Organized Crime

by Howard Abadinsky

ORGANIZED CRIME examines how criminal groups are organized; the widening of their business activities; and the statutes, agencies, and techniques used to combat organized crime. Updated throughout, the eleventh edition reflects the decline of the American Mafia, its importance dwindling as new criminal organizations emerge. The text also explains how criminal organizations operating on a global scale have become more sophisticated and more threatening, and examines additional crime groups that have been added to the pantheon we refer to as organized crime.

Genres: Crime

480 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The only reason I would read about Organized Crime is because I had to. Just finished reading this. I was surprised to see how much organized crime is still alive and running the world.

[Ram Arunachalam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Blood chilling and awesome description of Organized crime in the world..

[sagarika · Rating 4 out of 5]

the things ive done for model un

[Julien Rapp · Rating 3 out of 5]

First off, this is a textbook. I bought it for background research in my writing. Having said that, I enjoyed reading it. It is well written and doesn't bog down like I feared it might.In addition to gaining an insight to the development of organized crime in the US, I also came away with a more in depth appreciation for its influence on our history than we typically get in history classes we take at school. The copy I have is several years old and there may be new editions out there. However, if you want to get a street view perspective on what is really going on in our cities this offers it.

[Michelle Dancer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book as far a learning about organized crime

[Christian Paz]

I want to read