Organized Crime / Edition 10

by Howard Abadinsky

Overview

ORGANIZED CRIME, 10th Edition provides a detailed, comprehensive analysis of the origins, history, theoretical explanations, and structure of domestic and international organized crime. The author also explains the methods employed by law enforcement agencies to combat organized crime, as well as the policy decisions of various investigating committees and commissions, including the President's Commission on Organized Crime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781133049630
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	03/13/2012
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Howard Abadinsky is professor of criminal justice at St. John's University. A graduate of Queens College of the City University of New York, he has an MSW from Fordham University and a PhD in sociology from New York University. Prior to entering academia, he was a New York State Parole Officer and Senior Parole Officer and a Cook County, Illinois, Deputy Sheriff/Inspector. He was a consultant to the President's Commission on Organized Crime and founder of the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime. Dr. Abadinsky is the author of several books, including THE CRIMINAL ELITE: ORGANIZED AND PROFESSIONAL CRIME; PROBATION AND PAROLE: THEORY AND PRACTICE; and LAW, COURTS, AND JUSTICE IN AMERICA.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Organized Crime. 2. Development of Organized Crime in the United States. 3. The American Mafia. 4. Explaining Organized Crime. 5. Italian Organized Crime and the Albanian Connection. 6. Latin American Organized Crime. 7. Black Organized Crime. 8. Asian Organized Crime. 9. Russian Organized Crime. 10. Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs. 11. Organized Crime: "Goods and Services": Gambling, Loansharking, Theft, Fencing, Sex, Trafficking in Persons, Arms, and Counterfeit Products. 12. Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking. 13. Organized Crime in Labor, Business, and Money Laundering. 14. Organized Crime: Statutes. 15. Organized Crime: Law Enforcement. Conclusion.