Organized Crime: An Evolving Challenge for U.S. Law Enforcement
Journal: University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas)
Year: 2010

In the last two decades, organized crime has grown more complex, posing evolving challenges for U.S. federal law enforcement. These criminals have transformed their operations in ways that broaden their reach and make it harder for law enforcement to combat them. They have adopted more-networked structural models, internationalized their operations, and grown more tech savvy. They are a significant challenge to U.S. law enforcement. There still is no single agency charged with investigating orga