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Organized Crime
Criminal Justice Resources :
Organized Crime
This compilation of resources focuses on gangs, gangsters, the mafia, and international gangs. For more information about youth gangs, look under Gangs.
Definitions of Organized Crime collected by Klaus von Lampe.
Organized Crime excerpt from Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. via Infoplease.
Organized Crime entry from the Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, Vol. 1, 2002
Includes commentary on
Organized crime,
Rico,
Organized Crime Offenses,
Characteristics Of Organized Crime,
Early Las Vegas And The Mafia,
American Mafia,
Motorcycle Gangs,
Street Gangs,
Crips And Bloods: Black American Gangs In Los Angeles,
Hispanic Gangs,
Midwest And East Coast Gangs, and
Impacts Of Global Organized Crime.
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, Volume 1.
"Transnational organized crime will be one of the major problems facing policy makers in the 21st century. It will be a defining issue of the 21st century as the Cold War was for the 20th century and Colonialism was for the 19th. No area of international affairs will remain untouched as political and economic systems and the social fabric of many countries will deteriorate under the increasing financial power of international organized crime groups." -Louise Shelley, Director of TraCCC.
Alberta Solicitor General and Criminal Intelligence Service Alberta
Organized and Serious Crime Business Plan : April 2002 to March 2005
http://www.cisalberta.ca/2002-5%20Business%20Plan.pdf
(Last checked 06/05/07)
American Foreign Policy Council
International Organized Crime
http://www.afpc.org/
Use the search engine to retrive articles about international organized crime. Most are about Russia.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
American Mafia
http://www.onewal.com/
Provides a chronological history of the mafia, divided into the following sections:
Section I: Birth of the American Mafia (1282 - 1900)
Section II: Pre-Prohibition Consolidation (1900-1919)
Section III: Capone & "Joe the Boss"(1920-1931)
Section IV: Rebirth, New Opportunities (1932-1949)
Section V: Discovery and Decline (1950-1986)
(Last checked 06/05/07)
America's Habit : Drug Abuse, Drug Trafficking, and Organized Crime : Report to the President and the Attorney General. President's Commission on Organized Crime. Washington, D.C. : The Commission : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1986. MSU Library Government Documents (U.S.) Pr 40.8:C 86/D 84
This is the final report from President's Commission on Organized Crime. It contains material on the nature, scope and extent of organized crime, particularly as it relates to drug trafficking, money laundering, and labor racketeering.
The President's Commission on Organized Crime was established by Executive Order 12435 July 28, 1983.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Annual Reports on Organized Crime in Canada
http://www.cisc.gc.ca/webpage/index_b_e.htm
Currently contains 1997 to date annual reports. Provided by Criminal Intelligence Service Canada. Each report includes sections on : Asian-Based Organized Crime, East European-Based Organized Crime, Aboriginal-Based Criminal Activity, Italian-Based Organized Crime, and Hells Angels - Other Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. Also includes sections on: firearms and organized crime, Colombian-Based Organized Crime, Illegal Migration, Contraband Smuggling, The Illicit Drug Trade, Proceeds of Crime-Money Laundering, Counterfeit Activity, and Security Fraud.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Asian American Gangs
http://www.asian-nation.org/gangs.shtml
In recent years, the issue of Asian gangs and organized crime has gotten a lot of attention from the media and law enforcement authorities. This phenomenon shares many similarities with other ’’gang problems’’ in the Black and Latino communities. However, certain ethnic and cultural aspects come into play with Asian gangs that make their situation and consequences of their actions unique. Courtesy of Asian Nation: the Landscape of Asian America.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Asian Criminal Enterprises
http://usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive_Index/Asian_Criminal_Enterprises.html
Criminal syndicates have conducted illegal activities based on business models for hundreds of years. Such criminal enterprises have tended to be more efficient in operation and produce more profit for its members than gang-directed activities on the street. Courtesy of the U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Asian Criminal Enterprises and Prostitution
http://usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive_Index/Asian_Criminal_Enterprises_and_Prostitution.html
Not all Asian women smuggled into the United States for prostitution are deceived by their smugglers. Some were prostitutes in their native countries and come to the United States hoping to earn more money than they could back home, according to this study done by Asian gang expert Marcus Frank.
For example, some older, less attractive prostitutes working in Thailand -- where there is an established and, generally speaking, a socially accepted industry -- will voluntarily be smuggled into the United States in the hope of finding higher-paying clientele.
Some Asian syndicates are recruiting Hispanic prostitutes to promote their brothels as being "exotic" and "unique." These women voluntarily work in the United States on six-month contracts, after which they receive their "cut" in a lump sum and are taken back to their homes in Mexico.
In this paper, Frank reviews the history of Asian prostitution in the United States and the current situation of those both voluntarily and involuntarily in the business. He also details the recruiting, smuggling and operating methods of the Asian criminal enterprises that control much of the trade.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Asian Gangs: A Bibliography
http://www.communitypolicing.org/publications/iag/asian%5Fgangs/index.htm
Compiled by Binh P. Le, Penn State University, Abington-Ogontz Campus. 1999.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Asian Gangs Are Brothers in Crime
http://www.msnbc.com/news/165145.asp?cp1=1
The triads of China and the Yakuza of Japan are the most notorious of the Asian crime organizations, but there are countless smaller groups from Taiwan, Vietnam, North and South Korea, Thailand, Laos, the Philippines and elsewhere involved in some form of organized criminal activity. MSNBC News.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Asian Organized Crime and Gangs
http://www.fbiacademy.edu/pages/AsianCrime.htm
FBI Academy Library bibliography, March 2000.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Asian Organized Crime and Terrorist Activity in Canada, 1999-2002
http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/AsianOrgCrime_Canada.pdf
Examines the scope of Asian organized crime and terrorist activity in Canada and the extent of cooperation and possible overlap between criminal and terrorist activity in that country. The analyst examined those Asian organized crime syndicates that direct their criminal activities at the United States via Canada, name crime groups trafficking heroin from Southeast Asia, groups engaging in the trafficking of women, and groups committing financial crimes against U.S. interests.
Neil S. Helfand. A report prepared by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. July 2003. 50pp.
Added to Magic.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Asian Organized Crime in Australia
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/australia/docs/ncaaoc1.html
http://www.alternatives.com/crime/ncaaoc2.html
A Discussion Paper by the Australian Parliament, Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Crime Authority, February 1995.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Asian Transnational Organized Crime
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/214186.htm,br>
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/214186.pdf
"Asian Transnational Organized Crime and Its Impact on the United States" (NCJ 214186) (40 pp.) reports on study assessments of the impact of Asian transnational organized crime on the United States. The report also discusses high-priority areas for further research and identifies potential collaborative research partners and sources of relevant data and information in Asia.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Assessing the Effectiveness of Organized Crime Control Strategies: A Review of the Literature
http://www.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/rs/rep/2005/rr05-5/toc.html
Department of Justice Canada.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Beyond the Mafia: Organized Crime in the Americas.
Sue Mahan and Katherine O'Neil. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998. Main Library Stacks HV6453.N7 B47 1998
Abstract: A comparative perspective on nontraditional organized crime in the Americas. Divided into five parts each illustrating a significant concept about organized crime. Included are discussions about the Yakuza and Chinese gangs and their characteristics.
Books on Organized Crime in the MSU Libraries
Locations and call numbers
A listing of over 50 items.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Books on the Mafia in the MSU Libraries
http://magic.lib.msu.edu/search/d?SEARCH=mafia
Click on the subject heading mafia to retrieve a list of books available in the MSU Libraries.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Books on Transnational Crime in the MSU Libraries
Locations and call numbers
A listing of 28 items.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Breaking All the Rules: Hybrid Gangs
http://www.nagia.org/Gang%20Articles/Hybrid%20Gangs.htm
As the "gangsta" culture continues to spread throughout North America, the influence of California and Chicago gangs are now being felt in both large metropolitan areas and with increasing frequency in small, rural communities. The lesson has been well-learned that the problem of street gangs is one that touches all ethnic and socio-economic classes. However, as law enforcement agencies have attempted to deal with the gang problem in their respective communities, some very significant differences have been discovered from the historic perception of these gangs, and their behaviors in areas outside of Chicago or Los Angeles. Article by by Sgt. Dave Starbuck, Kansas City Police Department.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Challenging the Russian Mafia Mystique:
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/jr000247b.pdf
James O. Finkenaeur and Elin Waring. NIJ Journal, April 2001.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
The Changing Face of Organized Crime In New Jersey : A Status Report
http://www.state.nj.us/sci/pdf/ocreport.pdf
State of New Jersey Commission of Investigation, May 2004. Contents : Prohibition/Demand Paradox, Organized Crime and Corruption, Narcotics : the Ubiquitous Scourge, Asian Organized Crime, Eurasian Organized Crime, Cuban/Latino Organized Crime, Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, and La Casa Nostra.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Chicago Crime Commission
https://www.chicagocrimecommission.org/Default.aspx
The Chicago Crime Commission stands as one of the oldest and most respected citizen crime commissions in the nation. The Commission is dedicated to eliminating crime with programs that form coalitions with the business community and the public.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Chicago Crime Commission Entry from the Encylopedia of Chicago,br>
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/246.html
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Chicago Syndicate Blog
http://www.thechicagosyndicate.com/
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Chicagoland Gangs
http://sobs.org/chilocal/gangs/gnghome.html
"Chicagoland Gangs" originates from a Chicago Crime Commission pamphlet handed out in August 1996 at a community meeting in Chicago's Humbolt Park neighborhood.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Chinese Subculture and Criminality: Non-Traditional Crime Groups in America.
Ko-lin Chin. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1990. 189pp. Main Library Stacks HV6439.U5 C47 1990
A young scholar doing a field study on the subculture of Chinese waiters for a methodology course was led to switch his research interests to Asian criminality after witnessing two deeply disturbing incidents involving Asian gangs. At great risk to himself, he undertook a sociological study of the culture of the Triads, Tongs, and street gangs to explore where, how, and why these groups formed, developed, and transformed, and what roles they play in the political economy of Chinese societies.
Chinese Organized Crime in Western and Eastern Europe
http://usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive_Index/Chinese_Organized_Crime_in_Western_and_Eastern_Europe.html
Paper delivered by Professor Emil W. Plywaczewski, Ph.D., at the 3rd Annual Symposium "Crime and Its Control in Greater China", June 21-22, 2002, University of Hong Kong, PRC. Summary: Chinese organized crime has become well established in every major Chinese community across the world, Plywaczewski says. Members include community leaders as well as ordinary workers. "It is difficult to penetrate this subculture," Plywaczewski writes, "because members have no prior criminal records.... They can conceal their criminal activities through their involvement in lawful business activities." Plywaczewski provides detailed information on Chinese people-smuggling operations in Austria, Hungary, Poland and other European countries.
He notes that Chinese criminal groups operate in isolated "cells," each with a specific duty and unaware of other cells in the criminal operation except the one from which it accepts assignments. In the case of people smuggling, some organizations will, for a higher fee, provide their "customers" with "a guarantee of effectiveness." That is, the smugglers guarantee that they will get their client to a target country no matter how many times they might be stopped by law enforcement. Courtesy of the U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Chinese Transnational Organized Crime: The Fuk Ching
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/international/chinese.html
The organizational structure of Chinese organized crime in the United States is quite complex. Broadly defined, there is a great variety of Chinese criminal organizations. These include gangs, secret societies, triads, tongs, Taiwanese organized crime groups, and strictly US-based tongs and gangs. According to Ko-lin Chin, the foremost academic expert in the U.S. on Chinese organized crime, there is no empirical support for the belief that there is a well-organized, monolithic, hierarchical criminal cartel called the "Chinese Mafia." Chin says: "My findings...do not support the notion that a chain of command exists among these various crime groups or that they coordinate with one another routinely in international crimes such as heroin trafficking, money laundering, and the smuggling of aliens" (1996:123). James O. Finckenauer, Ph.D., 2000.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Crime and Corruption Afer Communism: Organized Crime in Bulgaria
http://www.law.nyu.edu/eecr/vol6num4/feature/organizedcrime.html
Article from New York University School of Law, East European Constitutional Review, Vol. 6, no. 4, Fall 1997.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Criminal Intelligence Service Canada
http://www.cisc.gc.ca/
The law enforcement organization that unites Canadian Police agencies in the fight against organized crime. The agency publishes an Annual Report on Organized Crime in Canada which is available at this site.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Criminality in Labor Unions
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Efforts to clean up corruption-tainted unions and to expel criminal elements from their ranks have been given new urgency by the New York waterfront scandals. While criminal penetration of A.F.L. and C.I.O. affiliates is certainly not extensive, a series of disclosures during recent years has created mounting alarm among the top leaders of organized labor. Limited reforms after earlier investigations, and occasional convictions of labor racketeers, seem to have had no lasting effects. It is now recognized that, unless radical remedies are applied wherever corruption is found, serious and possibly permanent injury will be suffered by the whole labor movement. Article includes Multiple Exploitation by Racketering Unions, Labor Racketeering and the Law, and Self-Policing by Labor Organizations. H.B. Shaffer, Editorial Research Reports via CQ Researcher Archive, March 4, 1953.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Crips and Bloods : African-American Street Gangs in Los Angeles
http://www.nagia.org/Gang%20Articles/Crips%20and%20Bloods.pdf
Surprisingly, little has been written about the historical significance of black gangs in Los Angeles (LA). Literature and firsthand interviews with Los Angeles residents seem to point to three significant periods relevant to the development of the contemporary black gangs. The first period, which followed WWII and significant black migrations from the South, is when the first major black clubs formed. After the Watts rebellion of 1965, the second period gave way to the civil rights period of Los Angeles where blacks, including those who where former club members who became politically active for the remainder of the 1960s. By the early 1970s black street gangs began to reemerge. By 1972, the Crips were firmly established and the Bloods were beginning to organize. This period saw the rise of LA’s newest gangs, which continued to grow during the 1970s, and later formed in several other cities throughout the United States by the 1990s. While black gangs do not make up the largest or most active gang population in Los Angeles today, their influence on street gang culture nationally has been profound. Article by Alejandro A. Alonso provided by the National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations.
Also listed under Gangs.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Crusade Against Corruption : Kennedy vs. Hoffa
http://chn.loyno.edu/history/journal/1987-8/moran.htm
Robert Kennedy could not tolerate Hoffa's moral code, a code that sometimes found corruption a viable route to reform. Hoffa demanded -- and received -- the respect of his union members as the Teamsters grew in numbers and influence. He acted for the benefit of the union's power, as well as his own. Nonetheless, some of his actions were illegal, and in the tradition of Al Capone, the mobster must be mastered by federal forces. Call it obsession. Call it a moral crusade. But in Kennedy's world of good versus evil, the knight may not remove the armor until the country rests protected from the enemy. And Hoffa, with his gangster techniques, was a public enemy. Student paper by Mickey Moran, Loyola University Department of History, Student Historical Journal 1987-1988.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Declaring War on Organized Crime (Ronald Reagan, 1986
http://www.thelaborers.net/lexisnexis/articles/declaring_war_on_organized_crime.htm
Waterfront extortion in New York City, mob wars in Philadelphia, threats against a Federal prosecutor in Cleveland and the families of F.B.I. agents, attempted bribery of State officials in Louisiana, protection rackets for bookmakers and graphers in Los Angeles. And in places too numerous to mention all across America: piracy of union pension and welfare funds; toxic wastes spewed out along our highways, according to state investigators, and into our wildernesses; legitimate businesses fronting as fencing networks for thieves and hijackers; corruption of college athletes through sports-rigging schemes; an invisible tax on food purchases and construction costs imposed by illegal syndicates and paid for by American citizens. This is the face of organized crime in America in the 1980's; far more encompassing and wide-reaching than in the past, but in its essential characteristics not all that different from the face of organized crime a generation or two ago - a point on which I can cite personal experience. Like all too many Americans, I've seen the mob at work. Source : New York Times, January 12, 1986, Section 6; Page 26, Column 1.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
The Decline of the American Mafia
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0377/is_n120/ai_17379694
The Mafia is almost extinguished now as a major actor in the United States' criminal world. Peter Reuter, Public Interest, Summer, 1995.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Detroit Partnership/Outfit
http://www.geocities.com/jiggs2000_us/
Excerpts about the Detroit Mafia.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Drive on Organized Crime
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The current federal drive against organized crime constitutes the best-armed attack yet mounted in the long history of government men versus racketeers and gangsters. Even without the additional weapons that would become available to it under two anti-crime bills in Congress, the drive has chalked up a highly successful year and is expected to do even better in the months ahead. Activities of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the Justice Department accounted for the indictment during 1969 of more than 1,000 persons and the conviction of nearly 400. “Our indictments against organized criminals were 30 per cent over the year before,” Attorney General John N. Mitchell said on Feb. 10, “and most of our strike forces are just getting started.” Report covers Mounting Attack on Criminal Network, Evolution and Scope of Organized Crime,
and Obstacles to Drive Against Racketeering. H. B. Shaffer, Editorial Research Reports via CQ Researcher Archive, March 11, 1970.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Drug Cartels and Other Organized Crime Groups
http://www.drugstory.org/drug_traffic/cartel_organized.asp
A compilation of resources from DrugStory.org.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
The Ecosystem for Organized Crime
http://www.heuni.fi/uploads/2rreolo2h.pdf
Marcus Felon. Helsinki : The European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations, 2006.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
The Edge : Organized Crime, Business, and Labor Unions
http://www.thelaborers.net/documents/REPORTS/Commission_IBT.html
Report to the President and the Attorney General. President's Commission on Organized Crime. 1986
Web site of reform-minded Laborers of the Laborers International Union of North America, (LIUNA), who have compiled hard-to-find documents regarding the relationship of Arthur Coia, Bill Clinton, LIUNA, campaign fund-raising, the Mafia, LCN, corrupt Laborers officials, labor racketeering and the U.S. Justice Department.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
The Edge : Organized Crime, Business, and Labor Unions
Print Copy
Report to the President and the Attorney General. President's Commission on Organized Crime. 1986
Main Library Government Documents (U.S.) Pr 40.8:C 86/Ed 3
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Effective Methods to Combat Transnational Organized Crime in Criminal Justice Processes
http://www.unafei.or.jp/english/pdf/PDF_rms/no58/58-05.pdf
Bruce G. Ohr.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
European Union Organised Crime Situation Report (2007)
http://www.europol.europa.eu/publications/European_Organised_Crime_Threat_Assessment_(OCTA)/OCTA2007.pdf
(Last checked 06/05/07)
European Union Organised Crime Situation Report (2005)
2005 Report
(Last checked 06/05/07)
European Union Organised Crime Situation Report (2004)
http://www.europol.eu.int/publications/EUOrganisedCrimeSitRep/2004/EUOrganisedCrimeSitRep2004.pdf
This report (4th edition) is primarily aimed at disseminating information about organised crime in the European Union (EU) with a focus on its transnational manifestations, to support policy-makers and law enforcement decision-makers in their fight against organised crime. Others could also benefit from this information, such as academic researchers and representatives from various non-governmental organisations, and therefore this report is made available to the public.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
European Union Organised Crime Situation Report (2003)
http://www.europol.eu.int/publications/EUOrganisedCrimeSitRep/2003/EUOrganisedCrimeSitRep2003.pdf
This report (3rd edition) is primarily aimed at disseminating information about organised crime in the European Union (EU) with a focus on its transnational manifestations, to support policy-makers and law enforcement decision-makers in their fight against organised crime. Others could also benefit from this information, such as academic researchers and representatives from various non-governmental organisations, and therefore this report is made available to the public.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
European Union Organised Crime Situation Report (2002)
http://www.europol.eu.int/index.asp?page=EUOrganisedCrimeSitRep2002
This report (2nd edition) is primarily aimed at disseminating information about organised crime in the European Union (EU) with a focus on its transnational manifestations, to support policy-makers and law enforcement decision-makers in their fight against organised crime. Others could also benefit from this information, such as academic researchers and representatives from various non-governmental organisations, and therefore this report is made available to the public.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
European Union Organised Crime Situation Report (2000)
http://www.europol.eu.int/index.asp?page=EUOrganisedCrimeSitRep2000
This report (1st edition) is primarily aimed at disseminating information about organised crime in the European Union (EU) with a focus on its transnational manifestations, to support policy-makers and law enforcement decision-makers in their fight against organised crime. Others could also benefit from this information, such as academic researchers and representatives from various non-governmental organisations, and therefore this report is made available to the public.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
FBI's Organized Crime Page
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/orgcrime/ocshome.htm
Organized crime, in the U.S. and around the world, is a critical concern of the law enforcement community. The cooperation among these organized criminal enterprises in recent years has allowed them to greatly increase the scope and magnitude of their illicit activities. Our world has seen widespread and unprecedented political, economic, social, and technological changes in the last two decades. Organized criminal enterprises have been quick to take advantage of the opportunities created by these changes to satisfy their greed and lust for power.
The cost to communities and individuals, in terms of pain and suffering caused by the violence and exploitation associated with these organizations, is incalculable. Also the damage to society resulting from these criminal organizations and their influence on labor unions, political institutions, financial markets, and major industries is immeasurable. In fact, a look at the economic impact alone gives a glimpse of the importance of this issue. The Center for Strategic and International Studies, Global Organized Crime Project, Financial Crimes Task Force estimates global organized crime reaps profits of close to $1 trillion per year.
The FBI's fight against organized crime is unlike other criminal programs. Instead of focusing on these crimes as individual events, the FBI's Organized Crime Program targets the entire organization responsible for a variety of criminal activities. The FBI has found that even if key individuals in an organization are removed, the depth and financial strength of the organization often allows the enterprise to continue.
For further information, choose:
La Cosa Nostra Italian Organized Crime/Labor Racketeering Unit
Eurasian Organized Crime Unit
Asian/African Criminal Enterprise Unit
Case Summaries
Statutes
Glossary of Terms
(Last checked 06/05/07)
The Federal Government and Organized Crime
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Passage at the last session of Congress of a series of measures increasing the categories of federal crimes and closing legal loopholes opened a new era in the relations between the federal government and the states with respect to law enforcement. The resort by criminals to speedy methods of transportation and communication has made it increasingly difficult for local and state police officials, with limited territorial jurisdiction, to cope with the crime problem. The federal government, following its successful prosecution of kidnapers under the so-called Lindbergh law, found public opinion favorable to an extension of its jurisdiction to other classes of crimes with which state and local officials seemed powerless to deal.
Article includes sections on : New Federal Effort for Suppression on Crime, Anti-Crime Activities of the Federal Government,
Moley Report on Changes in Federal Crime Laws, Anti-Crime Statutes of the 73rd Congress, Life and Property Loss Through Crime. Editorial Research Reports via CQ Researcher Archive, August 10, 1934.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Financial Scandals
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/scandals/
Roy Davies, a librarian at University of Exeter, United Kingdom, has put together an impressive collection of links relating to financial scandals. The links are divided into Classic Financial Scandals, Political Corruption, Organized Crime (Mafia and Yakuza), Money Laundering, and Regulatory Organizations. Recent scandals such as BCCI, Barings, Sumitomo and Bre-X are covered.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
GangRule
http://www.gangrule.com/
Soprano. Gotti. Corleone. Those are a few of the more recognizable names linked to organized crime. Whether they're real or fictionalized doesn't seem to matter -- as HBO can attest, America loves a good gangster. Well, count your lucky floating dead bodies, America, because this incredibly rich site offers a historical look at the emergence of organized crime since 1890, focusing primarily on gangs of the early 20th-century. The database overflows with information on organized-crime families and notable gang-related historic events. The gallery, however, contains the majority of the content, including a fascinating collection of photos and mugshots of famous gangsters. Delve further into the site and you'll find flow charts of mafia families, including an incredibly detailed look at the Gambino Family. Other site highlights include the newspaper clipping archive and a collection of official documents, including the fascinating Senate Testimony of Joseph D. Pistone (aka, Donnie Brasco). Pistone was the FBI Special Agent who infiltrated the La Cosa Nostra for six years, resulting in 200 indictments and over 100 convictions of organized-crime members. It'd be a crime to miss this site. Yahoo Pick, Dec. 6, 2002.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
Gangs in Central America
http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/crs//data/2005/upl-meta-crs-6766/RS22141_2005May10.pdf
CRS report RS22141 by Clare Rebondo, Congressional Research Service, May 10, 2005.
(Last checked 03/31/06)
Gangters, Outlaws, and G-Men
http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters-outlaws-gmen.htm
A compilation of short articles broken out into the following categories: crime bosses, crime family epics, unique gang organizations, Mid-West crime wave, the Wild West, fascinating characters, cops (public and private). Courtesy of the Crime Library.
(Last checked 06/05/07)
George Mason University University
Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC)
http://policy-traccc.gmu.edu/
The Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) is the first center in the United States devoted to understanding the links among terrorism, transnational crime and corruption, and to teach, research, train and help formulate policy on these critical issues. TraCCC is a research center within the School of Public Policy at George Mason University.
Research topics in which TraCCC and is overseas partners are actively engaged include human smuggling and trafficking; nuclear proliferation issues; the links between crime and terrorism; money laundering and other financial crimes; the impact or organized crime and terrorism on legitimate business; and environmental crimes. TraCCC hosts visiting scholars and international leaders on these issues through programs such as Fulbright, IREX and the Open World Leadership Program throughout the year. TraCCC and its overseas partners impact legislation and policy by giving testimony on transnational crime, corruption and terrorism before Congress/Parliament, participating in multidisciplinary legislative working groups, attending congresses held by supranational groups, and advising multilateral governmental and non-governmental organizations.
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Greg Garner's Gang Page
http://ganginformation.com
Garner is a sargeant with the Michigan Department of Corrections and has been involved with Gang Investigations for about four years and has been doing presentations for the last three years.
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Hearing on Russian Organized Crime
http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/1996_hr/h960430f.htm
April 30, 1996. Saved by FAS.
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A History of California's Hispanic Gangs
http://www.nagia.org/Gang%20Articles/Hispanic%20Gangs.htm
Most people believe that Los Angeles' Hispanic street gangs can be traced to the early 1900s, but Hispanic street gangs of the early 1900's developed as a result of incidents that occurred more than 50 years earlier. Article by by Al Valdez, Investigator, Orange County District Attorney's Office.
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Hoffa and the Mob
http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/famous/jimmy_hoffa/2.html
In 1959 Robert F. Kennedy, the brother of John F. Kennedy who would soon be elected president of the United States, appeared on The Jack Paar Show, America’s first late-night television talk show. At the time Bobby Kennedy was chief counsel of the Senate Labor Rackets Committee, better known as the McClellan Committee. Speaking to a national television audience, Kennedy had plenty to say about Jimmy Hoffa and the Teamsters union, and the crusading young attorney was not afraid to name names.
Entry from the Crime Library.
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Hong Kong Triads' New Frontier:
South China is Fertile Ground for Crime Gangs, Corruption
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
file=/chronicle/archive/1997/05/28/MN25477.DTL
Article by Frank Viviano, San Francisco Chronicle, May 28, 1997.
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How Narcotics Trafficking Organizations Operate As Businesses : An Annotated Bibliography
http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/Bibliography-Narcotics.pdf
Identifies articles, dissertations, monographs, reports, and studies by academic and research institutes that either examine narcotics trafficking organizations as businesses or examine the functioning of the illegal-drug trade from an economic perspective. The goal was to reveal vulnerabilities within the business models of these organizations and possible means and methods of interdiction.
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International Association of Asian Crime Investigators
http://www.iaaci.com/
A professional organization of law enforcement personnel responsible for the investigation of Asian organized crime and gangs. The web page includes links to detailed, scholarly studies on a variety of Asian crime-related topics.
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International Crime Threat Assessment
http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/EOP/NSC/html/documents/pub45270/pub45270index.html
The rapid spread of international crime since the end of the Cold War is unprecedented in scale, facilitated by globalization and technological advances, and poses a significant challenge to the United States and democratic governments and free market economies around the world. The President has identified international crime as a direct and immediate threat to the national security of the United States. To meet this challenge, the Departments of Justice, State, and
Treasury--working closely with numerous federal agencies--jointly developed a comprehensive national strategy to fight international crime and reduce its impact on Americans. The International Crime Control Strategy, which was released in May 1998, provides a dynamic action plan that serves as a roadmap for a coordinated, effective, long-term attack on
international crime.
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International Organized Crime
http://www.cj.msu.edu/~outreach/security/orgcrime.html
A recent survey of U.S. and foreign police organizations, intelligence agencies, government officials, and corporate security officials targeted organized crime in Eastern Europe. The results strongly suggest rapid growth in Eastern European organized crime which threatens the United States. The survey's most significant findings:
International organized crime is becoming more entrepreneurial.
Short-term alliances between criminal groups are growing.
Crime cartels are focusing on a greater diversity of commodities.
Transnational criminal alliances are increasing.
Eastern European criminal groups will use violence and change their structures to maximize profits.
Based on survey background research conducted by David L. Carter, Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice.
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International Terrorism and Crime: Trends and Linkages
http://web.archive.org/web/20050403173001/
http://www.jmu.edu/orgs/wrni/it.htm
International terrorism and organized crime both pose serious and evolving challenges to U.S. national security interests. Terrorists and criminals have coordinated for mutual gain, providing physical protection in exchange for monetary gain and other mutual beneficial transactions. The specific dynamics vary from region to region, country to country. Ominously, there is potential for greater cooperation along the criminal-terrorist axis. James H. Anderson, James Madison University.
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Internationalization of Russian Organized Crime: Contemporary Issues
http://web.archive.org/web/20040217051750/
http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/acainst/transcrime/Publications/OCWatch/v1n6_1999.pdf
Article appearing in Organized Crime Watch (NIS), Vol. 1, no. 6, Dec. 1999, by the Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, American University, Washington, D.C.
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Interstate Crime Syndicates
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Appointment of Robert F. Kennedy as Attorney General in all probability heralds an exceptionally vigorous drive against organized crime. At Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on his nomination, Jan. 13, Sen. John L. McClellan (D Ark.) highly praised Kennedy's service as chief counsel of the Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field. Kennedy himself told the committee that he felt “this whole question of organized crime, of gangsters and hoodlums” is “a very serious matter,” He said “We are going to pursue all of those matters to the full vigor of the Department of Justice.” Report focuses on : Efforts to Break Up Crime Syndicates, Federal Powers of Law Enforcement, and Strengthening of Powers to Curb Crime. W. B. Dickinson, Jr., Editorial Research Reports via CQ Researcher Archive, January 18, 1961.
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Introduction to East Coast Gangs
http://www.nagia.org/Gang%20Articles/East%20Coast%20Gangs.htm
With some of the world's most lucrative drug markets, the East Coast is ripe for gangs to flourish. There is plenty of opportunity, potential recruits, and money for savvy gang members to gain fortune and power. Influences from the West Coast and the Midwest ("Super Gangs" such as the Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings, and Gangster Disciples) have become prevalent throughout the eastern United States. Article by by Sergeant Lou Savelli, Vice President, East Coast Gang Investigators Association.
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Introduction to Global Organized Crime
http://www.american.edu/TED/hpages/crime/index.htm
This web page is intended to address global organized crime and it's growing importance for international security. This issue is emerging in international relations as a primary component in security and foreign policy making. Global organized crime activities are elusive because many global orgainzed crime groups operate through a variety of high tech means, which are difficult to trace. The groups operations have global implications such as illegal biological, nuclear, and chemical weapons trade. With the high stakes of global organized crime it is imperative that the international community develop a means to deal with these issues. As graduate students in the School of International Service at American University we have developed this page as a means of providing background on this important issue.
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Involvement of Russian Organized Crime Syndicates, Criminal Elements in the Russian Military, and Regional Terrorist Groups in Narcotics Trafficking in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Chechnya
http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/RussianOrgCrime.pdf
The report describes the current status of narcotics trafficking in four countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan), in the three former Soviet republics of the south Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia), and in Chechnya. The purpose is to determine the role of Russian organized crime and Central Asian terrorist organizations in narcotics trafficking in these regions.
Glenn E. Curtis. A report prepared by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. Oct. 2002. 39pp.
PDF report project, 12/2005
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Italian Organized Crime : Overview by FBI
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/orgcrime/lcnindex.htm
Since their appearance in the 1800s, the Italian criminal societies known as the Mafia have infiltrated the social and economic fabric of Italy and now impact the world. They are some of the most notorious and widespread of all criminal societies. There are several groups currently active in the U.S.: the Sicilian Mafia; the Camorra or Neapolitan Mafia; the ’Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia; and the Sacra Corona Unita or United Sacred Crown.
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Jerry Capeci's Gang Land Web Page
http://www.ganglandnews.com/index.html
A treasure chest of hundreds of weekly columns and stories about organized crime by a veteran new york crime reporter who has co-authored three books. Contains an archive of his weekly column, This Week in Gang Land, which appears in the New York Daily News, going back to September 16, 1996.
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Kenny Torro's Mafia International
http://www.mafia-international.com/
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La Casa Nostra in the United States
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/international/lcn.html
La Cosa Nostra or LCN -- also known as the Mafia, the mob, the outfit, the office -- is a collection of Italian-American organized crime “families” that has been operating in the United States since the 1920s. For nearly three quarters of a century, beginning during the time of Prohibition and extending into the 1990s, the LCN was clearly the most prominent criminal organization in the U.S. Indeed, it was synonymous with organized crime. In recent years, the LCN has been severely crippled by law enforcement, and over the past decade has been challenged in a number of its criminal markets by other organized crime groups. Nevertheless, with respect to those criteria that best define the harm capacity of criminal organizations, it is still pre-eminent. The LCN has greater capacity to gain monopoly control over criminal markets, to use or threaten violence to maintain that control, and to corrupt law enforcement and the political system than does any of its competitors. As one eminent scholar has also pointed out, “no other criminal organization [in the United States] has controlled labor unions, organized employer cartels, operated as a rationalizing force in major industries, and functioned as a bridge between the upperworld and the underworld” (Jacobs, 1999:128). It is this capacity that distinguishes the LCN from all other criminal organizations in the U.S. James O. Finckenauer, Ph.D., National Institute of Justice.
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A Law Enforcement Sourcebook of Asian Crime and Cultures: Tactics and Mindsets.
Douglas D. Daye. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1997. Main Library Stacks HV6194.A85 D39 1997
A sourcebook of suggested tactics, strategies, profiles, and explanations to assist police in combating Asian and Asian-American criminal activities, and to help improve a variety of police relationships with the various Asian-American communities.
Lessons Learned from the Organized Crime Narcotics Trafficking Enforcement Programme Model
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/172878.pdf
http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles1/172878.txt
Despite longstanding efforts to overcome organized crime and narcotics trafficking, the enormous profits derived from these illicit activities make their control one of the greater challenges facing American law enforcement today. Developing effective cases against
high-echelon narcotics trafficking criminal conspiracies requires the maximum utilization of investigative and prosecutive expertise, resources and capabilities, and often, innovative techniques. As major narcotics trafficking conspiracies increasingly span jurisdicitonal boundaries, the participation of multiple agencies and authorities to successfully investigate and prosecute offenders has become essentia Bureau of Justice Assistance monograph, June 1998, 68pp.
Already appears in Magic.
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The Literature of the American Gangster
http://www.patterson-smith.com/GangsterArt.htm
Patterson Smith. AB Bookman Publications, 1986.
Includes an interesting endorsement of the Ford as an escape care by Clyde Darrow of Bonnie and Clyde fame as well as a review of many books on American gangsters.
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Los Mara Salvatrucha
http://www.knowgangs.com/gang_resources/profiles/ms13/
A new gang in the Los Angeles area formed primarily of Salvadorans and other Central Americans and some African Americans, with possible ties to Central America. Law enforcement officials worry about possible ties to Muslim terrorists. For more information, see "Latin Gang in the Americas: Los Mara Salvatrucha" by Tony Vaguera and David W. Bailey appearing in Crime & Justice International, Nov./Dec. 2004, pages 4-10.
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The Mafia and Organized Crime in General: The Influence of Criminal Organizations in Banking and Finance
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/scandals/mafia.html
Web links on the Mafia, Yakuza and other criminal organizations and their role in financial scandals around the world collected by Roy Davies.
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Mafia Crackdown : Has relentless prosecution fatally weakened the U.S. Mafia?
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Belonging to the Mafia, America's most powerful organized crime group, seems to grow riskier by the day. Thanks to aggressive prosecutors and high-level turncoats, dozens of mob bigwigs in cities across the country have been convicted and sentenced to long prison terms in recent years. John Gotti of New York, reputedly the top Mafia boss still in power, will face a similar fate if the verdict is guilty in his current trial on murder and racketeering charges. But while some law enforcement officials say the mob has been grievously weakened, others point to its past resilience. If the mob does succumb, other organized crime groups like the Colombian drug cartels, Chinese Triads and even outlaw biker gangs could move into the Mafia's traditional turf. Richard L. Worsnop, CQ Researcher, March 27, 1992.
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Mafia in America: Traditional Organized Crime in Transition
http://www.richardlindberg.net/articles/mob.html
Significant federal prosecutions in the 1980s and 1990s have crippled the power of the 26 Mafia "families" in the U.S. The "old-time" bosses governing every American city where there has been a Mafia presence since before the turn of the last century are either imprisoned, dead, or in exile as a result of sweeping Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (R.I.C.O.) legislation, and the combined efforts of the eighteen regional "strike forces" established between January 1967 and April 1971 under the auspices of the of the Organized Crime and racketeering Section within the criminal division of the U.S. Justice Department. In 1989, U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh bolstered the U.S. Attorney's organized crime investigative resources by merging the regional strike forces with local.offices. Richard C. Lindberg.
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Mafia Leaders from Seize the Night
http://www.carpenoctem.tv/mafia/
A directory of mafia leaders from a popular web page.
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The Mafia of Montreal : A Short History
http://gangstersinc.tripod.com/MafiaofMontreal.html
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Mara Salvatrucha: A South American Import
http://www.nagia.org/Gang%20Articles/Mara%20Salvatrucha.htm
Since its inception in California and Washington, DC, Mara Salvatrucha has expanded into Oregon, Alaska, Texas, Nevada, Utah, Oklahoma, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Canada, and Mexico. MS is unique in that, unlike traditional U.S. street gangs, it maintains active ties with MS members and factions in El Salvador. Mara Salvatrucha is truly an international gang. Al Valdez, Orange Count (Cal.) District Attorney's Office.
Also listed under Gangs.
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McClellan Hearings Entry from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valachi_Hearings
The McClellan Hearings, more commonly known as the Valachi Hearings, investigated organized crime activities across America and centered on Teamsters head and mafia associate, Jimmy Hoffa in 1957 and other leading mafia figures of the era such as Sam Giancana of Chicago. The hearings were initiated by Arkansas Senator John L. McClellan.
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Measuring Organized Crime in Europe
http://www.ncjrs.org/policing/mea313.htm
Toon van der Heijden, College of Police and Security Studies, Slovenia, 1996.
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Media Coverage of Organized Crime: Impact on Public Opinion?
http://www.rcmp.ca/ccaps/media_e.htm
The Canadian public is exposed to extensive media coverage of events related to organized crime (OC). Every day, an impressive array of stories appear in both print and broadcast media. A study carried out last year estimated at more than 27,000 the number of articles that referred to organized crime in 15 Canadian dailies and magazines over a six-year period (Beare & Ronderos, 2001). This massive exposure is significant, as the media are among the sources of information people count on to mould their opinion of the world around them. And with respect to crime, surveys have shown that up to 95% of people say they rely on the media as their primary source of information in this regard (Graber, 1979). Given the extensive OC media coverage here in Canada and its role as a possible source of public information in this regard, it seems imperative that we answer the following question: Does media coverage of OC-related events influence public opinion, and, if so, how?
Monograph by Judith Dubois, Université du Québec à Montréal, published by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Community, Contract and Aboriginal Policing Services Directorate, June 2002.
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Media Coverage of Organized Crime : Police Managers Survey
http://www.rcmp.ca/ccaps/media_coverage_e.htm
Police managers feel that the media tend to focus too much on organized crime activities that involve violence. Because of this emphasis on violence and sensationalism, the media often underplay organized crime activities with no apparent violence. The activities downplayed the most by the media, in terms of impact, are money laundering and economic crimes. Police managers also stated that the media give too much exposure to positive or socially acceptable events linked to organized crime. They consider, however, that police operations, trials and political interventions related to organized crime receive adequate and relatively proper coverage. Police managers are concerned about a lack of in-depth articles, editorials and feature stories that could provide an in-depth look at issues related organized crime. According to some managers, the biggest shortcoming is that the media never provide a comprehensive view of the actual causes and overall impact of organized crime in Canada.
Monograph by Judith Dubois, Université du Québec à Montréal, published by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Community, Contract and Aboriginal Policing Services Directorate, May 2003.
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The Mob and Friends
http://web.archive.org/web/20060423072608/
http://www.ipsn.org/themob.html
Contains the following section: Mob Talk by Ciry or Region, Mobsters, Mob Pals & Pols, Mob Lawyers, Mob Rats, Mob Tales, Lexicon of the Mob, and Famous Mob Hits. Still available thanks to the Internet Archives.
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The Mob in Decline - A Special Report
http://www.thelaborers.net/lexisnexis/articles/mob_in_decline.htm
A Battered and Ailing Mafia Is Losing Its Grip on America. Selwyn Raab, Special to The New York Times, October 22, 1990.
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Mob in Decline in the United States
http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php?blog=5&title=mob_in_decline_across_the_u_s&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
The Mafia, memorably described as "bigger than U.S. Steel" by mob financier Meyer Lansky, is more of an illicit mom-and-pop operation in the new millennium. At the mob's peak in the late 1950s, more than two dozen families operated nationwide. Disputes were settled by the Commission, a sort of gangland Supreme Court. Corporate change came in a spray of gunfire. This was the mob of "The Godfather" celebrated in pop culture. Today, Mafia families in former strongholds like Cleveland, Los Angeles and Tampa are gone. La Cosa Nostra our thing, as its initiates called the mob is in serious decline everywhere but New York City. And even there, things aren't so great: Two of New York's five crime families are run in absentia by bosses behind bars.
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Money and "Guanzi": Keys to Understanding Crime by Asians
http://usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive_Index/Money_and_Guanxi_Keys_to_Understanding_Crime_By_Asians.html
In sum, the term "Asian Organized Crime" is handy but misleading, and while the esoterica surrounding Asian criminal organizations is immediately fascinating, the organizational structures alone are rather incidental to the phenomenon of crime as played out by ethnic Asians in the West. Article by M. Cordell Hart, Center for Asian Crime Studies, California State University, Long Beach.
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Motor City Mafia: A Century of Organized Crime in Detroit chronicles the storied and hallowed gangland history of the notorious Detroit underworld.
Scott M. Burnstein takes the reader inside the belly of the beast, tracking the bloodshed, exploits, and leadership of the southeast Michigan crime syndicate as never before seen in print. Through a stunning array of rare archival photographs and images, Motor City Mafia captures Detroit's most infamous past, from its inception in the early part of the 20th century, through the years when the iconic Purple Gang ruled the city's streets during Prohibition, through the 1930s and the formation of the local Italian mafia, and the Detroit crime family's glory days in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, all the way to the downfall of the area's mob reign in the 1980s and 1990s. Ordered 06/05/07
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Motorcycle Gangs or Motorcycle Mafia
http://www.nagia.org/Gang%20Articles/Motorcycle%20Gangs.htm
Once considered nothing more than rowdy toughs on two-wheelers, motorcycle gangs have evolved into crime units that are sufficiently well-oiled and well-organized to rival the Mafia. It's not just police officers who lump these groups together. Documented evidence in state, provincial and federal courts throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia suggests that motorcycle gangs have become organized crime entities equal to the Mafia on many fronts. Biker gangs are organized internationally, with chapters in Europe, Australia, South America and Africa. As retired Illinois State Police Sergeant Joe Satercier noted in 1993 at a Chicago-area Outlaw Motorcycle Gang training seminar, "Biker gangs are the only sophisticated organized crime groups that we export from the United States." Article by by Sergeant Steve Tretheway, Arizona Department of Public Safety, and Lieutenant Terry Katz, Criminal Intelligence Division, Maryland State Police.
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MurderInc.com
http://web.archive.org/web/20060201231128/
http://www.murderinc.com/
The intention of this site is to bring a clear understanding of the history of organized crime, mainly during the early part of the 20th Century.
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Nathanson Centre for the Study of Organized Crime and Corruption
http://www.yorku.ca/nathanson/
This site is maintained by York University in Toronto. Includes a fully searchable bibligraphic database on organized crime and corruption.
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National Gang Threat Assessment, 2005
http://www.nagia.org/Threat%20Assessment.htm
Once found principally in large cities, violent street gangs now affect public safety, community image, and quality of life in communities of all sizes in urban, suburban, and rural areas. No region of the United States is untouched by gangs. Gangs affect society at all levels, causing heightened fears for safety, violence, and economic costs. This publication by the National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations (NAGIA) includes chapter/sections on gangs and drugs, asian organized crime, russian organized crime, gangs and terrorist organizations, prison gangs, hispanic gangs, female gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs, gangs in Indian country, and community response to gangs.
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Nations Hospitable to Organized Crime and Terrorism
http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/Nats_Hospitable.pdf
This report assesses conditions that contribute to or are potentially hospitable to transnational criminal activity and terrorist activity in selected regions of the world during the period 1999-2002. Although the focus of the report is on transnational activity, domestic criminal activity is recognized as a key foundation for transnational crime, especially as the forces of globalization intensify. LaVerle Berry et al. A study prepared by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. October 2003. 259pp.
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The New Ethnic Mobs: The Changing Face of Organized Crime in America.
William Kleinknecht. New York, NY: The Free Press, 1996. Main Library Stacks HV6446 .K54 1996
Abstract: New ethnic crime groups have diluted the power of the Italian mafia and revolutionized organized crime. Kleinknecht takes us inside the Chinese and Vietnamese syndicates and the Hong Kong Triads, as well as other ethnic crime groups, and explores what the future holds for these overseas groups.
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New York Times Articles About Organized Crime
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/o/organized_crime/index.html?s=oldest&offset=70&
MSU faculty and students should remember that the MSU Main Library provides free access to New York Times articles via library subscriptions.
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The Nexus Among Terrorists, Narcotics Traffickers, Weapons Proliferators,
and Organized Crime Networks in Western Europe, 2000-2002
http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/WestEurope_NEXUS.pdf
This report describes linkages among narcotics-trafficking, weapons-trafficking, and terrorist activities of groups active in or directly connected with countries in Western Europe. Anecdotal evidence provides examples of transactions among various types of criminal organizations, terrorist organizations, and suppliers of narcotics and arms.
Glenn E. Curtis. A study prepared by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. Dec. 2002. 33pp.
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Nigeria: the 419 Coalition Site
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
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Nonfiction Books About Organized Crime
http://www.wright.edu/~martin.kich/Murder/OCNon.htm
Includes lots of books related to the Mafia.
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Organized Crime and Automobile Theft
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/crimint/sparkplug_e.htm
The purpose of this report is to produce a strategic Canadian-related overview of organized crime involvement in the stolen automobile for export market. Intelligence Report prepared by Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Criminal Analysis Branch, 1998.
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Organized Crime and Corruption Bibliographic Database
http://www.yorku.ca/nathanson/search.htm
Indexes books, newspaper articles, magazines and journals on organized crime; from the Nathanson Centre of York Univ. Note: Has not been updated since Dec. 30, 2001. Site provides an
extensive set of keywords as search aids.
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Organized Crime and Cybercrime :
Criminal Investigations and Intelligence on the Cutting Edge
http://www.cpc.gc.ca/rcd/ocrime_e.pdf
Marcel-Eugene LeBeuf. Canada Police College. 2001.
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Organized Crime and Cybercrime:
Synergies, Trends, and Responses
http://www.usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0801/ijge/gj07.htm
Many governments, businesses, and individuals around the world are just beginning to learn how to make best use of the latest information technologies. But organized criminal enterprises have already discovered these technologies as new opportunities for exploitation and illegal profits.
Phil Williams, Professor of International Security Studies, University of Pittsburgh,
2001-200.2
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Organized Crime and Terrorist Activity in Mexico, 1999-2002
http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/OrgCrime_Mexico.pdf
Examines (1) organized crime syndicates that direct their criminal activities at the United States, namely Mexican narcotics trafficking and human smuggling networks, as well as a range of smaller organizations that specialize in trans-border crime; (2) the presence in Mexico of transnational criminal organizations, such as Russian and Asian organized crime; and (3) domestic guerrilla groups and foreign terrorist organizations. Ramon J. Miro. A report prepared by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress under an interagency agreement with the United States government, Feb. 2003. 53pp.
PDF report project, 12/2005
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Organized Crime : Culture, Markets and Policies (Book)
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Series: Studies of Organized Crime , Vol. 7
Dina Siegel; Hans Nelen, eds. Springer, 2008, VIII, 230p. 7 illus., ISBN: 978-0-387-74732-3
The term “global organized crime” is often used to refer to worldwide illegitimate activities of criminal groups and networks and is associated with the so-called “globalization process”. Although it can not be denied that due to economic, technological, political and cultural developments, borders have disappeared or changed, markets have extended, mobility and communication facilities have improved, it would be a major fallacy to study organized crime and its containment solely from a global perspective. The central premise of this book is that we need more in-depth, empirically funded, knowledge on organized crime in specific situational contexts, rather than trying to predict how organized crime might develop throughout the world.
The fifteen contributions in the book deal with various aspects of organized crime (drugs, diamonds, human trafficking, eco-crime, conflict resolution, underground banking, crime facilitators) in various parts of the world (Sicily, Sinai, the US, Quebec, Amsterdam, Antwerp, tropical rain forests in Africa and Asia and so on). Distinguished scholars pay attention to historical and contemporary manifestations of organized crime, the symbiotic relationship between legitimate and illegitimate activities, and innovative, dual strategies that have been developed to contain and prevent these serious forms of crime. They explore different theoretical arguments from the perspective of their own disciplines, which include sociology, criminology, political science and anthropology.
Note: The MSU Libraries has online access to all Springer electronic books from 2005-2008.
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Organized Crime Impact Study Highlights
http://www.sgc.gc.ca/publications/policing/1998orgcrim_e.asp
Over the past few years in Canada and around the world the topic of organized crime (OC) has attracted increased concern and attention. With this concern has come the need to better understand the phenomenon in its entirety. While many OC studies have been produced that describe or examine a particular OC activity or OC group, relatively little attention has been focused in any systematic way on the impact of OC on Canada, Canadians and their communities. The Organized Crime Impact Study (OCIS) addresses this issue. It does so not by focusing on OC groups but rather on the impact of key activities, such as the illicit drug trade, that organized criminals participate in and help sustain. Highlights from a study by Samuel Porteous for the Solicitor General Canada. The first attempt to measure the impact of organized crime on Canada.
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Organized Crime in Germany
http://www.organized-crime.de/ocgerstart.htm
Assessing Organized Crime: The Case of Germany : This paper (available as a PDF-file) discusses the possibilities and limits of a meaningful assessment of organized crime in Germany. It presents various types of data and critically reviews the annual situation reports on organized crime issued by the federal German police agency BKA.
An earlier draft of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Criminology (ESC) in Toledo, Spain, in September 2002. It has been published in the posted version in the eNewsletter Organised Crime. A journal version of this paper appeared in Crime, Law and Social Change, 42(4-5), 2004, 227-259.
Understanding Organized Crime in Germany : An analysis of the perception and reality of organized crime in Germany. An earlier draft of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) in Boston, March 1995.
The Nicotine Racket: Trafficking in Untaxed Cigarettes. A Case Study of Organized Crime in Germany : A guest lecture given at the Institute for Criminology of the Oslo University (Norway) in May of 1999 on the smuggling and illegal distribution of untaxed cigarettes in Germany and the activities and structure of Vietnamese extortion gangs extorting Vietnamese street vendors of untaxed cigarettes in East Germany. The paper reflects the initial stage of research I am presently conducting at Freie Universität Berlin.
The Illegal Cigarette Market in Germany: A Case Study of Organized Crime : A paper presented at the first annual meeting of the European Society of Criminology, held in Lausanne in September 2001, presents the research project on the cigarette black market I am currently working on and discusses its relevance for the study of organized crime.
Provisional situation report on trafficking in contraband cigarettes : This research report (available in PDF-format) describes the situation of the cigarette black market in Northwest Europe with a special focus on Germany and the UK. The report was produced in 2005 as part of the Assessing Organised Crime research project financed by the European Commission under the 6th Framework Programme.
Recent German Publications on Organized Crime : A review essay that appeared in the issue 1&2/1998 of Criminal Organizations gives an overview over German publications on organized crime published between 1994 and 1997.
The Concept of Organized Crime in Historical Perspective : A paper presented at the international conference "International Organized Crime: Myth, Power, Profit," sponsored by the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, in October 1999, explores the conceptual history of organized crime in the United States and Germany. A journal version of this paper was published in Forum on Crime and Society, 1(2), 2001, 99-116.
German Definitions of Organized Crime : A collection of German organized-crime definitions, including the official definition from 1990.
Criminal Networks and Trust : This paper (written in collaboration with Per Ole Johansen and presented at the ESC meeting 2003 in Helsinki) discusses the importance of trust in criminal relations. Examples are drawn from research on the illegal cigarette market in Germany and the illegal liquor market in Norway. A journal version of this paper was published in Global Crime, 6(2), 2004, 159-184.
Organized Crime Book Reviews : Learn more about organized crime in Germany and various other countries from a selection of book reviews.
A compilation of materials by Klaus von Lampe from Germany.
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Organized Crime in North America and the World: A Bibliography
http://www.yorku.ca/nathanson/bibliography/contents.htm
This bibliography contains some of the prominent and up-to-date literature on organized crime. For a more comprehensive and annotated bibliography, please refer to the Nathanson Centre database. Compiled by Stephen Schneider, June 1998 (Updated December 2003).
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Organized Crime in the U.S.
http://www.organized-crime.de/yhome05.htm
Contents:
The Conceptual History of Organized Crime : A paper presented at the international conference "International Organized Crime: Myth, Power, Profit," sponsored by the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, in October 1999, explores the conceptual history of organized crime in the United States and Germany.
Definitions of Organized Crime : What is organized crime? How to define it? Can you define it? Find out what scholars and official committees in the U.S. and elsewhere have written over the years from a selection of some 60 texts.
"The Godfather" and Organized Crime :
"The Godfather had more influence on the public mind and the minds of many public officials than did any library filled with scholarly works that argued for the true nature of organized crime," note Dennis Kenney and Jim Finckenauer in their textbook on "Organized Crime in America" (Wadsworth Publishing, 1995, p. 246). But what exactly is it that the late Mario Puzo wrote about organized crime in his famous novel? Take a look at the passages in Godfather that pertain to the nature of organized crime.
The U.S. Congress and Organized Crime : What impact has the issue of organized crime had on Congress? The answer is: Since the late 1950s House and Senate have spent a great deal of time investigating organized crime. Check out an extensive list of congressional hearings and reports.
Organized Crime and Federal Legislation : How has the concept of organized crime been translated into law? The answer is: not a great deal. Interestingly, the term "racketeering," which was most popular in the 1930s, has prevailed in legal terminology, namely in the RICO Statute. A list of federal racketeering laws tells you of the history of anti-organized-crime laws in the U.S. Also included in this file are the most important passages from the Anti-Mafia-Law proposed by Senator McClellan in the mid 1960s and the RICO Statute itself.
The Concept and Theory of Organized Crime : Where has the term "organized crime" originally come from, how has its meaning changed over time, and what actors and social influences have brought about these changes? What are the contributions of the social sciences to the understanding of organized crime? What concrete concepts and empirical data are at the base of the current public and scientific understanding of organized crime in the United States? Can the various and often conflicting approaches to the understanding of organized crime be combined in a single model of organized crime? These questions are addressed in a German-language study. Find out more from an English abstract of the book.
Organized Crime Book Reviews : Learn more about organized crime in the U.S. and various other countries from a selection of over 50 book reviews.
Organized Crime Links : Links to organized-crime related web sites (U.S. and other countries).
A compilation of materials by Klaus von Lampe from Germany in preparation of writing a dissertation on organized crime.
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Organized Crime News from Global Issues News
http://globalissuesweb.com/wp/?cat=30
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Organized Crime Outlook in the New Russia
http://www.borrull.org/e/noticia.php?id=18190&PHPSESSID=58d1cbc81599f5127559fc05b3aa07f6
An online article by Richard C. Lindberg and Vesna Markovic appearing on Search International web site.
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Organized Crime Registry
http://members.tripod.com/~orgcrime/index2.htm
This Web site contains articles, links and news relating to organized crime syndicates around the world. The featured syndicates include the Russian Mafia, the Japanese Yakuza, La Costra Nostra, Triads, South American drug cartels, etc. A newsletter and a discussion forum are available as well. While not comprehensive, this site is informative and avoids being sensationalistic. Annotation from Librarian's Guide to the Internet.
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Organized Crime Research
http://www.organized-crime.de/
Includes lots of book reviews and web pages on organized crime in the United States and Germany courtesy of Klaus von Lampe, Berlin, Germany.
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Organized Crime : The American Shakedown
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Organized crime in America has been called an “invisible empire.” But if you buy clothes, eat pizza, like to gamble or watch X-rated movies, its influence is a highly visible part of your life. To many business owners, organized crime is a necessary — if unwelcome — “middleman.” To consumers, it is one more reason for high prices. And to law enforcement authorities, it is a continuing menace — in the marketplace as well as back alleys. The gangster underworld is responsible for crimes ranging from stock fraud to arson. It controls labor unions, masterminds drug traffic and corrupts public officials. In the process, mobsters skim untold billions of tax-free dollars from the nation's economy every year. Article covers War Against the Mob,
Gangsters and the Law, and Old Ties, New Faces. W. V. Thomas, Editorial Research Reports, via CQ Researcher Archive, June 19, 1981.
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Organized Crime Worldwide
Also known as Mario's Cyberspace Station -- Mafia
http://mprofaca.cro.net/orgcrime.html
Web page by Mario Profaca, Croatian Freelance Journalist. Contains sections on Money Laundering, Yakuza, HongKong Triads, Mexican Mafia, and Russian Mafia.
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Origins and History of the Mafia Commission
http://web.archive.org/web/20060427114053/http://www.search-international.com/Articles/crime/mafiaorigins.htm
An overview by Rich Lindberg.
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Our Worst Fear: Terrorists and Gangs Form Alliance (Voice Recording)
http://www.americanpatrol.com/04-FEATURES/041027-GANG-TERROR-TEAM/041027_Feature.html
Secret DHS and L.A. County Documents Show Link. Recording from the John and Ken Show on KFI - Los Angeles October 26 -- "This is from the Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol. It's a fifteen page report titled Latin Gangs in the Americas...These are former guerilla fighters... the gangs have infiltrated into Los Angeles... members are former members of the Salvadoran Army... The MS 13 and 18th Street Gangs...entire families have been hacked to death...with links to smuggling operations with possible ties to Muslim organizations..."
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Overview of the Law Enforcement Strategy to Combat International Organized Crime
http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/speeches/2008/ioc-strategy-public-overview.pdf
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Racketeering Law Comes Under Attack
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The Wall Street Journal called it a “monster.” A high Justice Department official, on the other hand, called it a “thermonuclear weapon” in the war on organized crime. “It” is RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Passed in 1970, the federal racketeering law was scarcely used during its first decade of existence, but prosecutors and private lawyers alike have made up for that during the last 10 years. Gangsters and drug dealers, politicians and graphers, securities firms and labor unions—all have been caught in its web. And as the law has expanded its reach, calls to rein it in have grown louder. Here's what is behind all the noise. Kenneth Jost, Editorial Research Reports via CQ Researcher Archive, May 17, 1989.
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RCMP Organized Crime Initiative
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/organizedcrime/index_e.htm
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Red Mafia: A Legacy of Communism
http://andrsn.stanford.edu/Other/redmaf.html
This chapter inquires into the mafia phenomenon in Russia to evaluate its potential for threatening the success of economic reform. The first section considers the term mafia in popular parlance and in the economic literature. The second section looks at the conditions historically associated with the development of mafias. The third section addresses the underground economy in the latter years of the Soviet Union as the framework from which the current Russian mafia, the subject of the fourth section, developed. The claim that Russia's problems with crime are merely an early stage of capitalism is addressed in the fifth section. A final section considers public policy approaches. Annelise Anderson.
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Redfellas: The Growing Power of Russia's Mob
http://www.mobmagazine.com/ManageArticle.asp?C=110&A=208
There are fifty ways of saying "to steal" in Russian, and the Russian mafia uses them all. It is the world's largest, busiest and possibly meanest collection of organized hoods, consisting of 5,000 gangs and 3 million people who work for or with them. Its reach extends into all fifteen of the former Soviet republics, across eleven time zones and one- sixth of the earth's land mass. It intrudes into every field of Western concern: the nascent free market, privatization, disarmament, military conversion, foreign humanitarian relief and financial aid, even state reserves of currency and gold. And it has begun to creep toward the restof Europe and the United States--"looking at the West as a wolf looks at sheep," a Russian crime specialist told me. Article by Claire Sterling, New Republic, April 11, 1994.
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Rick Porrello's American Mafia.Com
http://americanmafia.com/index.html
Organized crime and mafia super site by police officer and author. Pulls together lots of news stories about the mob and links to additional web sites.
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Russian Mafia Net Threat
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1237772,00.asp
Organized crime rings in Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union are increasingly hacking into U.S. e-commerce and banking Web sites, posing an enormous economic threat. Hackers have launched computer viruses and disruptive denial-of-service attacks, but the biggest danger comes from hackers with ties to organized crime breaking into computers, FBI officials said. Spearheading the organized hacking rings is the Russian Mafia, security experts say. The Russian Mafia has infiltrated many businesses in the former Soviet Union, and is becoming increasingly sophisticated in computer crimes. Article by Laura Lorek appearing in EWeek, July 16, 2001.
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Russian Organized Crime
http://www.fbiacademy.edu/pages/Russian.htm
FBI Academy Library bibliography, March 2000.
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Russian Organized Crime
http://members.tripod.com/~orgcrime/rusindex.htm
A compilation of articles.
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Russian Organized Crime
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/roc.htm
Federation of American Scientists.
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Russian Organized Crime: A Report of the Global Organized Crime Task Force
http://web.archive.org/web/20011127082548/
http://www.csis.org/goc/roc.pdf
Location and call number
Russian organized crime constitutes a direct threat to the national security interests of the United States by fostering instability in a nuclear-armed power. Left unchecked, Russia is in jeopardy of becoming a criminal syndicalist state under the control of corrupt government bureaucrats, politicians, quasi-businessmen, and criminals. Composed of senior-level U.S. government representatives and private-sector experts, the task force assesses the breadth and depth of Russian organized crime and corruption, addresses current U.S. policy, and makes recommendations on how best to confront these challenges. CSIS Panel Report, 104 pp. 1997.
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Russian Organized Crime in the United States
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/international/russian.html
Russian organized crime (ROC) is an umbrella phrase that captures a variety of crime groups and criminal activities. Our focus in this report is on the groups and the activities present in the United States. James O. Finckenauer, Ph.D., 2000.
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Senator John F. Kennedy on Labor Racketeering
Remarks at the Universal Notre Dame Night Celebration, Washington, DC, April 29, 1957
web link
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The y Russian Mafia (article)
http://members.tripod.com/~orgcrime/rusy.htm
An article by Lydia S. Rosner, John Jay College.
This article deals with the perceptions inherent in that phenomenon called the Russian Mafia. It examines a theoretical problem which lies at the juncture of criminology, sociology of knowledge, and cultural or cross-cultural studies, and asks whether significances other than those apparent on the surface govern perceptions as they concern organized crime and immigrant
illegality. It describes the fascination of the American press with all newly-emerging criminal enterprises and asks several functionalist questions concerning the possible ramifications of this interest.
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Spotlight on Asian Organized Crime
http://web.archive.org/web/20060502145155/http://www.search-international.com/WhatsNew/WNasiangangs.htm
Chicago's two Chinatowns, one south, the other north, are secular, highly insulated communities where close-mouthed secrecy prevails. Behind the pleasing facade of Asian restaurants, bakeries, herbal medicine drug stores, fresh produce markets and gift shops pandering to neighborhood residents and out-of-towners, street gang investigators in the past few years, have been tracking a major heroin trafficking rings involving the importation of multiple kilos of heroin brought into the neighborhood for resale on the street. These incidents underscore the ever evolving, ever changing face of organized crime in Chicago and elsewhere - the rise of Asian street gangs. From Search International's Historic Chicago Organized Crime Files. Richard C. Lindberg.
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Suppression of Crime Syndicates
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Public officials and investigating bodies have repeatedly asserted that organized crime in the United States has grown in extent and power to a point where it cannot be effectively controlled by state and local law-enforcement agencies. Their concern over the situation is reflected in pending proposals before Congress which probably will result in renewed scrutiny of the whole question this spring. The Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved a resolution by Sen. Kefauver (D., Tenn.) calling for an investigation of the interstate aspects of crime syndicate operations. The resolution is now before the Senate Rules Committee for decision as to whether the proposed investigation should be conducted by a Judiciary subcommittee, as Kefauver recommended, or by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee. Chairman Johnson (D., Colo.) of the latter group contends that his committee should have jurisdiction because it would have to consider proposals for new legislation resulting from the study. Meanwhile, Rep. Macy (R., N. Y.) has offered a resolution for an inquiry into organized crime by a special House committee. Topics covered in this article include : Organized Crime and Crime Syndicates, Law Enforcement and Legalized Gambling, Federal Police Powers and Organized Crime, and State and Local Attacks on Organized Crime. R. McNickle, Editorial Research Reports via CQ Researcher Archive, March 17, 1950.
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Task Force on Organised Crime in the Baltic Sea Region
http://www.cbss.st/summits/dbaFile671.html
http://www.intermin.fi/intermin/hankkeet/balticseataskforce/home.nsf/pages/indexeng
A task force of personal representatives of the Heads of Government in the Baltic Sea Region formed to propose and implement measures for combatting organised crime. The Web site has a statement of the Task Force's objective, details of its membership and structure and a calendar of events. Press releases are archived and "Library" contains electronic versions of reports and other documents, some of them in pdf requiring Adobe Acrobat. There are also themed sections: eg Corruption, Illegal Migration and Narcotics. The site is in English.
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Terrorist and Organized Crime Groups in the Tri-Border Area of South America
http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/TerrOrgCrime_TBA.pdf
Assesses the activities of organized crime groups, terrorist groups, and narcotics traffickers in general in the Tri-Border Area of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, focusing mainly on the period since 1999. Some of the related topics discussed, such as governmental and police corruption and anti-money-laundering laws, may also apply. Rex Hudson. A report prepared by the Federal Research Division, Library of congress. July 2003. 90pp.
Added to Magic.
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The Threat from Transnational Crime: An Intelligence Perspective
http://www.csis-scrs.gc.ca/en/publications/commentary/com70.asp
An article by Samuel Porteous appearing in Canadian Security Intelligence Service Commentary, no. 70, Winter 1996.
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The Threat of Russian Organized Crime
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/187085.pdf
http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles1/nij/187085.txt
(NCJ 187085) discusses the presence of a new global crime threat from organizations and criminal activities that have poured forth over the borders of Russia and other former Soviet republics and the real and potential impacts of Russian organized crime on the United States. 40pp. (NIJ)
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The Threat Posed from the Convergence of Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking, and Terrorism
http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/congress/2000_h/001213-cilluffo.htm
Testimony by Frank Cilluffo, Deputy Director, Global Organized Crime Program, Director, Counterterrorism Task Force, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D. C., before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, December 13, 2000.
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Time Newsfile on Organized Crime
http://www.time.com/time/newsfiles/organizedcrime/
Note: It is not always necessary to buy copies of the articles from Time. The MSU Libraries provides free access to back issues of Time in its collection and some are available online.
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Traditional Organized Crime in Chicago
http://www.thelaborers.net/COIA/magazines/traditional_organized_crime_in_chicago.htm
For 78 years the Chicago Outfit or Mob has been the focus of the Chicago Crime Commission's' efforts to combat organized crime. Indeed, the perception of organized crime in Chicago, as well as much of the city's reputation, stems from the notorious, and often inappropriately glamorized, activities of the Outfit from Al Capone in the 1930s through John DiFronzo in the 1990s. While the Outfit is most certainly still alive, much of the organized criminal activity presently targeting Chicago and its suburbs is perpetrated by new and emerging criminal enterprises. These groups range from local burglary rings to highly sophisticated international criminal organizations headquartered in Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa and South America, involved in corporate kidnapping and extortion, murder-for-hire, high-tech crime and drug trafficking. All require public attention and relentless law enforcement scrutiny. This paper deals with traditional organized crime in Chicago. Kirsten Lindberg; Joseph Petrenko; Jerry Gladden; Wayne A. Johnson. International Review of Law, Computers & Technology,
March 1998; Vol. 12, No. 1 Pg. 47-73.
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Transnational Activities of Chinese Crime Organizations
http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/ChineseOrgCrime.pdf
This study investigates the major pockets of activity of Chinese criminal groups from 2000-2003, throughout the world except for mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Glenn E. Curtis et al. A report prepared by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. April 2003. 68pp.
PDF report project, 12/2005.
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Transnational Criminal Activity: A Global Context
http://www.csis-scrs.gc.ca/en/publications/perspectives/200007.asp
Improvements in transportation, computer and communications technology have made the world today much smaller than it was 50 years ago. Intercontinental travel which used to require days or weeks now takes place in hours. The formerly daunting notion of conversing or conducting business with someone halfway around the globe is now a mouse-click or a telephone call away. This globalization has created a world virtually devoid of national borders. Unfortunately, these changes have also made it easier for members of highly sophisticated and organized criminal syndicates to pursue a complex web of lucrative legal and illegal activities worldwide. Canadian Security Intelligence Service Report #2000/07, Aug. 17, 2000.
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Transnational Organized Crime: The Caribbean Context
http://www.ciaonet.org/wps/bry01/
Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Working Paper No. 1, October 2000.
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Transnational Terror and Organized Crime : Blurring the Lines
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/sais_review/v024/24.1sanderson.html
The global war on terrorism is constricting the flow of financial support to terror groups. To circumvent these measures, transnational terrorist organizations are moving deeper into organized criminal activity. This transition poses a tremendous challenge to states struggling with a threat that has changed significantly since September 11. As terror groups transform into hybrid criminal/terror entities and partner with criminal syndicates, the threat to the United States and other nations rises in complexity, demanding a highly flexible, tailored response. Thomas M. Sanderson. SAIS Review 24.1 (2004) 49-61
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Triads
http://web.archive.org/web/20020618050344/
http://www.illuminatedlantern.com/triads/page1.html
It is important to note that the Triads are not synonymous with Chinese criminal syndicates. That is to say, not all syndicate members or criminals are automatically triad members. On the other hand, all triad members are criminals, if only because membership alone is considered a criminal offence under Hong Kong's 1994 Organized & Serious Crimes Ordinance. A six part series from the Illuminated Lantern. Still available courtesy of the Internet Archives.
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Understanding Asian Organized Crime
http://www.rcmp-learning.org/docs/ecdd0054.htm
Courtesy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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Understanding Organized Crime in Global Perspective: A Reader.
Patrick J. Ryand and George E. Rush. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997. Main Library Stacks HV6446 .U53 1997
A collection of 17 papers, authored primarily by members of the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime, several of which are about Asian gangs and organized crime, organized crime in Hong Kong, and the future of Southeast Asian Criminal Organizations.
United Kingdom Threat Assessment of Serious Organised Crime, 2006/2007
http://www.soca.gov.uk/assessPublications/downloads/threat_assess_unclass_250706.pdf
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United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime
http://www.odccp.org/odccp/crime_cicp_convention.html
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime was adopted by the General Assembly at its Millennium meeting in November 2000. This Website features a .pdf version of the 74-page document as well as documents and agendas from the first eleven meetings of the UN ad hoc committee responsible for formulating the Convention. The Convention itself will be opened for signature at a high-level conference in Palermo, Italy, in December 2000. Information about the conference is also provided on-site. Source: Scout Report.
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United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
Organized Crime
http://www.undcp.org/organized_crime.html
In the new global age, borders have opened up, trade barriers have fallen and information speeds around the world at the touch of a button. Business is booming -- and so is transnational organized crime.
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Unofficial Page of the New York Mafia
http://users.aol.com/whizkid01/index.html
Shares information on the Italian mafia in New York.
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Web of Justice Organized Crime Links
http://web.archive.org/web/20060524075750/http://www.co.pinellas.fl.us/bcc/juscoord/eorganized.htm
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A World Wide Web of Organized Crime
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/mar2001/nf20010313_967.htm
An Eastern European ring may have lifted over a million credit-card numbers from the Net. The sirens are wailing for tougher security standards. Article by Alex Salkever, Business Week Online, March 13, 2001.
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Yahoo Organized Crime Page
http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Crime/Organized_Crime/
http://uk.dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Crime/Organised_Crime/
Extensive links courtesy of Yahoo USA and Yahoo UK.
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Yakuza Diary: Doing Time in the Japanese Underworld.
Christopher Seymour. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press , 1996. Main Library Stacks HV6453.J33 Y357 1996
Abstract: Japanese gangsters, the Yakuza, make up the biggest, richest, and most secretive organized crime syndicates in the world. The combined Yakuza is ten times larger than the American mafia, with profits that would rival any Fortune 500 company. Seymour infiltrates the Yakuza, presenting the details of a world that had remained modern Japan's dirty little secret. Billed as alternately funny and harrowing, the Yakuza Diary is a guided tour of institutional crime and ritualized violence.
The Yakuza : Information Resources
Prepared by the Japan Information Access Project, March 11, 2003.
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Yakuza : Past and Present
http://web.archive.org/web/19990302021215/http://www.hhs.se/EIJS/anomaly/JYakuza.htm
An article about organized crime in Japan. By Johan Bjork, Stockholm School of Economics and European Institute of Japanese Studies, 1997.
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