Redefining organized crime: a challenge for the European Union

The definition of organised crime has long been the object of a lively debate, at national and international level.

However, the discussions and analysis haven't yet led to one definitive answer to the question of what exactly does 'organised crime' mean.

This book starts from the (rather obvious) assumption that many instruments adopted both at international and at national level set forth special legal regimes designed to target criminal groups featuring a stable organisation - which are perceived as particularly dangerous to society.