Organized Crime - Hardcover

Abadinsky, Howard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0495599662 ISBN 13: 9780495599661

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

ORGANIZED CRIME provides a detailed, comprehensive analysis of the origins, history, theoretical explanations, and structure of domestic and international organized crime. The author also explains the methods employed by law enforcement agencies to combat organized crime, as well as the policy decisions of various investigating committees and commissions, including the President's Commission on Organized Crime.

About this title

About the Author:

Howard Abadinsky is professor of criminal justice at St. John's University. A graduate of Queens College of the City University of New York, he has a PhD in sociology from New York University. Prior to entering academia, he was a New York State Parole Officer and Senior Parole Officer and a Cook County, Illinois, Deputy Sheriff/Inspector. He was a consultant to the President's Commission on Organized Crime and founder of the International Association for the Study of Organized Crime. Dr. Abadinsky is the author of several books, including THE CRIMINAL ELITE: ORGANIZED AND PROFESSIONAL CRIME; PROBATION AND PAROLE: THEORY AND PRACTICE; DRUG USE AND ABUSE; and LAW, COURTS, AND JUSTICE IN AMERICA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0495599662
• ISBN 13: 9780495599661
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 480