HOW TO LOCK OUT THE MAFIA (FROM CRIME SOCIETY - ORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN AMERICA, 1976, BY F A J IANNI AND E REUSS-IANNI - SEE NCJ-38622)

• NCJ Number: 38631
• Author(s): C GRUTZNER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 17 pages
• Corporate Author: New American Library
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PRESENTATION OF SEVERAL CASES TO ILLUSTRATE THE DIVERSITY OF TACTICS THE UNDERWORLD USES TO SUCCESSFULLY INFILTRATE THE LEGITIMATE BUSINESS WORLD.

Abstract

FEATURES OF THE MAFIA ORGANIZATION THAT COMPARE WITH LEGITIMATE BUSINESS ACTIVITY ARE CITED: A TOP MANAGEMENT THAT TRIES TO REINVEST ITS ILL-GOTTEN PROFITS TO EARN MORE MONEY; A WELL-DISCIPLINED ORGANIZATION WITH PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE; AND AN ENTEPRISE WITH SMOOTH NEGOTIATING SKILLS AND SOCIAL CONTACTS. MOST BUSINESSMEN ARE DESCRIBED AS CONSTITUTING THE 'SILENT MAJORITY' WHICH IS SOMETIMES A VICTIM OF CORRUPTION, SOMETIMES A VICTIM OF ITS OWN GREED, BUT WHICH IS ALWAYS CORRUPTED BY ORGANIZED CRIME. BUSINESSMEN ALSO ARE DESCRIBED AS BEING RELUCTANT TO SERVE AS WITNESSES OR TO VOLUNTEER INFORMATION ABOUT INFILTRATIVE ATTEMPTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATORS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)