Beyond the Mafia: Organized Crime in the Americas provides, for the first time, a comparative perspective on nontraditional organized crime in the Americas. Providing in-depth coverage of 10 criminal groups, this book expands the focus of organized crime to include Canada and Latin America, offering an extensive view of organized crime outside the traditional Mafia. Although the groups covered have contemporary significance, chapters include a historical overview as well as future considerations.

Editor Sue Mahan, with the assistance of Katherine O'Neil, has coordinated a coherent paradigm for the comparative study of organized crime. This book is a valuable text of considerable interest for university and community college students in courses on organized crime, criminology, and crime in the Americas; scholars and researchers; and professionals in the criminal justice system who are developing policies in response to organized crime.