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Criminal Justice Resources

A research guide to support ESU students and faculty in Criminal Justice.

CJ Resources by Topic: Organized Crime

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

FBI Records: The Vault: Organized Crime
A useful resource for organized crime history.
Browse through names (such as Al Capone, Gregory Scarpa, Sr., and Anthony Salerno) and view their released FBI records.
FBI: A Brief History: The FBI and the American Gangster, 1924-1938.
Select different time periods or "Famous Cases & Criminals" to learn more about FBI history.

Organized Crime and Gang Section (OCGS), The Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Organized Crime and Gang Section (OCGS), The Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice
"The Organized Crime and Gang Section (OCGS) within the Criminal Division was established in late 2010 as a merger of the (former) Organized Crime and Racketeering Section (OCRS), Gang Unit, and the National Gang Targeting, Enforcement & Coordination Center (GangTECC). The new, combined OCGS pursues a multi-faceted approach to combating all forms of organized crime targets."

Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS), National Defense University

International Organized Crime: A Growing National Security Threat
Published in 1996 in Strategic Forum, a newsletter by the National Defense University.
A Strategic Overview of Latin America: Identifying New Convergence Centers, Forgotten Territories, and Vital Hubs for Transnational Organized Crime
Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University.
January 2019

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

CRS Reports
Search for reports by topic such as organized crime, human trafficking, gangs, or transnational criminal organizations.
Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations
CRS Report published on June 7, 2022.
RICO: A Brief Sketch
CRS report from August 3, 2021.

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Transnational Criminal Organizations
From the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Sanctions Programs and Country Information

The following print documents are available for use at Kemp Library.

If you need help finding government documents, please schedule an appointment with Michelle Donlin here: https://esu.libcal.com/appointments/.

An introduction to organized crime in the United States. by Organized Crime/Drug Branch, Criminal Investigative Division.
Call Number: J 1.14/2:C 86/19
Publication Date: 1993
Located in the Government Documents Collection at Kemp Library
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program : Guidelines. by Dept. of Justice : Dept. of the Treasury : Dept. of Transportation
Call Number: J 1.8/2:C 86/6
Publication Date: 1990
Located in the Government Documents Collection at Kemp Library
Combating violent crime: 24 recommendations to strengthen criminal justice. by U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General.
Call Number: J 1.2:V 81/2
Publication Date: 1992
Located in the Government Documents Collection at Kemp Library
Attorney General’s Task Force on Violent Crime : Final Report . by U.S. Department of Justice
Call Number: J 1.2:V 81
Publication Date: 1981
Located in the Government Documents Collection at Kemp Library
Annual report of the Attorney General for the year ... by U.S. Department of Justice
Call Number: J 1.1:
Publication Date: 1980, 1982-1984
Located in the Government Documents Collection at Kemp Library.
- Organized crime is listed under the Criminal Division in the table of contents.

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Pablo Escobar and Colombian Narcoculture by Aldona Bialowas Pobutsky
ISBN: 9781683401513
Publication Date: 2020
Subjects:
Drug dealers--Colombia--Biography
Drug traffic--Colombia--History--20th century
Organized Crime: Causes and Consequences by Robert M. Lombardo (Editor)
ISBN: 9781536158649
Publication Date: 2019
Subjects:
Organized crime
Transnational crime
Industry of Anonymity : Inside the Business of Cybercrime by Jonathan Lusthaus
ISBN: 9780674979413
Publication Date: 2018
Subjects:
Hackers
Computer crimes
Organized crime
Double Crossed: The Failure of Organized Crime Control by Michael Woodiwiss
ISBN: 9780745332024
Publication Date: 2017
Subjects:
Organized crime--United States--History
Organized crime--United States--Prevention
Political corruption--United States
The Containment of Organised Crime and Terrorism : Thirty-Five Years of Research on Police, Judicial and Administrative Cooperation by Cyrille J. C. F. Fijnaut
ISBN: 9789004281936
Publication Date: 2016
Subjects:
Organized crime
The Oxford Handbook of Organized Crime by Letizia Paoli (Editor)
ISBN: 9780199730445
Publication Date: 2014
Subjects:
Organized crime
Criminology
Mafias on the Move: How Organized Crime Conquers New Territories by Federico Varese
ISBN: 9780691128559
Publication Date: 2011
Transnational crime--History
Mafia--History
Organized crime--History
Organized Crime in the U.S. by Wesley B. Knowles (Editor)
ISBN: 9781607415244
Publication Date: 2010
Subjects:
Organized crime--United States
Noncitizen criminals--United States
Transnational Organised Crime in International Law by Tom Obokata; Michael Bohlander (Series edited by)
ISBN: 9781841136905
Publication Date: 2010
Subjects:
Organized crime--Case studies
International crimes--Case studies