This volume represents the first attempt to systematically compare organised crime concepts, as well as historical and contemporary patterns and control policie

This publication contains a number of papers which highlight examples of good practice in relation to criminal policy in member states of the Council of Europe,

Just a few months after the entry into force of the EU Framework Decision on the fight against organized crime, this book provides an unprecedented analysis of

Europe in a time of change

The EU now possesses a clear legal basis for taking action on criminal law matters and steering the policy and practice of Member States in relation to crime an