Lukol Directory: Society: Crime: Organized Crime

FBI: Investigative Programs - Organized Crime
The Bureau defines its Organized Crime Program. Site includes discussions of transnational crime, regional/ethnic studies, applicable statutes (such as RICO) and case summaries.
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/orgcrime/ocshome...

Organized Crime Syndicates
Listings of organized crime groups throughout the USA and worldwide. Biographical entries, mugshots, chatroom, forum for questions and comments.
http://www.geocities.com/OrganizedCrimeSyn...

Organized Crime Research
Articles, abstracts, book reviews and links with a focus on criminal organizations in the U.S. and in Germany.
http://www.organized-crime.de/

Reputed Links to Organized Crime
An irreverant organized crime site, with links to other sites.
http://pages.prodigy.net/mlemus/home.htm

Wikipedia: Irish Mob
Article looks at the history of Irish gangs in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and elsewhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Mob

GangRule
Features a database of organized crime families and notable historic events, photographs, mugshots, newspaper clippings, and official documents
http://www.gangrule.com/

Wikipedia: Albanian Mafia
Article looks at ethnic Albanian organized crime groups, including New York's Rudaj gang.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian_mafi...

Transnational Crime and Corruption Center
Devoted to better understanding of crime scope and causes and to formulating policy to reduce the problem.
http://www.american.edu/traccc/

International Association for the Study of Organized Crime
Professional association founded in 1984 to promote understanding and research. Site contains member list, book reviews, news, links.
http://www.iasoc.net

Asian Organized Crime in Australia
A 1995 discussion paper by the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Crime Authority. Paper deals with Chinese (Triads), Vietnamese and Japanese (Yakuza) ethnic criminal entities in Australia.
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/australia/doc...

United Nations: Office on Drugs and Crime
UNODC is mandated to assist member states in the struggle against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism. Site includes an overview of criminal activity and U.N. efforts to combat it, also regional assessments of West Africa and Central Asia.
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/index.html

The American Mafia: Kefauver Committee Reports
Full text of the interim and final reports of the U.S. Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, 1950-1951.
http://www.onewal.com/maf-kef.html

Wikipedia: Jamaican Posse
Article discusses the history and activities of this coalition of New York-based gangs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaican_Poss...

Suite 101.com: Organized Crime Issues
Provides history and updates related to organized crime, with information about specific wiseguys and crime history events.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/organi...

American Organized Crime
Collection of articles on organized crime and the Mafia in the USA, focused on gangsters in New York and Chicago before and during the Prohibition.
http://www.mobsters.8m.com/

Gang Land
Jerry Capeci, longtime reporter and columnist with The New York Daily News, shares his perspective on organized crime. Site includes histories of the regional crime families, weekly columns, biographies of underworld figures.
http://www.ganglandnews.com

Gangsters Incorporated
Profiles of major crime families and gangsters. Includes a discussion forum.
http://gangstersinc.tripod.com/

Wikipedia: Organized Crime
Article defines the topic, explores varieties of criminal rackets and the organizations engaged in them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organized_cri...

Gangsterologists
Online discussion group for true crime writers, researchers. Site features a forum and polls. Forum message text is available as an RSS News Feed.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gangsterolog...

About.com: Crime and Punishment
Articles, news, and annotated link directory covering crime and organized crime around the world.
http://organizedcrime.about.com/newsissues...

Black Market News
Updates on organized crime from news sources around the world. Deals with black markets, government corruption, and inadequate government intervention.
http://blackmarketnews.blogspot.com/

Alternatives.com: Organized Crime
Collection of documents, essays and speeches relating to crime, categorized by region and type.
http://www.alternatives.com/crime/

Stop Organized Stalking
Information on a form of gang intimidation. Site includes photos and videos.
http://www.stoporganizedstalking.org/

Criminal Justice Resources: Organized Crime
Compilation of web resources on American and international organized crime with detailed descriptions.
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/crimjust/o...

NewCriminologist: Organized Crime News
News and history articles from the criminology journal's online edition. Some content available only to paid members.
http://www.newcriminologist.co.uk/news.asp...

Wiseguys
An organized crime discussion forum dealing both with true crime and with fictional representations of the criminal world.
http://lacosanostra.iforumer.com/index.php

NPR : Hidden Treasures: A Museum for the Mob
Broadcast: Las Vegas's proposed organized crime museum draws criticism.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...

Sub Topics:
South American Theft Groups
Movies
Terrorist Groups
Jewish Gangsters
Kray Gang
Outlaw Biker Gangs
Street Gangs
Mafiya
Narcotrafficantes
Triads
Yakuza
Nigerian Organizations
Mafia
Prison Gangs
Irish Gangsters


Related Topics:
Science: Social Sciences: Criminology
Society: Crime: Books and Authors
Society: Issues: Crime and Justice: Gangs
Society: Law: Law Enforcement



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