Just a few months after the entry into force of the EU Framework Decision on the fight against organized crime, this book provides an unprecedented analysis of the national and European legislation on organized crime.
The book provides a critical examination of the European policies and legal instruments to promote the harmonization and approximation of criminal law in this field (including the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime).
The current level of harmonization among EU Member States and the approximation to the standards of the new Framework...
Just a few months after the entry into force of the EU Framework Decision on the fight against organized crime, this book provides an unprecedented...
This volume collects new contributions to research on mafias, organized crime, money laundering, and other forms of complex crimes, gathering some of the most authoritative and well-known scholars in the field. The chapters for this volume are original peices writtenin honor of the retirement of Dr. Ernesto U. Savona, highlighting his research and legacy. Throughout his academic career, Professor Ernesto U. Savona has investigated complex crimes ranging from organized crime, to economic crime, to money laundering. In his work, he has tried to bring together academics, policy makers, and...
This volume collects new contributions to research on mafias, organized crime, money laundering, and other forms of complex crimes, gathering some of ...
This book estimates the proceeds of crime and mafia revenues for different criminal markets such as sexual exploitation, drugs, illicit cigarettes, loan sharking, extortion racketeering, counterfeiting, illicit firearms, illegal gambling and illicit waste management. It is the first time that scholars have adopted detailed methodologies to ensure the highest reliability and validity of the estimation. Overall, estimated proceeds of crime amount to 22.8 billion: 1.5% of the Italian GDP. Of this, up to 10.7 billion (0.7 of the GDP) may be attributable to the Italian mafias. These figures are...
This book estimates the proceeds of crime and mafia revenues for different criminal markets such as sexual exploitation, drugs, illicit cigarettes,...
This volume provides an overview of the important research career of Professor Ernesto U. Savona, founder of Transcrime, an important criminological think-tank in Europe. It presents practical applications of criminology research with policy implications.
This volume provides an overview of the important research career of Professor Ernesto U. Savona, founder of Transcrime, an important criminological t...
This comprehensive volume analyzes dual markets for regulated substances and services, and aims to provide a framework for their effective regulation. A "dual market" refers to the existence of both a legal and an illegal market for a regulated product or service (for example, prescription drugs). These regulations exist in various countries for a mix of public health reasons and historical/political/cultural ones. Allowing the legal market to thrive, while trying to eliminate the illegal market, provides a unique challenge for governments and law enforcement.
Broken down into nine...
This comprehensive volume analyzes dual markets for regulated substances and services, and aims to provide a framework for their effective regulati...
