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Author Arsovska, Jana, 1981- author.

Title Decoding Albanian organized crime : culture, politics, and globalization / Jana Arsovska
Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
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Contents Introduction: ethnic mob on the rise -- Why we do what we do -- On the run: Albanians going West -- Iron ties: in blood we trust -- Violence, honor, and secrecy -- Sex, guns, and extortion -- Conclusion: dangerous hybrids? what now?
Summary "The expansion of organized crime across national borders has become a key security concern for the international community. In this theoretically and empirically vibrant portrait of a global phenomenon, Jana Arsovska examines some of the most widespread myths about the so-called Albanian Mafia. Based on more than a decade of research, including interviews with victims, offenders, and law enforcement across ten countries, as well as court files and confidential intelligence reports, Decoding Albanian Organized Crime provides a comprehensive overview of the causes, codes of conduct, activities, migration, and structure of Albanian organized crime groups in the Balkans, Western Europe, and the United States. Paying particular attention to the dynamic relationships among culture, politics, and organized crime, the book develops a framework for understanding the global growth of the criminal underworld and provides a model for future comparative research"--Provided by publisher
Analysis albania
albanian mafia
albanian organized crime groups
balkans
codes of conduct
comparative research
confidential intelligence reports
court files
crime
criminal underworld
culture and politics
global phenomenon
globalization
international crime
international organized crime
law enforcement
mafia
migration
myths
national boarders
offenders
organized crime
police
political
security concern
southeast europe
united states of america
victims
western europe
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Organized crime -- Albania
Organized crime -- Balkan Peninsula
Organized crime -- Europe, Western
Organized crime -- United States.
Transnational crime.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
Organized crime
Transnational crime
Albania
Balkan Peninsula
Western Europe
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780520958715
0520958713
0520282809
9780520282803
0520282817
9780520282810