TY  - BOOK
AU  - Knowles,Wesley B.
TI  - Organized Crime in the U.S
T2  - Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement and Corrections
SN  - 9781614704867
AV  - HV6446 -- .O743 2010eb 
U1  - 364.1060973 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Hauppauge
PB  - Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated
KW  - Organized crime -- United States
KW  - Alien criminals -- United States
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE U. S. -- ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE U. S. -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1  ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES: TRENDS AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINITIONS OF ORGANIZED CRIME -- Statutory Definition -- BACKGROUND -- Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act -- The Organized Crime Control Act and RICO -- Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Statutes -- More Recent Federal Attention to Organized Crime29 -- FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO COMBAT ORGANIZED CRIME -- Domestic Efforts -- Domestic Working Groups and Task Forces36 -- International Efforts -- International Working Groups and Task Forces -- FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS OF ORGANIZED CRIME -- Agent Utilization -- Case Openings -- Prosecutions -- CURRENT ORGANIZED CRIME TRENDS -- Organized Crime Groups Operating in the United States54 -- Eurasian/Russian -- Asian -- Italian -- Balkan -- Other Organized Crime Groups -- DOMESTIC IMPACT OF ORGANIZED CRIME -- Impact of Organized Crime on the Economy -- Money Laundering -- Cigarette Trafficking -- Piracy and Counterfeiting -- Organized Crime and Terrorists -- POTENTIAL ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- Federal Organized Crime Resources -- Multilateral Crime Fighting -- Potential Organized Crime Nexus with Terrorism -- LEGISLATION IN THE 111TH CONGRESS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2  IMPACT ON U.S. OF ASIAN TRANSNATIONAL CRIME -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER:  PERCEPTIONS OF THE PROBLEM -- Asian Authorities' Perspective -- Cambodia -- China -- Hong Kong -- Japan -- Macau -- The Philippines -- TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT -- Tier Ranking System -- Status of the Eight Sites in This Report -- Taiwan -- Thailand -- U.S. Authorities' Viewpoint -- Researchers' Vantage Point -- 2. SCOPE AND PATTERNS OF  ORGANIZED CRIME -- Scope -- Specialization -- Structure or Opportunity?; The Flow -- 3. IMPACT ON THE UNITED STATES -- Threat, Impact, and Harm to the United States -- Impact on Broader U.S. Interests -- CONCLUSION -- End Notes -- Chapter 3  AFRICAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- AFRICAN CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES -- HOW WE COMBAT AFRICAN CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES -- Chapter 4  ASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- ASIAN CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES -- HOW WE COMBAT ASIAN CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES -- Chapter 5  BALKAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- BALKAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- HISTORY OF BALKAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- Chapter 6  EURASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- EURASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- HISTORY OF EURASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- HOW WE COMBAT EURASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- EURASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME WORKING GROUP -- CENTRAL EUROPEAN WORKING GROUP -- SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN COOPERATIVE INITIATIVE -- Chapter 7  ITALIAN ORGANIZED CRIME -- ITALIAN ORGANIZED CRIME-OVERVIEW -- A LONG HISTORY -- SICILIAN MAFIA (BASED IN SICILY) -- CAMORRA OR NEAPOLITAN MAFIA (BASED IN NAPLES) -- 'NDRANGHETA OR CALABRIAN MAFIA  (BASED IN CALABRIA) -- SACRA CORONA UNITA OR UNITED SACRED CROWN (BASED IN THE PUGLIA REGION) -- LA COSA NOSTRA -- HISTORY OF LA COSA NOSTRA -- OTHER HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS -- 1951 -- 1957 -- 1963 -- THE GENOVESE CRIME FAMILY -- EARLY HISTORY-MASSERIA AND MARANZANO -- LUCIANO, COSTELLO, AND GENOVESE -- VALACHI SINGS-AND LOMBARDO LEADS -- FISH ON THE HOOK -- THE PANTHEON PROJECT AND THE ITALIAN AMERICAN WORKING GROUP -- ITALIAN AMERICAN WORKING GROUP -- LABOR RACKETEERING -- Chapter 8  MIDDLE EASTERN ORGANIZED CRIME -- MIDDLE EASTERN CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX
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