TY - BOOK AU - Mallory,Stephen L. TI - Understanding organized crime SN - 9781449622572 AV - HV6441 .M38 U1 - 364.106 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Sudbury, MA PB - Jones & Bartlett Learning KW - Organized crime KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; An introduction to organized crime -- Evolution of organized crime and the impact on investigative strategies and law enforcement -- Theories on the continued existence of organized crime -- Colombian drug cartels -- Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) -- The Russian mafia -- The Italian-American mafia -- The Yakuza -- Triads and tongs -- American outlaw motorcycle gangs -- Hispanic and African-American gangs -- Major statutes, legislation, and methods of organized crime investigations -- The intelligence function in organized crime -- The nexus of transnational organized crime and terrorism -- Where do we go from here? ER -