CJ-5004: Organized Crime

Finklea, K. M. (2009). Organized Crime in the United States: Trends and Issues for Congress. Congressional Research Service: Issue Brief, 1–28.
This article explains the background of organized crime and shows the newest trends that would help to combat organized crime. Introduces the FBI grouping.

Obokata, T. (2017). The value of international law in combating transnational organized crime in the Asia-Pacific. Asian Journal of International Law, 7(1), 39–60.
This article explores how international law helps to combat organized crime around the world.

Zagaris, B., & Plachta, M. (2020). Transnational organized crime. International Enforcement Law Reporter, 36(7), 248–255.
This article shows numerous ways that national criminal justice agencies worked together to bring down transnational organized crime. This includes U.S. and a case against MS-13.

Organized Crime — FBI (n.d.). What we investigate, organized crime-FBI.
The FBI's organized crime page explains the newer threats associated with transnational groups.

Knowles, W.B. (2010). Organized crime in the U.S. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Chapter 2: impact on U.S. of Asian Transnational Crime
Chapter 3: African Organized Crime
Chapter 4: Asian Organized Crime
Chapter 5: Balkan Organized Crime
Chapter 6: Eurasian Organized Crime
Chapter 7: Italian Organized Crime
Chapter 8: Middle Eastern Organized Crime
These chapters focus on organized crime in the U.S. and organized crime stemming from other countries.