This fully revised new edition provides a definitive and holistic overview of Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) in a world in which right wing populism has gained ground, trade wars are increasing, climate change is a reality and Covid poses a challenge for years to come.
Updated to reflect the changing world environment, the book includes new chapters on issues such as criminal network analysis, environmental crime, cybercrime, people smuggling, drugs activities in the modern world, the relationship between organized crime and corruption, anti-organized crime resilience and the effectiveness of the fight against organized crime. New country case studies have also been included. The handbook is presented in six sections:
- Concepts, theories and laws
- Origins and manifestations
- Contagion and evolution
- Intensity and impact
- Governance
- Reaction and future
Truly interdisciplinary in nature, the handbook features contributions from an international team of experts, working in different academic disciplines and within varied law enforcement agencies. It will appeal to scholars, policymakers and practitioners in International Law, Global Governance, International Political Economy and Security Studies.
About the Author: Felia Allum is Senior Lecturer in politics and Italian at the University of Bath, UK, and currently a Leverhulme Major Research Fellow (2018-2022).
Stan Gilmour holds a degree in criminology and politics and an MSc in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Oxford, UK. He is Senior Police Officer at Thames Valley Police, UK, and has led serious and complex criminal investigations and worked on capacity-building programmes in the UK and overseas.
