NCJ Number
12870
Editor(s)
J E CONKLIN
Date Published
1973
Length
189 pages
Annotation
AN ANTHOLOGY OF EIGHT ARTICLES DEALING WITH THE NATURE OF ORGANIZED CRIME, THE EFFECT OF ORGANIZED CRIME ON THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM, AND THE INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZED CRIME ON THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES.
Abstract
IN AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION THE EDITOR ANALYZES SEVERAL MAJOR ASPECTS OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN AMERICA, INCLUDING PUBLIC OPINOIN ON ORGANIZED CRIME, THE ILLEGAL SERVICES WHICH ORGANIZED CRIME MAY PROVIDE TO THE PUBLIC, THE STRUCTURE OF ORGANIZED CRIME, THE INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZED CRIME ON BUSINESS AND POLITICS, AND THE CONTROL OF ORGANIZED CRIME. SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS EXPLORE SUCH SPECIFIC TOPICS AS THE EXTENT OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN AMERICA, THE ECONOMIC INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZED CRIME, ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE SECURITIES MARKET, AND THE CORRUPTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS.