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.