Organized Crime
Title | Organized Crime PDF eBook |
Author | Antonio Nicaso |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 2021-04-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1000374408 |
This book aims to describe and demystify what makes criminal gangs so culturally powerful. It examines their codes of conduct, initiation rites, secret communications methods, origin myths, symbols, and the like that imbue the gangsters with the pride and nonchalance that goes hand in hand with their criminal activities. Mobsters are everywhere in the movies, on television, and on websites. Contemporary societies are clearly fascinated by them. Why is this so? What feature and constituents of organized criminal gangs make them so emotionally powerful—to themselves and others? These are the questions that have guided the writing of this textbook, which is intended as an introduction to organized crime from the angle of cultural analysis. Key topics include: • An historic overview of organized crime, including the social, economic, and cultural conditions that favour its development; • A review of the type of people who make up organized gangs and the activities in which they engage; • The symbols, rituals, codes and languages that characterize criminal institutions; • The relationship between organized crime and cybercrime; • The role of women in organized crime; • Drugs and narco-terrorism; • Media portrayals of organized crime. Organized Crime includes case studies and offers an accessible, interdisciplinary approach to the subject of organized crime. It is essential reading for students engaged with organized crime across criminology, sociology, anthropology and psychology.
An Introduction to Organized Crime in the United States
Title | An Introduction to Organized Crime in the United States PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Government publications |
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The Origin of Organized Crime in America
Title | The Origin of Organized Crime in America PDF eBook |
Author | David Critchley |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 362 |
Release | 2008-09-15 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1135854939 |
Introduction -- Black hand, Calabrians, and the Mafia -- "First family" of the New York Mafia -- The Mafia and the Baff murder -- The neapolitan challenge -- New York City in the 1920s -- Castellammare war and "La Cosa Nostra" -- Americanization and the families -- Localism, tradition, and innovation.
Organized Crime and American Power
Title | Organized Crime and American Power PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Woodiwiss |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 484 |
Release | 2001-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780802082787 |
Historisch overzicht van de samenhang en wederzijdse beïnvloeding van de georganiseerde misdaad en de politiek in de Verenigde Staten.
Introduction to Organized Crime in the United States
Title | Introduction to Organized Crime in the United States PDF eBook |
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Release | 1993 |
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Organized Crime in America
Title | Organized Crime in America PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Jay Kenney |
Publisher | Cengage Learning |
Pages | 428 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Education |
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This text includes complete discussion of theories of organized crime, major forms of organized crime, and deterrence. It goes beyond other texts in providing a thorough discussion of the history of organized crime as well as emerging new crime organizations.
An Introduction to Organized Crime in the United States
Title | An Introduction to Organized Crime in the United States PDF eBook |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Organized crime |
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