1st Edition

Transnational Organized Crime

By Frank Madsen Copyright 2009
190 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

144 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

With organized crime estimated to generate billions of dollars every year through illegal activities such as money laundering, smuggling of people and goods, extortion, robbery, fraud and insider trading, authorities are increasingly working together to combat this increasing threat to international security and stability. In this book former police officer Frank Madsen provides a much... Read more

1. Taxonomy  2.  History and Development of Concept of Organized Crime 3. The Transnational Crimes 4. Transnational Crime and Terrorism  5. The Economics of Transnational Organized Crime  6. Initiatives Against Transnational Crime  7. Critical Issues and Future Trends  8. Conclusion

Biography

Frank G. Madsen is a researcher in transnational crime at the University of Cambridge. A former police officer with both the Danish police force and Interpol, his research interests include organized crime, corruption, trafficking in women and children, and environmental crime, in particular deforestation.