Transnational Organised Crime: Perspectives on Global Security

by Anne Edwards and Peter Gill

The perceived threat of 'transnational organized crime' to Western societies has been of huge interest to politicians, policy makers and social scientists over the last decade. This book considers the origins of this crime, how it has been defined and measured and the appropriateness of governments' policy responses. The contributors argue that while serious harm is often caused by transnational criminal activity - for example, the trafficking in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415300959
• ISBN13: 9780415300957
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"