04425nam 2201057 450 991081326120332120230807212411.00-520-28281-70-520-95871-310.1525/9780520958715(CKB)3710000000331728(EBL)1732139(SSID)ssj0001401765(PQKBManifestationID)12539713(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001401765(PQKBWorkID)11356960(PQKB)10060666(StDuBDS)EDZ0001193047(MiAaPQ)EBC1732139(OCoLC)899276640(MdBmJHUP)muse47155(DE-B1597)518659(DE-B1597)9780520958715(Au-PeEL)EBL1732139(CaPaEBR)ebr11003331(CaONFJC)MIL688941(EXLCZ)99371000000033172820150120h20152015 uy 0engur|nu---|u||utxtccrDecoding Albanian organized crime culture, politics, and globalization /Jana ArsovskaOakland, California :University of California Press,2015.©20151 online resource (311 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-57659-9 0-520-28280-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --List of Illustrations --Preface --Acknowledgments --Author's Note --1. Introduction: Ethnic Mob on the Rise --2. Why We Do What We Do --3. On the Run: Albanians Going West --4. Iron Ties: In Blood We Trust --5. Violence, Honor, and Secrecy --6. Sex, Guns, and Extortion --7. Conclusion: Dangerous Hybrids? What Now? --Notes --References --IndexThe 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 presents 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.Organized crimeAlbaniaOrganized crimeBalkan PeninsulaOrganized crimeEurope, WesternOrganized crimeUnited StatesTransnational crimealbania.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.Organized crimeOrganized crimeOrganized crimeOrganized crimeTransnational crime.364.106094965Arsovska Jana1981-1633531MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813261203321Decoding Albanian organized crime3973320UNINA