Global Organized Crime: A 21st Century Approach

In the maelstrom of globalization and cyberspace, organized crime continues to defy definition.A diverse array of activities is perpetuated by criminal organizations, criminal groups and associations, and gangs, and it is clear that one specific label is no longer adequate.This book offers a uniquely global approach to organized crime and the multitude of forces that shape it in the 21st century. The new edition has been revised and reorganized to include even more global and comparative coverage of various forms of organized crime, spanning the US, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Russia and Europe, Asia and Africa.Some of the topics included are:Global definitions of organized crimeThe evolution of maritime piracyFemale participation in organized crime and the overlap of victim-offender binaryDiscussions on contemporary drug crisis: opium and the Taliban, fentanyl crisis and the role played by China and Mexico, Myanmar and the Golden Triangle, the impact of Covid on Latin Ame