Organized Crime

CALL NO: 364.1060973 ABA 1997

Edition:5thed

Physical Description:  ix, 324 pages: illustrations; 24 cm

Notes: include index

The fifth edition of this unique text is completely updated to reflect the many changes that organized crime has recently undergone. Abadinsky provides a detailed analysis of the origins, history, theoretical explanations, and structure of organized crime, including drug trafficking, gambling, and loan-sharking. The methods employed by law enforcement agencies to combat organized crime, and the policy decisions reached by various investigating committees and commissions, including the President's Commission on Organized Crime.