Organized Crime

Organized crime in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of organized crime.

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• organized crime in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• organized crime in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Definition of Organized Crime

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Organized Crime: The operation of illegal business entities whose members are bound together because of their group interest and their desire to profit from illegal activity.

Organized Crime: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Organized Crime. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada