Table of Contents

SECTION ONE
Commentary
Selected Readings
The Functions and Structure of Criminal Syndicates - Donald Ray Cressey
Excerptes from the President′s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice Task Force Report: Organized Crime
Donald Cressey′s Contribution to the Study of Organized Crime - Joseph L Albini
An Evaluation
The Evil that Men Do - Charles H Rogovin and Frederick T Martens
SECTION TWO
Commentary
Selected Readings
Trapped in the Folds of Discourse - Robert J Kelly
Theorizing about the Underworld
Bureaucracy and the Mafia - Mark H Haller
An Alternative View
SECTION THREE
Commentary
Selected Readings
The Mafia and The Devil - Joseph L Albini
What They Have in Common
Mafia Memoirs - Thomas A Firestone
What They Tell Us about Organized Crime
PART FOUR
Commentary
Selected Reading
The Social Organization of Organized Crime in Chicago - Robert M Lombardo
Asian Gangs and Asian Organized Crime in Chicago - Robert Davidson
Bandit Banks - Maurice Punch
Financial Services and Organized Crime
International Organized Crime - David L Carter
Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurial Crime
SECTION FIVE
Commentary
Selected Readings
Russian Organized Crime - Joseph L Albini et al
Its History, Structure and Function
Primitive Capitalist Accumulation - Robert J Kelly, Rufus Schatzberg and Patrick J Ryan
Russia as a Racket
Russia′s Great Criminal Revolution - J Michael Waller and Victor J Yasmann
The Role of the Security Services
SECTION SIX
Commentary
Selected Readings
Organized Crime in the Royal Colony of Hong Kong - James J McKenna, Jr
Hong Kong after 1997 - John Dombrink and John Song
Transnational Organized Crime in a Shrinking World
The Evolution and Future Direction of Southeast Asian Criminal Organizations - Ken Sanz and Ira Silverman

Reviews

'A collection of well-researched articles on the structure and working of criminal organizations around the world.... There are interesting insights on how organized crime infiltrated the bank sector and financial institutions.... This is an excellent source of information for those with an interest in this subject. And an excellent read even for those who have not studied organised crime extensively. For them, this book could be a starting point'