Contemporary Organized Crime: Developments, Challenges and Responses

Hans Nelen (Curatore)

Dina Siegel (Curatore)

Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2021

This edited volume explores recent research and developments in the study of organized crime. It covers six key areas: drug-related issues; human trafficking and prostitution; sports and crime; procurement and corruption; and enforcement and prevention. The contributors provide timely research for understanding various aspects of organized crime, as well as the responses that have been developed worldwide to prevent and contain them. These contributions were presented at seminars of the Centre for Information and Research on Organized Crime (CIROC). It will be of interest to researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice, particularly with an interest in organized crime and criminal networks, as well as related fields such as Comparative Law, and Political Science. This collection represents the most current thinking on entrenched problems of organized crime….This book is an important contribution in developing new approaches to organized crime and its control. — Jay S. Albanese, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Criminal Justice Programs, Virginia Commonwealth University The book is very well organised and written and deals with a diversity of topics and approaches. — Ernesto U.Savona, Director of Transcrime, Professor of Criminology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan

• Curatore: Hans Nelen, Dina Siegel
• Editore: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
• Collana: Studies of Organized Crime
• Anno: 2021
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 280 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9783030565916

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