Typically, other reference works on organized crime in the
United States focus primarily on the Mafia and La Cosa Nostra, and
neglect the many new ethnic and racial criminal organizations that
permeate American society today. This reference fills those gaps
while providing systematic detailed coverage of traditional crime
families, individuals, significant events, and terms. More than 250
entries provide in-depth information on major underworld figures,
from Al Capone to John Gotti and Sammy the Bull Gravano, and key
criminal events and milestones. In addition, Kelly, an expert on
organized crime, provides in-depth coverage of African American
organized crime, Chinese Triads and Tongs, the Colombian drug
cartels' infiltration of the U.S., Dominican drug trafficking,
ecocrime, Russian organized crime, Latin gangs and criminal groups,
and Vietnamese American organized crime.
Significant events (such as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre)
and historical milestones (such as the Apaplachian Meeting) are
interwoven with contemporary trends and facts about the new
underworlds emerging in American cities. Entries include data on
the backgrounds of important and infamous criminals, their
nicknames, organizational structure, their criminal careers, and
colorful details about their lives. Also included are definitions
of key phrases and terms, such as making your bones, and
organization charts of traditional and new organized crime groups.
Entries are placed in a social/historical context that clarifies
their significance and enables the reader to appreciate the
circumstances that shaped the criminal incidents and public
response to them. This is the most comprehensive collection of
current information on organized crime in the United States ever
assembled in one volume and will be a valuable research tool for
students and interested readers.
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