The topic of organised crime is very fashionable (and commonplace) now. On the one hand, organised crime is a serious danger to society. Criminal organisations have riches and capital, and experience of collaboration with business, economists and even certain politicians. On the other hand, stripping the cloak of mystery and myths from the mafia and organised crime is usually a very difficult task. A study of the history of organised crime helps us to comprehend this. Before doing that, however, we should briefly discuss our contemporary understanding of organised crime.
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Gilinskiy, Y., Kostjukovsky, Y. (2004). From Thievish Artel to Criminal Corporation: The History of Organised Crime in Russia. In: Fijnaut, C., Paoli, L. (eds) Organised Crime in Europe. Studies Of Organized Crime, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2765-9_6
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