Mafia and Organized Crime : A Beginner''s Guide
James O. Finckenauer
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | New York : : Oneworld Publications, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (336 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; 1 Organized crime and the Mafia; 2 Truth, fiction, and myth - the role of popular culture; 3 Explaining the past, present, and possible future; 4 The many faces of organized crime; 5 Organized crime is what organized crime does; 6 An evil business: the traffic in people; 7 Confronting the enemy; Appendix: books and films; References and further reading; Index. - Ruthless, cruel, and irresistibly cool: the Mafia has always appealed to the darker side of the imagination. But just what is the Mafia, how does it operate, and what can be done to combat it? James Finckenauer debunks the romantic notions and mystique surrounding the Mafia to reveal the harsh realities of global organized crime in countries spanning from Japan to Russia to Colombia. Demonstrating that organizations like the Mafia are multi-faceted and far more complex than imagined, he argues that organized crime destabilises society on a global scale, perpetuating untold economic, physical,
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| Emner | Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency
Social Sciences Social Welfare & Social Work mafia organisert kriminalitet |
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| ISBN | 9781851685264
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