POLICY ISSUES IN ORGANIZED CRIME AND WHITE-COLLAR CRIME (FROM CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 1975, BY J A GARDINER & M A MULKEY - SEE NCJ-37751)

• NCJ Number: 37755
• Author(s): M D MALTZ
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 22 pages
• Corporate Author: D C Heath and Co
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEMS IN DEFINING ORGANIZED CRIME AND WHITE COLLAR CRIME, THE LAWS THAT CREATE THEM, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM, ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF THE PENETRATION OF LEGITIMATE BUSINESS BY ORGANIZED CRIME.

Abstract

ENFORCEMENT PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIES PECULIAR TO ORGANIZED CRIME AND WHITE-COLLAR CRIME, PROBLEMS IN THE MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF 'SUCCESS' IN THE CAMPAIGNS TO ELIMINATE THEM; AND TRENDS IN THESE AREAS OF ILLEGAL ENDEAVOR ARE EXAMINED. BOTH THE ILLEGAL-BUSINESS ASPECTS OF ORGANIZED CRIME AND CRIMES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF LEGITIMATE BUSINESS ARE ANALYZED. AN APPENDIX CONTAINS A SAMPLE OF DEFINITIONS OR DESCRIPTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO THE TERM OF 'ORGANIZED CRIME'.