At the beginning of the 21st century organised crime has become a 'hot' topic in public debate and on political agendas throughout Europe. To control organised crime, far-reaching legal and institutional reforms have been passed in all European states and ad hoc instruments have been adopted by all major international organisations. Despite its great media success and the flurry of national and international initiatives on the subject, comparative research has so far been limited.
This volume represents the first attempt to systematically compare organised crime concepts,...
At the beginning of the 21st century organised crime has become a 'hot' topic in public debate and on political agendas throughout Europ...