TA 06 Feb 13: Organised crime in the UK




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Summary: Organised crime in the UK - Professor Dick Hobbs, joins Laurie Taylor, to discuss his study into 'Dogtown', a composite of several overlapping neighbourhoods in East London where activity which was once the preserve of professional criminals has now been normalised. They consider whether or not the idea of organised crime has become outdated. Also, the Mafia in the UK, Dr Felia Allum explores the extent to which Italian organised crime functions outside its territory of origin.