Long encouraged by the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime, the current research on this broad and intriguing topic is systematically brought together in this exemplary reader. Understanding Organized Crime in Global Perspective presents a rich collection of articles by outstanding researchers in the field who examine empirical research examples, salient issues and their explication, and provide a theoretical foundation as a guide for further explorations. Skillfully edited by Patrick J. Ryan and George E. Rush, this accessible and timely volume focuses on such particular areas of study and recent trends as: the nature of organized crime; theoretical perspectives; organized crime in Russia, Eastern Europe and Hong Kong, with predictions for the next century; the diversity of activities and structures; and how the law enforcement community responds to organized crime.
SECTION ONE
Commentary
Selected Readings
The Functions and Structure of Criminal Syndicates - Donald Ray Cressey
Excerptes from the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice Task Force Report: Organized Crime
Donald Cressey's Contribution to the Study of Organized Crime - Joseph L Albini
An Evaluation
The Evil that Men Do - Charles H Rogovin and Frederick T Martens
SECTION TWO
Commentary
Selected Readings
Trapped in the Folds of Discourse - Robert J Kelly
Theorizing about the Underworld
Bureaucracy and the Mafia - Mark H Haller
An Alternative View
SECTION THREE
Commentary
Selected Readings
The Mafia and The Devil - Joseph L Albini
What They Have in Common
Mafia Memoirs - Thomas A Firestone
What They Tell Us about Organized Crime
PART FOUR
Commentary
Selected Reading
The Social Organization of Organized Crime in Chicago - Robert M Lombardo
Asian Gangs and Asian Organized Crime in Chicago - Robert Davidson
Bandit Banks - Maurice Punch
Financial Services and Organized Crime
International Organized Crime - David L Carter
Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurial Crime
SECTION FIVE
Commentary
Selected Readings
Russian Organized Crime - Joseph L Albini et al
Its History, Structure and Function
Primitive Capitalist Accumulation - Robert J Kelly, Rufus Schatzberg and Patrick J Ryan
Russia as a Racket
Russia's Great Criminal Revolution - J Michael Waller and Victor J Yasmann
The Role of the Security Services
SECTION SIX
Commentary
Selected Readings
Organized Crime in the Royal Colony of Hong Kong - James J McKenna, Jr
Hong Kong after 1997 - John Dombrink and John Song
Transnational Organized Crime in a Shrinking World
The Evolution and Future Direction of Southeast Asian Criminal Organizations - Ken Sanz and Ira Silverman
