At only 5 feet 5 inches, Hells Angels President Walter Stadnick is a living, breathing Napoleon for the hell-for-leather set. During his ten-year reign in the 1990s, he led the Angels through violent turf wars in Quebec and expanded the gang's empire into Ontario.
The Essex Boys firm was one of the most violent criminal gangs in Britain. This book returns to the scene of the murders and relives the bloody encounters of the gang. Divided by greed, bonded by the blood of their victims, Essex Boys' rise to the top of the criminal underworld was as dramatic as their final fall.
Human trafficking is one of the largest global crime. Men, women and children are all victims of trafficking; although approximately 80 per cent are women and girls and up to 50 per cent are children. This book contains real-life stories, photographs, and practical action points, divided into 6 sections - Stop; Look; Think; Buy; Act; and, Start.
After leaving school at 14, Andrew Pritchard started out selling weed at house parties before moving on to run some of the biggest warehouse raves of the acid-house era. This book chronicles the rollicking life story of one of the most prolific smugglers of our time.
Organised crime activities have received increased attention throughout the world. All of these activities share one commonality, they are organised and they often rely on some form of official corruption to succeed. This book explains organised crime from a theoretical as well as practical perspective, drawing on international experience.
Scotland Yard has been fighting a losing battle against serious and organised crime ever since the end of the second world war; murder, drugs, armed robbery, people smuggling, counterfeiting and prostitution are still on the rise. But why has London become the breeding ground for so many criminals?
The apparent motive of many active Somali pirate groups is profit, and piracy has proven to be a lucrative activity for many thus far. This title explores the increase in pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa which is directly linked to continuing insecurity and the absence of the rule of law in war-torn Somalia.
Aims to provide an introduction to the study of organised crime - about those who commit it, the effect it has on individuals, and more. This book explores various facets of what has become one of the key problems facing governments, policy makers and law enforcement agencies in the early twenty-first century.
Illicit international trade pits governments against well-financed networks of highly dedicated individuals. This book reveals the scale of this dark underground. It uncovers the connections between illegal industries and shows how they join forces to breed lines of business, feed off political instability, foster violence and enable terrorism.
Takes us on a journey into the underworld. From Triad human traffickers in Dover and ecstasy factor owners in Liverpool, to Albanian vice barons in London and gun-toting teenage crack dealers in Birmingham, this work reveals the inside story of contemporary organised crime.
Covering the story of the author's life of crime, this title slashes open the underbelly of Britain's streets and exposes the dark forces that police them as well as revealing the truth about the conspiracies and corruption that won't leave him alone.
Sheds light on the nature, structure and modus operandi of the G8's specific expertise on transnational organized crime from a sociological approach in order to understand the elaboration, production and diffusion of international norms and standards.
What are the lives of modern day pirates like outside of the attack skiffs? How do they spend their money? What clothes do they wear and what is their drug of choice? This book takes us to the heart of Somalia, where the author sets out to discover who is behind the masked menaces who appear on the news.
This is a picture of crime from within the ranks of the Hell's Angels, the Yardies, the Triads and the Yakuza, as well as the more traditional old-style East End gangs. It gives an insight into their initiation ceremonies, their methods, their money-raising tactics.
Life in mid-19 century New York was tough, and violence and corruption were rife. Two gangs, the Dead Rabbits and the Native Americans, were locked in an endless battle for supremacy. Amsterdam Vallon, son of the Rabbits' murdered leader, is seeking vengeance for his father's death at the hands of Bill 'The Butcher'.
Organised crime threatens multiple facets of the United States, including the economy and national security. This book examines issues for Congress concerning whether the resources the federal government allocated to organised crime matters are adequate and appropriately allocated to counter the threats organised crime poses.
Documents organized crime's exploitation of organized labor and the massive federal clean-up effort. This book explains how Cosa Nostra families gained a foothold in the labor movement, and used this power to become part of the political and economic power structure of 20th-century urban America.
A range of colourful non-fiction books for the less able and reluctant reader, aged between 11 and 14 years old. Designed for students with a reading age of 8 and 9 years old, these high interest books will enable readers to encounter curriculum-linked topics at an appropriate reading level. It focuses on famous criminal cases.
Crime occurs in every country, in both hemispheres, often acting as if state borders did not exist. This book discusses how particular criminal acts are occurring everywhere in the world and also recognizes that it is both possible and necessary to combat such crime. It is suitable for criminology and criminal justice students.
In this eye-opening and often shocking expose of football hooliganism, self-confessed delinquent Trevor Denton reveals the testosterone-fuelled antics of the men who wreak havoc on the terraces and have made English football fans so internationally reviled.
The Mafia started as an alternative form of local government in the nineteenth century. But this first incarnation was crushed by Mussolini. This book examines these eras then addresses the 'third' Mafia and the allegations of Berlsuconi's connections to the underworld.
For two decades, Martorano struck fear into anyone even remotely connected to his world. His partnership with Whitey Bulger and the infamous Winter Hill Gang led to twenty murders... for which Johnny would serve twelve years in prison. In this title, the author also looks at the politicians and FBI agents who aided Johnny and Whitey.
Based on over 130 interviews with criminals, law enforcement officials and government representatives from post-Soviet Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, this book situates organized crime in the debate on state formation and examines the diverging patterns in organized crime following the aftermath of these countries' Coloured Revolutions.
Provides an overview of two Latino street gangs, the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), and the 18th Street Gang, examines how these gangs are different from other gangs and organised crime groups, and discusses what constitutes a transnational gang and the various federal responses to these gangs.
From The Sixth Family, according to witness testimony: BROOKLYN, MAY 5, 1981 "We were in the closet. We all had our weapons loaded. We sat there and waited for the doorbell to ring, said Salvatore Vitale, a slender New York mobster known as Good-Looking Sal. We left the door open a smidge to look out.
Analyzing how economic crime was managed in Russia, from the Brezhnev era to the Yeltsin years, this book reveals the historical roots of the 'criminal problem' that has marked Russian politics since the late 1980s. It investigates the changing nature of criminal law and policing before and after the fall of the Soviet state.
A how-to guide for the discovery and prevention of the illegal transfer of money Written for the private sector-where most money laundering takes place-this book clearly explains shows business professionals how to deter, detect, and resolve financial fraud cases internally.
This is an accessible guide for police training to help investigators understand how organized crime works, and how to tackle it, by using the conceptual framework of a business enterprise. The authors discuss each phase and where, how and when to disrupt and dismantle a criminal business activity through current policing practices and policies.
Provides a detailed, comprehensive analysis of the origins, history, theoretical explanations, and structure of domestic and international organized crime. This work also explains the methods employed by law enforcement agencies to combat organized crime, as well as the policy decisions of various investigating committees and commissions.
Throughout the 1950s, as the Cuban people laboured under a violently repressive regime, the mob-financed revelry in Havana never stopped. This book captures a unique chapter not only in the history of organised crime but also in the history of the United States.
Born into a powerful mob family, Salvatore 'Bill' Bonanno was privy to a private world that existed just outside the law for decades in America: the Mafia. Along with photographs of major players, rituals and ceremonies, this title offers an insider's account on one of the most secretive and misunderstood phenomena of our time.
Provides readers with an understanding of organized crime, including its definition and causes, how it is categorized under the law, models to explain its persistence, and the criminal justice response to organized crime, including investigation, prosecution, defense, and sentencing.
The pre-dawn arrests of the last remaining mafiosi in December 2008 signalled the end of the Sicilian Mafia as we know it. This title charts the history of this criminal organisation, from its first incarnation as a form of local government in the Sicilian countryside to the familiar form that has immortalised in films such as "The Godfather".
Situational crime prevention is the art and science of reducing opportunities for crime. This book documents the application of a situational prevention approach to various organized crimes such as sex trafficking, cigarette and drug smuggling, timber theft, mortgage fraud, and corruption of private professionals and public officials.
In 2007 Luke Harding arrived in Moscow to take up a new job as a correspondent for the British newspaper the "Guardian". Within months, mysterious agents from Russia's Federal Security Service - the successor to the KGB - had broken into his flat. This title presents the portrait of Russia, two decades after the end of communism.
The perceived threat of 'transnational organised crime' to Western societies has been of huge interest to politicians, policy-makers and social scientists over the years. This book considers the origins of this crime, how it has been defined and measured, and the appropriateness of governments' policy responses.
Examines the impact of Asian transnational organised crime on the United States. This book looks into the structure, activity, and harms of Asian transnational organised crime - including the multiple criminal groups and organisations involved, and the multiple goods and services that constitute criminal markets.
Presents the story of the Sicilian mafia, the world's most famous, most secretive and most misunderstood criminal fraternity. This book reconstructs the history of the Sicilian mafia from its origins, from the lemon groves and sulphur mines of Sicily, to the streets of Manhattan.
Organised crime has taken on an increasingly transnational nature, and with more open borders and the expansion of the Internet, criminals endanger the United States not only from within the borders, but beyond. This book consists of public documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index.