POLITICS OF CORRUPTION - ORGANIZED CRIME IN AN AMERICAN CITY

• NCJ Number: 2421
• Author(s): J A Gardiner
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 129 pages
• Sale Source: Russell Sage Foundation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CONDITIONS THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR A LOCAL SYNDICATE TO TAKE OVER AN EASTERN INDUSTRIAL CITY, HERE CALLED WINCANTON, AND CONTROL IT OFF AND ON FOR 40 YEARS.

Abstract

A WEAK, FRAGMENTED POLITICAL SYSTEM WITH A MODIFIED COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT, LIMITED STATE SUPERVISION OF CITY AFFAIRS, MIGRATION OF THE MIDDLE CLASS TO THE SUBURBS AND ITS WITHDRAWAL FROM PUBLIC LIFE, ETHNIC VOTING, LOW TAXES, LOW RATES OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND CITIZENS' LACK OF COMPREHENSION OF THE LINKS BETWEEN PETTY GAMBLING AND THE SYNDICATE'S POWER TO CORRUPT, ARE SOME FACTORS THAT BROUGHT WINCANTON TO ITS PRESENT POSITION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)