ch. 1. What is organized crime? -- ch. 2. Characteristic organized crimes I : conspiracy and provision of illicit goods and services -- ch. 3. Characteristic organized crimes II : infiltration of business, extortion, and racketeering -- ch. 4. Causes of organized crime : influences on individuals -- ch. 5. How organized crime is organized : types of organizations -- ch. 6. The mafia : 100 years of historical facts and myths -- ch. 7. Changes in organized crime : from local to transnational -- ch. 8. Transnational organized crime -- ch. 9. Investigative tools -- ch. 10. Prosecution strategies -- ch. 11. Organizing a criminal defense -- ch. 12. Sentencing and prevention of organized crime.