Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States: From Capone's Chicago to the New Urban Underworld

by Robert J. Kelly

Book Overview

Typically, other reference works on organized crime in the United States focus primarily on the Mafia and La Cosa Nostra, and neglect the many new ethnic and racial criminal organizations that permeate American society today. This reference fills those gaps while providing systematic detailed coverage of traditional crime families, individuals, significant events, and terms. More than 250 entries provide in-depth information on major underworld...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313306532
• ISBN13: 9780313306532
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"