EVERY STRONG WOMAN IS AN EPIC STORY.

The recruitment of ISIS terrorists may have begun as an extremist crusade in Iraq, but it has quickly become a global phenomenon that is taking hold of people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and belief systems.

Although he was a suburban husband and father, living a far different life than the Wolf of Wall Street, Michael Kimelman had a good run as the cofounder of a hedge fund.

One of the most feared Chicago mobsters Sam Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy by starting as a hit man for Al Capone.

This book seeks to contribute to the analysis of the serious violations of human rights in Mexico during the processes of democratic transition and the "e;War on Drugs"e; by taking bodies and territories as archives of the crimes committed by the Mexican State in the last decades.