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Teoretické vymezení fenoménu organizovaného zločinu
Theoretical framework for the phenomenon of organized crime

Author(s): Tomáš Šmíd
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: organized crime; organized crime group; theory of organized crime; mafia

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to present a basic typology and theoretical framework for the phenomenon of organized crime. The text presents a survey and summary of the existing research, focusing on problems with definition of terms, their nuance and sense. Subsequently, I offer a typology of organized crime and a typology of organized crime groups in particular. That is, organized crime groups are the basic participants in organized crime.

  • Issue Year: XV/2008
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 270-296
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Czech