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ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZED CRIME'S INFILTRATION OF LEGITIMATE BUSINESS

NCJ Number
14953
Journal
CRIMINAL JUSTICE MONOGRAPH Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Dated: (1974)
Author(s)
J C JESTER
Date Published
1974
Length
43 pages
Annotation
THIS STUDY TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIZED CRIMINAL MOVEMENT INTO THE LEGITIMATE BUSINESS SECTOR, EXAMINING THE ORIGINS AND FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE OF ORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUPS.
Abstract
ALSO CONSIDERED ARE THE METHODS EMPLOYED BY THESE GROUPS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO MOVE INTO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOST-BUSINESSES WHICH TEND TO MAKE THIS MOVEMENT POSSIBLE.