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Evolutionary psychology is an important and rapidly expanding area in the life, social, and behavioral sciences, and this Handbook represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference text in the field today. Chapters in this Handbook address real-world and practical applications of evolutionary psychology such as applications to medicine, psychiatry, law, and technology. The SAGE Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students in all areas of psychology, and in related disciplines across the life, social, and behavioral sciences. Part 1: Applications to Health and Well-Being, Part 2: Applications to Law and Order, and Part 3: Applications to Technology, Communications, and the Future.
Evolutionary Psychology and Organized Crime
Evolutionary Psychology and Organized Crime
Introduction
In his foreword to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the then Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, painted a vivid picture of what he termed the ‘gulf that exists between the civil and the uncivil’ (United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, 2004: 3). Civil society, he claimed, referred to the history of accumulated progress that has resulted in liberal societies that promote tolerance, respect, and good governance. However, there also exists what he called an ‘uncivil society': ‘They are terrorists, criminals, drug dealers, traffickers in people and others who undo the good works of civil society… they thrive in countries with weak institutions, and ...
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