This book is the first comprehensive elaboration and analysis of organized crime and justice issues in Central Asia. It provides a first hand knowledge of the region, brings to the global criminal justice community practical insights into local issues and problems which are so important to the rest of the continent and the world. This contribution should be useful to every student of Central Asia and other regions. The book promotes more effective and humane criminal justice policies and practices in Central Asia.Notwithstanding the changing picture of crime and justice issues in the region, the book's key insights into the region remain very relevant to the assessment of its present and future.
