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International Perspectives on Organized Crime

NCJ Number
132863
Editor(s)
J R Buckwalter
Date Published
1990
Length
134 pages
Annotation
These 12 papers focus on organized crime and terrorism with emphasis on the international aspects of the problem posed by organized crime.
Abstract
Individual papers discussed the money laundering activities associated with organized crime in Canada and the efforts to combat them; the role of the United Nations in combating organized crime; and the history of police policies and practices regarding alcohol law enforcement in the 1920s and drug law enforcement in recent years. Additional papers explain policy related to organized crime in the United Kingdom, the role of the courts in combating international crime, asset forfeiture, and efforts to deal with organized crime in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Further papers consider municipal corruption and organized crime, the role of Interpol, and organized crime among black Americans. Chapter reference list, author biographies, and index