Organised Crime
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fake Websites by policing agencies to catch sexual predators, the use of technology to modify retailers’ websites to prevent hacking without compromising ease of use of the customer and the use and design of technology products such as the “Clipper Chip” which would afford the government the ability to unscramble encrypted files. While these measures all have good intentions, the authors point out there must be a balance between accessibility of information and privacy issues – some of which should never be compromised. The future use of IT in the criminal justice system presents many challenges to all societies. Presently, there are a lot of unanswered questions and many questions still need to be asked. The authors alluded to the fact that there are some basic issues that the public (the consumer) needs to clarify with the implementation of any IT system in the criminal justice system. These include enhanced public safety, improved accountability by the managers of the criminal justice system, improved public trust in the criminal justice system, improved caseflow management, improved staff efficiencies and enhanced decision-making abilities within the justice system. It is an excellent piece of literature that would benefit future generations as they grapple with the problem of implementing more effective IT systems in order to provide an enhanced criminal justice system. The book will benefit both undergraduate and graduate students in criminology and anyone with an interest in the field. It can also serve as an excellent reference text.
Isaac Dialsingh Department of Mathematics, University of Trinidad and Tobago, O’meara Campus, Lots 74-98, O’Meara Industrial Park, Arima, Trinidad and Tobago E-mail: [email protected]
O rgan is ed C rim e Alan Wright Devon, Willan Publishing, 2006 237 pp. £18.99 ISBN: 1-84392-140-5 (paperback) Crime Prevention and Community Safety (2007) 9, 223–225. doi:10.1057/palgrave.cpcs.8150040
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rganised Crime by Alan Wright is a book, which as denoted by the title, is all encompassing touching upon the historical, economic, political, social and geographical aspects of the topic in what is an informative and enlightening manner. And yet despite the book being Book Reviews
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educational, Wright actually only skims the surface of some aspects of organized crime providing something of a basis to the topic rather than an in-depth and detailed account. Thus “Organised Crime” would perhaps be more useful as a point of reference for further research and analysis if one should wish to pursue any aspects of the topic introduced. However, this is not to say that the book is disappointing or unsatisfactory. The tone throughout is impressively objective and in no way does it lend itself to judgement or conviction. Instead Wright delivers what seems to be an impartial account of the topic with particular attention given to the question, what is organized crime? By addressing this question, Wright is able to broach what are contested claims to organized
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