Organized crime has long posed one of the greatest criminal challenges to law enforcement. Considered a different type of crime than those committed by individuals or small groups of criminals, these are crimes committed by an organized mob that work together and share in the profits. From the criminal gangs in early American history, to the outlaw gangs of the Old West, to the bootleggers of Prohibition, organized crime has a long history in the United States.
Today, numerous organized crime families still exist - the best known, perhaps, is the Mafia - but there are many other types of criminal groups. ""Organized Crime"" details the range of tactics police use to identify, combat, and prevent organized crimes.Chapters include, Informants: They Call Them Rats; Surveillance:
| ISBN: | 9780791094105 |
| Publication date: | 30th December 2008 |
| Author: | Michael Benson, John L French |
| Publisher: | Chelsea House Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 116 pages |
| Series: | Criminal Investigations |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics |
Organized crime has long posed one of the greatest criminal challenges to law enforcement. Considered a different type of crime than those committed by individuals or small groups of criminals, these are crimes committed by an organized mob that work together and share in the profits.
Organized Crime features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics
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Organized Crime was written by Michael Benson, John L French and published by Chelsea House Publishers
Organized Crime has 116 pages
Yes it is part of Criminal Investigations series