Organized Crime Research (kvl-homepage)

What's new on the kvl-homepage? 13 September 2026 List of publications and presentations updated. 2 June 2026 Recent German definition of organized crime added. List of publications and presentations updated. 8 November 2025 Discussion of legal definitions of organized crime in Moldova added. List of publications and presentations updated. 14 August 2025 List of publications and presentations updated. 28 March 2025 List of publications and presentations updated. 25 February 2025 List of publications and presentations updated. 23 February 2025 Definition of organized crime by Leslie Holmes added (This is number 217 on my list of definitions). 11 December 2024 List of publications and presentations updated. 23 October 2024 Definition of organized crime from the Global Organized Crime Index of the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime added (This is number 216 on my list of definitions). 14 August 2024 Definition of organized crime by A. Pandey added (This is number 215 on my list of definitions). 11 August 2024 List of publications and presentations updated. 22 December 2023 List of publications and presentations updated. 26 October 2023 List of publications and presentations updated. 8 October 2023 List of publications and presentations updated. 19 September 2023 List of publications and presentations updated. 9 August 2023 Definition of organized crime from the Nepal Organized Crime Prevention Act, 2070 added (This is number 214 on my list of definitions). 11 April 2023 List of publications and presentations updated. 7 December 2022 List of publications and presentations updated. 15 November 2022 Definition of organized crime by C.K. Gandhirajan from India added (This is number 213 on my list of definitions). 28 October 2022 New German definition of organized crime added. 13 October 2022 List of publications and presentations updated. 2 October 2022 List of publications and presentations updated. 1 September 2022 List of publications and presentations updated. 11 August 2022 List of publications and presentations updated. Section on the Cross-border-Crime-Colloquium book series updated. 3 January 2022 Definition of organized crime from the UIA Encyclopedia of World Problems & Human Potential added. (This is number 211 on my list of definitions) 8 September 2021 List of publications and presentations updated. 6 September 2021 Tribute to Donald R. Cressey updated. 26 August 2021 List of publications and presentations updated. 13 May 2021 List of publications and presentations updated. 16 February 2021 Definitions of organized crime from the Cambridge Dictionary and by Rossella Selmini added. (These are number 209 and number 210 on my list of definitions) 4 November 2020 List of publications and presentations updated. 12 October 2020 List of publications and presentations updated. 16 September 2020 List of publications and presentations updated. 8 August 2020 List of publications and presentations updated. 9 March 2020 List of publications and presentations updated. 12 January 2020 Definition of organized crime from the RCMP website added. (Reported by William Murphy - This is number 208 on my list of definitions) 5 December 2019 Definition of organized crime from UNODC TOC Threat Assessment added. (Reported by Nicolaas Geldenhuys - This is number 207 on my list of definitions) Abstract of 2018 Cross-border Crime Colloquium book added. 1 December 2019 Excerpts from a paper on the history of the concept and definition of organized crime in Germany and from a chapter in a legal handbook on the German intelligences services on the use of the term organized crime in legislation and jurisprudence (both in German) added. List of publications and presentations updated. 25 October 2019 List of publications and presentations updated. 13 October 2019 List of publications and presentations updated. 5 October 2019 Definitions of organized crime from Merriam-Webster dictionaries added. (These are numbers 204 and 205 on my list.) 10 September 2019 List of publications and presentations updated. 19 June 2019 List of publications and presentations updated. 28 March 2019 Definition of organized crime by the ATF added. 14 March 2019 List of publications and presentations updated. Definition of organized crime added. Affiliation updated. 2 September 2018 List of publications and presentations updated. 11 July 2018 Quote on the concept of organized crime added to list of definitions. List of publications and presentations updated. 11 May 2018 Definition of organized crime by Graham Denyer Willis added. 6 May 2018 Comments on the nature of organized crime by leading criminologists of the 1950s added: Gresham Sykes in his seminal book Crime and Society (1956), and George Vold in the first edition of his seminal book Theoretical Criminology (1958). 1 May 2018 Definition of organized crime by Ronald Hunter and Mark Dantzker added. 6 April 2018 List of publications and presentations updated. 4 April 2018 Comment by Peter Carrington on Organized Crime: Analyzing illegal activities, criminal structures, and extra-legal governance added. 2 March 2018 List of publications and presentations updated. 1 Januar 2018 Personal information updated. 18 December 2017 List of publications and presentations updated. 14 December 2017 List of publications and presentations updated. 21 November 2017 One more definition of organized crime added. In my collection of English- and German-language definitions of organized crime, this is no. 200(!!!!). List of publications and presentations updated. 17 October 2017 List of publications and presentations updated. 5 October 2017 Review of the book The Two Mafias by Salvatore Lupo added. List of publications and presentations updated. 7 September 2017 German definition of organized crime by Rustam Abasov added. 28 August 2017 List of publications and presentations updated. Page on new Cross-border Crime book added. 11 August 2017 Two more definitions of organized crime from Southern Africa added. 10 August 2017 Chapter (in German) on the role of the German intelligence services in combating organized crime added. 1 August 2017 Another German definition of organized crime and a couple of comments on the official German definition of organized crime added. 10 July 2017 List of publications and presentations updated. 3 July 2017 Definition of organized crime from the National Crime Agency (NCA) website and from the 2016 Northern Ireland Organised Crime Strategy added. 14 June 2017 List of publications and presentations updated. 7 February 2017 List of publications and presentations updated. 31 January 2017 Review by Djordje Ignjatovic of Organized Crime: Analyzing illegal activities, criminal structures, and extra-legal governance added. Various definitions of organized crime added, bringing the total number of definitions collected to 193. 12 December 2016 Comment by Gerben Bruinsma on Organized Crime: Analyzing illegal activities, criminal structures, and extra-legal governance added. 4 December 2016 List of publications and presentations updated. 28 November 2016 Definition of organized crime from Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) added. 21 November 2016 Link to review of Organized Crime: Analyzing Illegal Activities, Criminal Structures, and Extra-legal Governance by Robert Lombardo added. 2016 Outstanding Publication Award for Organized Crime: Analyzing Illegal Activities, Criminal Structures, and Extra-legal Governance acknowledged. 13 November 2016 Definition of organized crime by Marinella Marmo and Nerida Chazal added. 19 October 2016 Link to review of Organized Crime: Analyzing illegal activities, criminal structures, and extra-legal governance added. 16 October 2016 Review of book edited by Ernesto Savona, Michele Riccardi and Giulia Berlusconi on criminal infiltration of legitimate businesses added. 29 September 2016 Comments on and link to review of Organized Crime: Analyzing illegal activities, criminal structures, and extra-legal governance added. 12 September 2016 List of publications and presentations updated. 1 August 2016 List of publications and presentations updated. 29 July 2016 List of publications and presentations updated. Comments on and link to review of Organized Crime: Analyzing illegal activities, criminal structures, and extra-legal governance added. 14 July 2016 List of publications and presentations updated. 3 July 2016 Comments on my book 'Organized Crime: Analyzing Illegal Activities, Criminal Structures, and Extra-legal Goverance' from leading experts in the field of organized crime studies around the world added. 29 June 2016 List of publications and presentations updated. 31 May 2016 Definition of organized crime by Frank Bovenkerk from 2011 added. 20 May 2016 Minor update of bio. 17 November 2015 List of publications and presentations updated. 20 September 2015 List of publications and presentations updated. 4 August 2015 List of publications and presentations updated. Page on the new book Organized Crime: Analyzing illegal activities, criminal structures, extra-legal governance added. 13 July 2015 List of publications and presentations updated. Page on new Cross-border Crime book added. 9 July 2015 Definition of organized crime by Andvig from 2012 added. 29 June 2015 Definition of organized crime by Territo et al. from 1992 added. 15 June 2015 List of publications and presentations updated. 24 March 2015 List of publications and presentations updated. 6 December 2014 List of publications and presentations updated. 11 July 2014 List of publications and presentations updated. Page on new Cross-border Crime book added. 1 May 2014 Three more definitions of organized crime added. 1 January 2014 List of publications and presentations and personal profile updated. Paper on China's role in the illegal cigarette trade added. 14 October 2013 List of publications and presentations updated. 20 August 2013 Definition of organized crime by Peter Lupsha from 1981 added. 3 August 2013 List of publications and presentations updated. 23 July 2013 List of publications and presentations updated. 15 May 2013 List of publications and presentations updated. 12 April 2013 Definition of organized crime by Paul H. Rubin added. 10 April 2013 Definition of organized crime by Menachem Amir added. List of publications and presentations updated. 3 March 2013 List of publications and presentations updated. 12 February 2013 Definition of organized crime by Schaefer and Lamm added. 23 October 2012 More definitions of organized crime added, bringing the total to over 170 (English and German language definitions combined). List of publications and presentations updated. 19 October 2012 Revised definition of organized crime by S.G. Lebeya added. 17 October 2012 Definition of organized crime from BusinessDictionary.com added. List of suggested reading on RICO updated. 3 October 2012 List of publications and presentations updated. 27 August 2012 List of publications and presentations updated. 6 August 2012 Paper on the illegal cigarette market in the South Bronx (co-authors: Marin Kurti and Douglas Thompkins) added. 20 June 2012 List of publications and presentations updated. 29 May 2012 List of publications and presentations updated. 27 April 2012 Reaching the mark of 1 million visitors is noted. 22 March 2012 List of publications and presentations updated. 19 March 2012 Definition of organized crime by P.J. Ortmeier added. 3 February 2012 Link to Petrus van Duyne's website added. 29 January 2012 List of publications and presentations updated. 1 January 2012 Link to Public Safety Canada's Organized Crime Research website added. 21 November 2011 Definition of organized crime by Estrada Ireland & Rush added. List of publications and presentations updated. 4 November 2011 Definitions of organized crime by Michael D. Maltz and by Michael Newton added. 16 October 2011 Review of book by Salvatore Lupo on the history of the Sicilian Mafia added. List of publications and presentations updated. 3 October 2011 Definition of organized crime by Vito and Maahs added. 19 July 2011 List of publications and presentations updated. 14 July 2011 Definition of organized crime by Ianni & Reuss-Ianni from 1972 added. 9 May 2011 List of publications and presentations updated. 26 April 2011 Link to Gray Literature Database at Rutgers School of Criminal Justice added. 1 April 2011 Definition of organized crime by Daryl Hellman from 1980 added. 22 March 2011 List of publications and presentations updated. 18 March 2011 URL of collection of organized crime definitions changed to www.organized-crime.de/organizedcrimedefinitions.htm in an effort to improve the search engine listing of this particular webpage. 1 March 2011 List of publications and presentations updated. 24 February 2011 Definition of organized crime by Bojan Dobovsek from 2007, and a definition of organized crime by Shawn Shieh from 2005 added. 25 January 2011 Definition of organized crime by Frederick Desroches from 2007 added. 29 December 2010 Definition of organized crime by Daniel Chow from 2003 added. 26 December 2010 List of publications and presentations updated. Page on new Cross-border Crime book added. 12 December 2010 Definition of organized crime by the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) added. List of publications and presentations updated. 22 November 2010 List of publications and presentations updated. 25 October 2010 List of publications and presentations updated. 6 August 2010 Definition of organized crime by Mary Kaldor from 2006 added. 4 June 2010 Definition of organized crime by Roy Godson from 2003 added. 26 May 2010 Definition of organized crime by Andre Bossard from 1990 added. Count of organized crime definitions updated: more than 150 (153 to be exact). 17 May 2010 Legal definition from Australia and several other definitions of organized crime added. 6 May 2010 More definitions of organized crime added. 21 April 2010 Definition of organized crime by Kirby and Penna added. List of publications and presentations updated. 9 March 2010 Definition of organized crime by Phil Williams from 2002 added. 1 March 2010 List of publications and presentations updated. 11 February 2010 List of publications and presentations updated. 20 January 2010 Two more items added to the Definitions of Organized Crime page. 4 January 2010 Definition of organized crime by United Nations from 1990 added. 23 December 2009 List of publications and presentations updated. Page on new Cross-border Crime book added. 1 December 2009 List of publications and presentations updated. 9 November 2009 List of publications and presentations updated. 7 October 2009 My comment on the issue of defining organized crime from a recent publication added. Link to OCDETF website added. 2 July 2009 Definition of organized crime by the Scottish Government added. List of publications and presentations updated. 29 April 2009 Link to website of German investigative journalist Jürgen Roth updated. 30 March 2009 List of publications and presentations updated. 10 February 2009 List of publications and presentations updated. 2 February 2009 Definition of organized crime by Nick Tilley and Matt Hopkins added. 22 January 2009 Definition of organized crime by Mabel A. Elliott added. Donald-Cressey-Tribute-Page revised. 20 January 2009 Definition of organized crime by John E. Conklin added. 15 January 2009 Definition of organized crime by Mark Galeotti added. 6 January 2009 Announcement of new book from the Cross-border Crime Colloquium series added. List of publications and presentations updated. 11 December 2008 Review of book by Scott Decker and Margaret Townsend Chapman on drug smuggling added. List of publications and presentations updated. 17 November 2008 Definition of organized crime by Patrick Ryan added. 15 November 2008 List of publications and presentations updated. 2 September 2008 Definition of organized crime by Stephen Schneider added. Contact details updated. 16 July 2008 Definition of organized crime by Martin Cejp/IKSP Prague added. 19 June 2008 Links page updated. 10 June 2008 List of publications and presentations updated. 8 May 2008 List of publications and presentations updated. 4 April 2008 Definitions of organized crime by Michael Maltz and S.G. Lebeya added. List of publications and presentations updated. 25 March 2008 List of publications updated. 12 March 2008 Definition of organized crime added. List of publications updated. 18 February 2008 List of publications and presentations updated. 3 February 2008 Book chapter on measuring organized crime added. 4 January 2008 Definition of organized crime by Phil Williams added. 17 December 2007 Review (in German) of book (also in German) on case of large-scale business fraud (Flowtex scandal) added. 5 December 2007 List of publications and presentations updated. 22 November 2007 Start page revised (calendar of organized crime related conferences added). Page on the 7th Blankensee Colloquium "Human Capital and Social Capital in Criminal Networks" added. 19 November 2007 Definitions of organized crime by Beirne and Messerschmidt, John E. Conklin, Grennan and Britz, and Winslow and Zhang added List of publications and presentations updated. 1 November 2007 List of publications and presentations updated. 24 October 2007 List of publications and presentations updated. 8 October 2007 List of publications and presentations updated. Links page updated following up on TraCCC's move from American University to George Mason University. 1 October 2007 List of publications and presentations updated. 21 September 2007 List of publications and presentations updated. Definition of organized crime by Gilbert Kelland added. 10 September 2007 List of publications and presentations updated. 14 August 2007 Review (in German) of book (also in German) on corruption and misconduct in the German criminal justice system added.