NCJ Number
13191
Date Published
1973
Length
134 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK TRACES THE GROWTH OF ORGANIZED CRIME FROM PROHIBITION ERA BOOTLEGGING OPERATIONS INTO SUCH AREAS AS PROSTITUTION, CONTRACT MURDER, GAMBLING, DRUGS, AND THE SECRET CONTROL OF LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR ALSO DISCUSSES MAJOR FIGURES IN ORGANIZED CRIME AND TELLS HOW THEY ROSE TO POWER.