In the twenty-first century, organized crime is fast emerging as a distinct security threat of the new world order. From the Sicilian Mafia to the Japanese Yakuza, this book offers a clear introduction to the global criminal underworld's key players.

Introduction: The Changing Face of Global Crime North American Organised Crime Italian Organised Crime Globalisation and Latin American and Caribbean Organised Crime The Russian 'Mafiya': Consolidation and globalisation Organised Crime in East Central Europe Chinese Organised Crime The Changing Face of the Yakuza State Crime: North Korean Drug Trafficking The Crime-Terror Continuum The Global Dimension of Cybercrime