Organized Crime in Our Times Fifth Edition by Jay Albanese ISBN 978-1593455095 1593455097

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ISBN 10:  1593455097

ISBN 13:  978-1593455095

Author: Jay S. Albanese

This book provides a synthesis of significant developments in the nature, history, theories, understanding, and prevention of organized crime, together with the criminal justice response. It reports on important convictions of organized crime figures, new transnational links, new attention to human smuggling, Internet crimes, and other modern manifestations of organized criminal activity. This edition includes new tables and figures, including “Organized Crime at the Movies” boxes that tie to relevant content in the text, and a glossary.

Chapters enhanced by photos, tables, critical thinking exercises, and “organized crime at the movies.”
Also includes glossary and timeline of organized crime in the United States.

Table of contents: 

Chapter 1. What Is Organized Crime
– The Fascination with Organized Crime
– Defining Organized Crime
– Similarities and Differences between Organized and White-Collar Crimes
– Terrorism and Organized Crime
– Typology of Organized Crimes
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Selling a High School Football Player
– Typology of Organized Criminals
– Ethnicity
– Organization of Crime Groups
– Gender and Organized Crime
– How Much Organized Crime Is There?
– The Remainder of the Book
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of an Internet Stock Fraud
– Organized Crime at the Movies: The Godfather

Chapter 2. Characteristic Organized Crimes I: Conspiracy, Provision of Illicit Goods and Services
– Legal Definitions of Organized Crime
– Conspiracy
– Do Marijuana Purchases Suffice for Liability?
– Can a Single Cocaine Transaction Be Linked to a Conspiracy?
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Babies and Cocaine Smuggling
– How Much Is Required Beyond a Criminal Agreement?
– Can One Withdraw from a Conspiracy by Simply Walking Away?
– Summarizing the Important Elements of Conspiracy
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Murder for Hire
– Provision of Illicit Goods: Drugs and Stolen Property
– Drugs: Liability for the Conduct of Others
– Stolen Property: I Didn’t Know It Was Stolen
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of a Very Good Deal on Carpet
– Provision of Illicit Services: Gambling, Loansharking, and Sex
– The Unique Problem of Gambling: the Oldest Vice
– Gambling as Vice or Recreation?
– Is Legal Gambling a Constitutionally Protected Right?
– What Are the Elements of an Illegal Gambling Business?
– Is Placing a Bet Sufficient for Involvement in an Illegal Gambling Enterprise?
– Loansharking
– Usury: Are Threats Needed for Liability?
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Poker for Profit
– Sex and Organized Crime
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Collecting a Debt
– Prostitution: It Was Only a Modeling and Escort Service
– Distinguishing the Risqué from the Obscene
– Pornography: I Didn’t Know the Model Was a Minor
– The Internet and Pornography
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Child Pornography on the Computer
– Summary
– Organized Crime at the Movies: Blow

Chapter 3. Characteristic Organized Crimes II: Infiltration of Business, Extortion, and Racketeering
– Infiltration of Business
– Extortion
– Protection Rackets
– Jobs for Sale
– Under Color of Official Right
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Repaying a Loan
– Racketeering
– Hidden Ownership and Skimming Profits
– I Didn’t Know My Property Was a Crackhouse
– The Secretive Nature of Criminal Enterprises
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of the Avengers Motorcycle Club
– Summary
– Organized Crime at the Movies: Casino

Chapter 4. Causes of Organized Crime
– Is Organized Crime Unique?
– Positivism: Social and Economic Influences
– Classicism: Hedonism and the Odds of Apprehension
– Structural: Capitalism and Arbitrary Laws
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of the Making of Sammy and Ivankov
– Ethical: When Crime Brings Pleasure, Not Guilt
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of the Irish Mob
– Summary
– Organized Crime at the Movies: Goodfellas

Chapter 5. Paradigms of Organized Crime
– What Is a Model of Organized Crime?
– Hierarchical Models of Organized Crime
– Local, Ethnic Models of Organized Crime
– Enterprise Model of Organized Crime
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Morrisburg
– Fitting the Models Together: Groups versus Activities
– Future Forms of Organized Crime?
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of the Hackers
– Summary
– Organized Crime at the Movies: Carlito’s Way

Chapter 6. The Mafia: Facts and Myths
– Hennessey Murder in New Orleans, 1890
– The Italian Connection
– From City Gangs to a National Conspiracy
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Al Capone versus John Gotti
– The Kefauver Hearings, 1950
– The Apalachin Incident, 1957
– The Valachi Hearings and the Cosa Nostra, 1963
– Fratianno, The FBI, and the Tieri Trial, 1980
– The Mob Trials from the 1980s to the Present
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of a Murder among Gangsters
– Summary
– Organized Crime at the Movies: A Bronx Tale
– Presidential Investigations of Organized Crime

Chapter 7. Changes in the Nature of Organized Crime
– Activities of Organized Crime Groups over Time
– Political and Commercial Corruption
– National Efforts to Control Organized Crime
– Government Recommendations
– Summary of Similarities
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of the Unmaking of a Mobster
– Changing Organized Crime Patterns
– International Stolen Vehicle Smuggling
– International Drug Smuggling
– International Human Trafficking
– Computer and Internet Crime
– Hijacking
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Tracking Immigration within Our Own Borders
– Summary
– Organized Crime at the Movies: The Departed

Chapter 8. Transnational Organized Crime
– The Scope of Transnational Crime
– Using Ethnicity to Explain Organized Crime?
– The Ethnicity Trap
– Networks versus Organizations
– Transnational Organized Crime Groups
– Providing Illicit Services
– Gambling and Loansharking
– Human Trafficking and Prostitution
– Providing Illicit Goods
– Drugs
– Stolen Property
– Infiltrating Legitimate Business
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of the Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud
– Racketeering
– Extortion
– Crimes against Government
– Corruption
– Terrorism Connections
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Video Slot Machines
– Summary
– Organized Crime at the Movies: Blood Diamond

Chapter 9. Investigative Tools
– Investigators of Organized Crime
– Investigative Techniques and Intelligence Gathering
– Financial Analysis
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case from Charlotte to Hezbollah
– Electronic Surveillance
– Informants
– Undercover Agents
– Citizen Commissions
– Summary
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Standing Next to the Pay Phone
– Organized Crime at the Movies: Donnie Brasco

Chapter 10. Prosecution Strategies
– Tools for the Prosecution
– Special Grand Juries
– Witness Immunity
– Witness Protection Program
– Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO)
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Enough Evidence
– Bank Secrecy Act
– Money Laundering
– Summary
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Money Laundering and Terrorism
– Organized Crime at the Movies: The Untouchables

Chapter 11. Organizing a Criminal Defense
– Entrapment
– Duress
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of the Informant, the Prostitute, and the Heroin Dealer
– Claims that Are Potential Defenses
– Adequacy of Representation
– RICO Participation
– Gambling While Intoxicated
– Extortion, Perjury, and Consequences
– Amnesia
– “Mob” Lawyers
– Summary
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Vincent “The Chin” and Mental Illness
– Organized Crime at the Movies: Road to Perdition

Chapter 12. Sentencing Organized Crime Offenders
– Sentences Imposed in Racketeering and Drug Cases
– Types of Racketeering Convictions
– Backgrounds of Convicted Offenders
– Trends in Asset Forfeiture
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of Deterring Terrorists versus Organized Crime
– Lawfulness of Asset Seizure
– Protecting Rights of Third Parties
– Disposition of Seized Assets
– Innovations in Sentencing
– Oversight of Union Activities
– Offender Deterrence Tactics
– The Role of Public Education
– Summary
– Critical Thinking Exercise: The Case of a Close Family Friend
– Organized Crime at the Movies: Traffic

Appendices
– Glossary
– Timeline of Organized Crime in the United States
– About the Author
– Name Index
– Subject Index

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