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Deradicalisation and Terrorist Rehabilitation - A Framework for Policy-making and Implementation (Hardcover): Rohan Gunaratna,... Deradicalisation and Terrorist Rehabilitation - A Framework for Policy-making and Implementation (Hardcover)
Rohan Gunaratna, Sabariah Hussin
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The threat of terrorism, if not adequately managed, is likely to increase exponentially. As terrorist groups' influence and networks spread globally, a concerted effort in counterterrorism strategy is critical to mitigating the threat they present. Governments facing the threat of terrorism are typically strengthening their law enforcement, military and intelligence capabilities, but more complex initiatives such as deradicalisation and terrorist rehabilitation are more time-consuming and less attention-grabbing and so tend to be neglected. It is all too easy to 'do' rehabilitation ineffectively or to simply ignore it altogether. This is unfortunate, as an effective rehabilitation strategy can yield dividends over the longer term. Every committed terrorist is a potential recruiter, whether in prison or at liberty, for more terrorists. Even in death, they can potentially be presented as martyrs. Conversely, successfully rehabilitated terrorists can be valuable assets in the public relations theatre of battle. There is no single, simple solution to the challenges of deradicalisation and rehabilitation, but this book places examples of best practice within a robust, but flexible, conceptual framework. It gives guidelines for establishing and implementing a successful deradicalisation or rehabilitation programme, derived from a series of empirical case studies of successful projects around the world. It sets out both the necessary and desirable facets of such a programme, identifying which areas to prioritise and where budgets can be best spent if resources are tight. The authors provide detailed case studies of each step to illustrate an approach that has worked and how best to replicate this success.

Trafficking and Prostitution Reconsidered - New Perspectives on Migration, Sex Work, and Human Rights (Hardcover): Kamala... Trafficking and Prostitution Reconsidered - New Perspectives on Migration, Sex Work, and Human Rights (Hardcover)
Kamala Kempadoo
R5,244 Discovery Miles 52 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Trafficking and prostitution are widely believed to be synonymous, and to be leading international crimes. This collection argues against such sensationalism and advances carefully considered and grounded alternatives for understanding transnational migrations, forced labor, sex work, and livelihood strategies under new forms of globalization. From their long-term engagements as anti-trafficking advocates, the authors unpack the contemporary international debate on trafficking. They maintain that rather than a new 'white slave trade,' we are witnessing today, more broadly, an increase in the violation of the rights of freedom of movement, decent employment, and social and economic security. Critical examinations of state anti-trafficking interventions, including the U.S.- led War on Trafficking, also reveal links to a broader attack on undocumented migrants; tribal and aboriginal peoples; poor women, men, and children; and sex workers. The book sheds new light on everyday circumstances, popular discourses, and strategies for survival under twenty-first century economic and political conditions, with a focus on Asia, but with lessons globally. Contributors: Natasha Ahmad, Vachararutai Boontinand, Lin Chew, Melissa Ditmore, John Frederick, Matthew S. Friedman, Josephine Ho, Jagori, Ratna Kapur, Phil Marshall, Jyoti Sanghera, Susu Thatun.

Organized Crime in Southeast Europe (Hardcover): Ekavi Athanassaopolou Organized Crime in Southeast Europe (Hardcover)
Ekavi Athanassaopolou
R1,316 Discovery Miles 13 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In recent years, organized crime has become endemic in the countries of southeast Europe giving rise to an urgent debate on what needs to be done to fight it. This collection of essays contributes directly to this debate. The discussions range over national and regional policies, the west European dimension of the phenomenon, and the less often discussed role that the media and civil society can play in the battle against organised crime.
This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies.

Trafficking and Prostitution Reconsidered - New Perspectives on Migration, Sex Work, and Human Rights (Paperback): Kamala... Trafficking and Prostitution Reconsidered - New Perspectives on Migration, Sex Work, and Human Rights (Paperback)
Kamala Kempadoo, Bandana Pattanaik, Jyoti Sanghera
R1,175 Discovery Miles 11 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Trafficking and prostitution are widely believed to be synonymous, and to be leading international crimes. This collection argues against such sensationalism and advances carefully considered and grounded alternatives for understanding transnational migrations, forced labor, sex work, and livelihood strategies under new forms of globalization. From their long-term engagements as anti-trafficking advocates, the authors unpack the contemporary international debate on trafficking. They maintain that rather than a new 'white slave trade,' we are witnessing today, more broadly, an increase in the violation of the rights of freedom of movement, decent employment, and social and economic security. Critical examinations of state anti-trafficking interventions, including the U.S.- led War on Trafficking, also reveal links to a broader attack on undocumented migrants; tribal and aboriginal peoples; poor women, men, and children; and sex workers. The book sheds new light on everyday circumstances, popular discourses, and strategies for survival under twenty-first century economic and political conditions, with a focus on Asia, but with lessons globally. Contributors: Natasha Ahmad, Vachararutai Boontinand, Lin Chew, Melissa Ditmore, John Frederick, Matthew S. Friedman, Josephine Ho, Jagori, Ratna Kapur, Phil Marshall, Jyoti Sanghera, Susu Thatun.

Government and Governance of Security - The Politics of Organised Crime in Chile (Hardcover): Carlos Solar Government and Governance of Security - The Politics of Organised Crime in Chile (Hardcover)
Carlos Solar
R3,608 Discovery Miles 36 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

At a time when Latin America is experiencing societal unrest from human rights violations, corruption and weak institutions Government and Governance of Security offers an insightful understanding for the modern steering of crime policies. Using Chile as a case study, the book delivers an untold account of the trade-offs between political, judicial and policing institutions put in practice to confront organised crime since the country's redemocratisation. In an effort to encompass the academic fields of political science, public policy and criminology, Carlos Solar challenges the current orthodoxies for understanding security and the promotion of the rule of law in developing states. His research aptly illuminates the practicalities of present-day governance and investigates how networks of institutions are formed and sustained across time and, subsequently, how these actors deal with issues of policy consensus and cooperation. To unveil the uniqueness of this on-the-ground action, the analysis is based on an extensive revision of public documents, legislation, media accounts and interviews conducted by the author with the key policy makers and officials dealing with crimes including drug-trafficking, money laundering and human smuggling. Government and Governance of Security will be of interest to scholars of Latin American studies, security and governance and development.

Challenging Organized Crime in the Western Hemisphere - A Game of Moves and Countermoves (Hardcover): Philip B Heymann, Stephen... Challenging Organized Crime in the Western Hemisphere - A Game of Moves and Countermoves (Hardcover)
Philip B Heymann, Stephen P. Heymann
R4,494 Discovery Miles 44 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Challenging Organized Crime in the Western Hemisphere: A Game of Moves and Countermoves takes the unusual approach of exploring and describing how organized crime groups develop their capacities in response to heightened powers of law enforcement; and how law enforcement in turn responds, creating an ongoing dynamic interaction. The book shows how a state, such as the United States, has and can develop new laws and practices in ways that enable them to deal with relatively large violent groups-and yet preserve the rule of law and civil liberties. While most texts describe organized crime groups and the challenges to government they impose from a static perspective, the authors dissect the interaction over time of organized crime and democratic governance that has created the present structure and balance of advantages in the United States. Readers learn about the markets for contraband and extortionate protection that form the bulk of organized criminal enterprise, the vulnerabilities of the traditional practices and rules of law enforcement, the effects of globalization of criminal enterprises on their contest with the state, the effectiveness of various practices of law enforcement, and the continuing forces of change, often technological, in the businesses of organized crime and law enforcement that play important roles in the contest between them. This thought- provoking book is ideal for students of organized and transnational crime in university programs and law schools, as well as researchers and legal practitioners, who seek to look beyond the simple traditional history of organized crime and develop a strategy to confront organized crime in the future.

Routledge Revivals: East End Underworld (1981) - Chapters in the Life of Arthur Harding (Paperback): Raphael Samuel Routledge Revivals: East End Underworld (1981) - Chapters in the Life of Arthur Harding (Paperback)
Raphael Samuel
R1,258 Discovery Miles 12 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1981, this book examines the life of Arthur Harding, a well-known figure in the East End underworld during the first half of the twentieth century. The first five chapters survey his life in the 'Jago' slum between 1887 and 1896, offering a different view of an often vilified district. The subsequent phases of his life as a cabinet-maker, street trader and wardrobe dealer reflect the changing fortunes of the East End from hand-to-mouth conditions in the late-nineteenth century to comparative security in the 1930s. The reader is introduced to some of the major features of East End life - back-street enterprise, neighbourhood solidarity, politics and popular culture. Among the many themes that can be traced are the relationship between the underworld and the local working-class community; the collusive understanding established between villains and the police; the effects of the criminalisation of street betting; and the relationship between Jews, non-Jews and what the author terms 'half-jews' in a district of high immigration. Drawn from transcripts of recorded reminiscences, this book provides an important text for understanding the political economy of crime - extended by the authors extensive footnotes and a preface discussing the peculiar moral complexion of south-west Bethnal Green.

Cigar City Mafia - A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld (Paperback): Scott M Deitche Cigar City Mafia - A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld (Paperback)
Scott M Deitche
R554 R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Save R86 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bootleggers, gambling, ringleaders, arsonist, narcotics dealers and gang murders --a variety of characters flourished in the era known as Prohibition, and Tampa, Florida was where thye battled for supremacy of criminal underworld.

Heijin - Organized Crime, Business, and Politics in Taiwan (Paperback): Ko-lin Chin Heijin - Organized Crime, Business, and Politics in Taiwan (Paperback)
Ko-lin Chin
R1,508 Discovery Miles 15 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work examines the structure and illegal activities of organized crime groups in Taiwan and explores the infiltration of crime groups into the business and political arenas. It looks at the intricate relationship among government officials, elected deputies, businessmen, and underworld figures.

Heijin - Organized Crime, Business, and Politics in Taiwan (Hardcover, New): Ko-lin Chin Heijin - Organized Crime, Business, and Politics in Taiwan (Hardcover, New)
Ko-lin Chin
R6,270 Discovery Miles 62 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In recent years, black gold politics has become a major issue in Taiwan. The term black gold politics refers to the penetration of violent racketeers and self-serving businessmen into politics. According to Ko-lin Chin, this situation can be very threatening to a society since it undermines the integrity and legitimacy of public institutions. As members of the underworld transform their criminal identities into that of legitimate businessmen a society may experience changes in the institutional structure of the political economy. This book examines the structure and illegal activities of organized crime groups in Taiwan and explores the infiltration of crime groups into the business and political arenas. The author looks at the intricate relationship among government officials, elected deputies, businessmen, and underworld figures. He evaluates the impact of the purification of organized crime in Taiwan and includes data collected from first-hand interviews with underworld figures, government officials, law enforcement authorities, elected representatives, and other key informants. This timely study will help academics and policymakers to better understand the social and poli

Criminal Prosperity - Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering and Financial Crisis after the Cold War (Hardcover): Guilhem Fabre Criminal Prosperity - Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering and Financial Crisis after the Cold War (Hardcover)
Guilhem Fabre
R3,902 Discovery Miles 39 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Drug trafficking is the most visible part of the profits of organized crime, which have grown considerably since the end of the cold war. The mirror of history shows us the impact of the drug trade in the colonization of Asia. The post cold war geopolitical context reproduces elements of the past, with new opportunities for drug trafficking in the globalization process, as can be seen in the example of China, and the lasting impunity in terms of money laundering. With the growing role of offshore locations in the global financial system, criminal prosperity has even affected the economic stability of some countries. This book presents a new and heterodox interpretation of the post cold war financial crisis, by focusing on the unexplored dimension of illicit actors.
The Mexican crisis of 1994 and its 'tequila effect' is analyzed as a model of a 'cocaine effect' from the local laundering of profits from the sale of drugs in the US. The Japanese crisis of the 1990s is put in relation to the economic influence of the Yakuza on the real estate bubble, which had the effect of postponing necessary market adjustments. And the Thai crisis of 1997 is analyzed in the light of massive money laundering of institutional and criminal networks, whose undeclared profits represent about 10% of GDP.

Human Trafficking in Cambodia (Paperback): Chenda Keo Human Trafficking in Cambodia (Paperback)
Chenda Keo
R1,356 Discovery Miles 13 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Reporting the findings of a comprehensive study of human trafficking in Cambodia, this book focuses on the characteristics and operations of the traffickers. It provides a theoretical framework that explains the emergence of the phenomenon, and the role of moral panic and western hegemony in the war on human trafficking. Using a multi-method and multi-source research design, which includes an examination of police and prison records as well as interviews with 91 incarcerated human traffickers, police and prison officers, court officials, and members of NGOs, this book investigates five major themes about human traffickers in Cambodia: who are they, how do they operate, how much profit do they make, why are they involved in human trafficking, and how does the Cambodian Criminal Justice System (CJS) control their activities? A novel and unique analysis, this book is of interest to a wide academic audience in the fields of Asian Studies, Human Trafficking, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, Human Geography and Critical Legal Studies.

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking - The Victim Journey (Hardcover): Anne-Marie Greenslade, Anta Brachou, Kathryn Hodges,... Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking - The Victim Journey (Hardcover)
Anne-Marie Greenslade, Anta Brachou, Kathryn Hodges, Sarah Burch, Ruth Van Dyke, …
R2,243 Discovery Miles 22 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Throughout the world, vulnerable people are being deceived into entering abusive journeys. Whether in the organ trade, exploitative labour businesses or forced criminality, their lives will never be the same. This book traces the journey of victims/survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking into and within the UK, from recruitment to representation to (re)integration. Using global comparative case studies, it discusses recruitment tactics and demand, prevention in supply chains, issues with effective legal protection and care services and vulnerability to re-trafficking. It also examines the ideological misrepresentation of vulnerable migrants and victims/survivors in media, the film industry, legislation and more. Rooted in diverse practitioner experience, disciplines and empirical research, this book bridges the experience-research-practice-policy gap by bringing to the fore survivors' voices. In doing so, it offers crucial suggestions for better public awareness, policies and practices that will impact interventions in the UK and beyond.

Organised Crime in European Businesses (Paperback): Ernesto Savona, Michele Riccardi, Giulia Berlusconi Organised Crime in European Businesses (Paperback)
Ernesto Savona, Michele Riccardi, Giulia Berlusconi
R1,415 Discovery Miles 14 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The infiltration of organised crime in the legitimate economy has emerged as a transnational phenomenon. This book constitutes an unprecedented study of the involvement of criminal groups in the legitimate economy and their infiltration in legal businesses, and is the first to bridge the research gap between money laundering and organised crime. It analyses the main drivers of this process, explaining why, how and where infiltration happens. Building on empirical evidence from the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the UK, Ireland, Italy, France and Finland, Organised Crime in European Businesses is divided into four parts. Part I explores the infiltration of legitimate businesses to conceal and facilitate illicit trafficking. Part II examines the infiltration of legitimate businesses to develop fraud schemes. Part III focuses on the infiltration of legitimate businesses to control the territory and influence policy makers. Part IV concludes by considering the research and policy implications in light of these findings. Bringing together leading experts and detailed case studies, this book considers the infiltration of organised crime in legitimate business around Europe. It is an ideal resource for students and academics in the fields of criminology, economics and sociology, as well as private sector practitioners, public officials and policy makers.

Organized Crime, Prison and Post-Soviet Societies (Hardcover): Alain Touraine, Anton Oleinik Organized Crime, Prison and Post-Soviet Societies (Hardcover)
Alain Touraine, Anton Oleinik
R3,492 Discovery Miles 34 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This title was first published in 2003. The "Red Mafia" in Russia have become the subject of increasing international interest and considerable misinterpretation. After well-received editions in Russian, French and Italian, Anton Oleinik's study of Russian prisons, in which he explores the social roots of organized crime in post-Soviet societies, is now published in English. This English edition includes a postscript on the Moscow terrorist crisis of 2002. Oleinik's analysis reveals prison society as a mirror of broader Russian society - characterized by the absence of the state as an organizer of social practices. He builds on this to make a central distinction between two types of societies - the modern "large" society and the "small" society, like Russia, that has only been partially modernized, and in which the world of everyday life, experiences and relationships remains entirely separated from the official aims of modernization and efficiency. Oleinik is interested in the void between these two separate worlds, a void he sees being filled in Russia by the Mafia.

The Crooked Ladder - Gangsters, Ethnicity and the American Dream (Paperback, New edition): James M O'Kane The Crooked Ladder - Gangsters, Ethnicity and the American Dream (Paperback, New edition)
James M O'Kane
R1,351 Discovery Miles 13 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ethnic organized crime is a phenomenon that has been largely ignored by social scientists and historians, and dismissed as a subject not to be taken too seriously by those researching the mobility patterns of their own ethnic ancestors or current minority newcomers. "The Crooked Ladder" represents a groundbreaking attempt to describe how some members of ethnic minorities have utilized organized crime as one vehicle of upward mobility, advancing from lower-class status to middle-class power and respectability.

O'Kane illustrates the criminal road to prosperity as a process of displacement and succession: each group competes with and eventually eliminates its more established predecessor from the upper echelons of organized crime. This historical criminal succession mirrors the upward mobility of the Irish, Jews, and Italians in the larger, conventional noncriminal realm. Arguing that African Americans, Asians, and Hispanics are pursuing similar criminal routes, O'Kane takes issue with contemporary social scientists who view the current plight of minorities as unique in American social life.

As a fundamental rethinking of the American ethnic experience with crime, "The Crooked Ladder" will be essential reading for social historians, sociologists, and criminologists. Now available in paperback, it will be useful in criminology courses and well as classes in ethnicity and social relations.

Sokaiya - Extortion, Protection and the Japanese Corporation (Paperback): Kenneth Szymkowiak Sokaiya - Extortion, Protection and the Japanese Corporation (Paperback)
Kenneth Szymkowiak
R1,460 Discovery Miles 14 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sokaiya are extortionists who target Japanese corporations for payoffs. They threaten to reveal corporate secrets and scandals, usually at shareholder meetings. This book explores the curious but not unusual relationship that grows between executives and sokaiya, who also offer their services to protect the corporation from other sokaiya, thus becoming a necessary evil in the world of Japanese business. The book documents the history and development of sokaiya over the past 100 years since Japan first enacted a commercial code. It includes interviews with police, lawyers, corporate executives, as well as sokaiya and members of the yakuza (traditional Japanese gangsters).

Human Trafficking in Colonial Vietnam (Paperback): Micheline Lessard Human Trafficking in Colonial Vietnam (Paperback)
Micheline Lessard
R1,523 Discovery Miles 15 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Examining the widespread phenomenon of human trafficking in Vietnam during the period of French colonial rule, this book focuses on the practice of kidnapping or stealing Vietnamese women and children for sale in Chinese markets from the 1870s through to the 1940s. The book brings to light the fact that human trafficking between Vietnam and China existed prior to more contemporary instances of this trade. It provides information as to the perpetrators, the nature, and the scope of this illicit commerce and its impact on the lives of its victims, who were mainly domestic servants, concubines or prostitutes. The book also examines the ways in which French colonial actors (missionaries, administrators, military officers, adventurers and observers, and consuls) reported, described, and reacted to it, and goes on to analyse the impact of human trafficking on the concept of French 'prestige' and on the French colonial project in Vietnam. Human trafficking in colonial Vietnam illustrates the tensions and the conflicts not only between the French and the Vietnamese, but also between the Vietnamese and the Chinese, as well as between the colons and the French colonial administration, and between the colonial and metropolitan governments. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of Southeast Asian History, Colonial History and Criminology.

Mafia Life - Love, Death and Money at the Heart of Organised Crime (Paperback): Federico Varese Mafia Life - Love, Death and Money at the Heart of Organised Crime (Paperback)
Federico Varese 1
R279 R226 Discovery Miles 2 260 Save R53 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

We see mafias as vast, powerful organisations, harvesting billions of dollars across the globe and wrapping its tentacles around everything from governance to finance. But is this the truth? Travelling from mafia initiation ceremonies in far-flung Russian cities to elite gambling clubs in downtown Macau, Federico Varese sets off in search of answers. Using wiretapped conversations, interviews and previously unpublished police records, he builds up a picture of the real men and women caught up in mafia life, showing their loves and fears, ambitions and disappointments, as well as their crimes. Mafia Life takes us into the real world of organised crime, where mafia henchmen worry about their bad managers and have high blood pressure, assassinations are bungled as often as they come off, and increasing pressure from law enforcement means that a life of crime is no longer lived in the lap of luxury. As our world changes, so must the mafia. Globalisation, migration and technology are disrupting their traditions and threatening their revenue streams, and the mafiosi must evolve or die. Mafia Life is an intense and totally compelling look at an organisation and the daily life of its members, as it gets to grips with the modern world. Out now in paperback.

Responding to Money Laundering (Paperback): Ernesto Savona Responding to Money Laundering (Paperback)
Ernesto Savona
R1,546 Discovery Miles 15 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work has its origin in the International Conference on Preventing and Controlling Money Laundering and the Use of Proceeds of Crime: A Global Approach organised by ISPAC, the International Scientific and Advisory Board of the United Nations in co-operation with the Crime and Justice Branch of the United Nations under the auspices of the Italian Government. Some of the main papers presented are substantially revised and collected in this book, which is divided into "Trends and Implications" and "Tuning the Instruments". The chapters develop an analysis of the different aspects of the money laundering problem and attempt to tune the instruments for combating them. Globalization of the problem calls for globalization of the responses. By presenting a wide range of different approaches and experiences, this book explores the threads of the global web that is international money laundering. While offering no simple solutions, it reinforces the need for action, positing strategies that address all aspects of the problem.

El Cazador de Sombras - Un Agente de Los Estados Unidos Infiltra Los Mortales Carteles Criminales de Mexico (Spanish,... El Cazador de Sombras - Un Agente de Los Estados Unidos Infiltra Los Mortales Carteles Criminales de Mexico (Spanish, Paperback)
Hipolito Acosta; As told to Lisa Pulitzer
R435 R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Save R70 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Vivir bajo una identidad ficticia y arriesgar su vida eran parte del trabajo diario de Hipolito Acosta, agente del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Trabajaba regularmente en operaciones clandestinas de gran importancia, infiltrando las bandas criminales de contrabando de inmigrantes y los carteles del narcotrafico mexicano.
Las investigaciones de Acosta son legendarias tanto entre las autoridades como entre los miembros de los carteles criminales que contribuyo a neutralizar. Acosta se hizo cruzar ilegalmente de Mexico a Chicago en un camion lleno de inmigrantes pobres; se gano la confianza de una banda internacional de falsificadores; se mezclo con algunos de los narcotraficantes mas sanguinarios de Mexico; y fue el objetivo de numerosos complots de asesinato por parte de los criminales a los que envio a la carcel.
"El cazador de sombras "se lee como una novela policiaca. Este libro, mas que un viaje por los bajos fondos de la frontera entre Mexico y los Estados Unidos, es una conmovedora revelacion de lo que tiene que sobrellevar un agente para garantizar que la ley se aplique y para mostrar el lado humano de la inmigracion.

Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime - How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare (Hardcover): Peter Gotzsche Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime - How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare (Hardcover)
Peter Gotzsche
R4,371 Discovery Miles 43 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is devoted to building up the case that the drug industry has systematically corrupted science to play up the benefits and play down the harms of their drugs. It describes the activities of the drug industry to organised crime.

The Triads as Business (Hardcover): Yiu Kong Chu The Triads as Business (Hardcover)
Yiu Kong Chu
R3,903 Discovery Miles 39 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Forward. Preface. 1.Triads, Business and Market. Part I: The Triads 2.The Origins. 3.The Organisation. Part II: Legal Markets 4.Protection Against Extortionists. 5.Protection Against Competitors: Traditional Operations. 6.Protection Against Competitors: Recent Operations. 7.Dispute Settlement. Part III: Illegal Markets 8.Drug Dealing. 9.Gambling. 10.Prostitution. Part IV: International Markets 11.Drug Trafficking. 12.Human Smuggling. Part V: Implications and Reflections 13.Are Triads Extortionists, Entrepreneurs, or Protectors? 14.International Triad Movement: Emigration or Reversion? 15.New Directions in the study of Triads.

Transnational Crime in the Americas (Paperback): Tom J. Farer Transnational Crime in the Americas (Paperback)
Tom J. Farer
R1,428 Discovery Miles 14 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


The most destructive force in the Americas today is not El NiNo-it is the criminal enterprises that recognize no geographic, legal or moral boundaries. This book exposes the main characteristics and effects of criminal enterprises in the Americas and considers realistic strategies for combating them. Looking at how crime penetrates private business, government, and the everyday lives of the people, this collection examines the impact of criminal enterprises on the legitimate economy and the ability of states to promote the rule of law. It compares criminal enterprises in the Americas with other regions, and considers the foreign policy concerns of the US. With a recent upsurge in the scope, sophistication and cooperation among groups, this book is essential tool for understanding one of the greatest challenges to security, peace and democracy in the Americas.

The Mafia and Clientelism - Roads to Rome in Post-War Calabria (Paperback): James Walston The Mafia and Clientelism - Roads to Rome in Post-War Calabria (Paperback)
James Walston
R1,170 Discovery Miles 11 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1988, is a study of clientelism in the south of Italy, its relationship with the mafia and its importance in the context of national politics. The book explains the existence of clientelism in modern societies and its relation to the distribution of public resources. It examines the growth of political consensus in the region and whether and where clientelism can be explained in the terms of the mafia. The title examines the relationship between local and national politics and the ideological aspects of clientelism in operation. It makes a detailed comparison of the developments of the Cristian Democratic and Socialist parties in Calabria. With its broad analysis of an important contemporary and historical phenomenon, this book is likely to be of interest to political scientists, historians, anthropologists and students of Italian politics.

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