Russian Organized Crime
Subtitle: The New Threat?
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: March 31, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780714643120
Subjects: Organized crime; Russia (Federation); New York Metropolitan Area; Social Science; True Crime / Espionage; Sociology; Russia; General; Political Science / General; True Crime / General; Criminology; 1991-; Political corruption; Social conditions
Description: For all the concern and publicity it has generated, Russian organized crime is not well understood, which makes this volume all the more timely. It examines the origins and development of Russian criminal organizations, analyzes the major players, investigates Russian criminal activities in Russia and the United States, and considers the consequences of this dangerous and pervasive phenomenon. The contributors to this important compendium of scholarship include leading specialists on Russian organized crime from Russia, the United States and Britain.