Organized Crime in Our Times

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Organized Crime in Our Times is written by Jay S. Albanese and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1317522060 (ISBN 10) and 9781317522065 (ISBN 13).

Organized Crime in Our Times provides readers with a clear understanding of organized crime, including its definition and causes, how it is categorized under the law, models to explain its persistence, and the criminal justice response to organized crime, including investigation, prosecution, defense, and sentencing. This book offers a comprehensive survey, including an extensive history of the Mafia in the United States; a legal analysis of the offenses that underlie organized crimes; specific attention to modern manifestations of organized crime activity, such as human smuggling, Internet crimes, and other transnational criminal operations; and the application of ethics to the study of organized crime.