
Organized Crime
Michael Benson(Author)
Chelsea House Publishers
Will be published approx. on 30. December 2008
Book
Hardback
120 pages
978-0-7910-9410-5 (ISBN)
Description
Organized crime has long posed one of the greatest criminal challenges to law enforcement. Considered a different type of crime than those committed by individuals or small groups of criminals, these are crimes committed by an organized mob that work together and share in the profits. From the criminal gangs in early American history, to the outlaw gangs of the Old West, to the bootleggers of Prohibition, organized crime has a long history in the United States. Today, numerous organized crime families still exist - the best known, perhaps, is the Mafia - but there are many other types of criminal groups. ""Organized Crime"" details the range of tactics police use to identify, combat, and prevent organized crimes.Chapters include, Informants: They Call Them Rats; Surveillance: Wiring Informants and Tapping Phones; The Big Bust; Famous Rubouts; and When the Government Declares War.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Broomall
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Young adult
Interest Age: From 14 to 17 years
Illustrations
full-colour & black-&-white photographs & illustrations, sidebars, chronology, bibliography, endnotes, further resources, index
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
395 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7910-9410-5 (9780791094105)
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