Organized Crime in America (Criminal Justice)
1. The Problems of Definition: What is Organized Crime? 2. The Theories of Organized Crime: Explaining the Past, Present, and Future . 3. In the Beginning: Blackbeard and the Others. 4. Organized Crime as an Evolving Enterprise: Crime in New York. 5. Organized Crime as an Evolving Enterprise: Crime in Chicago. 6. The Role of Prohibition. 7. Prohibition Today: Narcotics, Control, and Organized Crime. 8. Gambling, Loans, and the Other Businesses of Organized Crime. 9. Myths and Organized Crime: Is There a "Mafia" and Does it Really Matter? 10. Ethnic and International Organized Crime. 11. Urban Gangs, Motorcycle Gangs, and Hate Groups: Other Forms of Domestic Organized Crime? 12. Methods of Combating Organized Crime. 13. Policy Issues in Dealing with Organized Crime. References. Index.