Organised crime [electronic resource] / Alan Wright.
Publication details: Cullompton, U.K. ; Portland, Or. : Willan Pub., 2006.Description: xviii, 237 pISBN:- 9781843926450
- Also available in print edition.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-223) and index.
1. Mapping rough terrain : the contested concept of organised crime -- 2. Criminal organisation : the gang as a violent way of life -- 3. Dirty business : the political economy of organised crime -- 4. The magic roundabout : traffic in the global village -- 5. Organised crime : its 'traditional' forms -- 6. Land of opportunity : organised crime in the USA -- 7. New waves and the pax mafiosa thesis -- 8. Home firms : the British experience -- 9. Tackling organised crime : possibly together.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.