Organized Crime

by Gary W. Potter and Michael D. Lyman

Book Overview

For courses in organized crime.A student-friendly introduction to organized crime - what it is and what it's notOrganized Crime provides an easy-to-read introduction to organized crime, including a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0132457776
• ISBN13: 9780132457774
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.0" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

organized crime

the book was delivered to my house very quickly from the day I purchased it. The book is also in decent shape. Thank you.

Excellent

Outstanding product, just as the seller described with fast delivery. Would recommend to anyone.

Best Book on the Topic

As with most books on organized crime, this is a textbook. It is, in my opinion, the best textbook on this topic available. I have taught organized crime at the university level for a number of years now and have looked at a wide variety of textbooks. This book is superior to the others in a number of ways. First, it is comprehensive. There is a tendency of some authors to become infatuated with the Italian Mafia to the exclusion of all else. That does not happen with Lyman and Potter. Second, it is balanced-the authors differentiate between myths and facts concerning organized crime, something often missing in other books. Finally, the authors include both theoretical explanations of organized crime and linkages between OC, government, and honest citizens. The fact that organized crime cannot exist without the connivance of government and the public is critical to understanding the existence and success of criminal enterprises and is often ignored by authors. This relationship is a major theme of this text; one that sets it above other books.

Good Book

I had Dr. Lyman in a class and I think he wrote a good book. He is detailed and provided me with alot of information. If you are into organized crime, not just mafia, get this book - it is a good resource.

Good Introduction

This book is a good introduction to a difficult topic. The authors don't focus on just the traditional "Costra Nostra" topics that many authors fall prey too. The authors carefully blend National and International Organized Crime (OC)Groups, Theories of OC and methods for controling the spread and growth of the groups.The book is written in a textbook fashion and the authors provide keywords at the end of each chapter to assit the student in learning the main points of each chapter.Both the authors appear very knowledgable in this subject and they continue to add current information into their newer additions.