1st Edition
Transnational Organised Crime Perspectives on Global Security
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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The perceived threat of 'transnational organised crime' to Western societies has been of huge interest to politicians, policy-makers and social scientists over the last decade. This book considers the origins of this crime, how it has been defined and measured, and the appropriateness of governments' policy responses. The contributors argue that while serious harm is often caused by transnational... Read more
Part I - Origins of the Concept 1. Mike Woodiwiss Transnational organised crime: the global reach of an American concept 2. Martin Elvins Europe's response to transnational organised crime 3. James Sheptycki Global Law enforcement as a protection racket: some sceptical notes on transnational organised crime as an object of global governance Part II - Measurements and Interpretations 4. R.W. (Bill) Burnham Measuring Transnational Organised Crime: an empirical study of existing data sets on TOC with particular reference to Intergovernmental Organisations 5. Frank Gregory Classify, report and measure: the UK Organised Crime Notification Scheme 6. P.P.H.M. (Peter) Klerks The network paradigm applied to criminal organisations: theoretical nit-picking or a relevant doctrine for investigators? Recent developments in the Netherlands 7. Peter Stelfox Transnational organised crime: a police perspective Part III - Case Studies 8. Patricia Rawlinson Bad Boys in the Baltics 9. Barbara Bogusz and Mike King Controlling Drug Trafficking in Central Europe: the impact of EU policies in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Lithuania 10. Jo Goodey Recognising organised crime's victims: the case of sex trafficking in the EU Part IV - Current and Prospective Responses 11. Estella Baker The legal regulation of transnational organised crime: opportunites and limitations 12. Valsamis Mitsilegas Countering the chameleon threat of dirty money: 'hard' and 'soft' law in the emergence of a global anti-money laundering regime 13. Michael Levi Criminal Asset Stripping: confiscating the proceeds of crime in England and Wales 14. Nicholas Dorn Proteiform criminalities: the formation of organised crime as organisers' responses to developments in four fields of control 15. Paul Ekblom Organised Crime and the 'Conjunction of Criminal Opportunity' framework 16. Adam Edwards and Peter Gill After Transnational Organised Crime? The Politics of Public Safety
Biography
Adam Edwards is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University.
Peter Gill is Reader in Politics and Security at the School of Social Science, Liverpool John Moores University.
