Organised Crime provides a broadly based introduction to an increasingly important subject. This book explores all facets of organized crime, including the conceptual difficulties attached to it, specific types of activity, the growth of organized crime in different jurisdictions, its internationalization, and the ways in which the international community and law enforcement agencies have tried to tackle the problem. The book contains case studies illustrating the growth of organized crime at national, international, and transnational levels. It provides a wide-ranging introduction to contemporary debate on an increasingly pressing problem. The text has four main themes: exploring the nature and dynamics of organized crime, highlighting the theoretical work that underpins the analysis of criminal gangs and groups; focusing on key areas of activity of organized criminal groups, in particular drug trafficking, economic crime, and people smuggling; discussing the rise of organized crime i