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Double crossed : the failure of organized crime control / Michael Woodiwiss.
Author
Woodiwiss, Michael
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
London : Pluto Press, [2017].
©2017
Description
1 online resource (xv, 286 pages)
Availability
Available Online
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Subject(s)
Organized crime
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United States
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Prevention
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Organized crime
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United States
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History
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Corruption
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United States
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Political corruption
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United States
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Summary note
Reveals how governments and the wider establishment copy the practices of organised crime groups in order to control them.
Notes
Description based upon print version of record.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-275) and index.
Contents
Dumbing down : constructing an acceptable understanding of "organized crime"
Lies about criminals : constructing an acceptable "history" of organized crime
Covering up failure : constructing an acceptable response to "organized crime"
Selling failure : setting the global agenda on drugs, organized crime and money laundering.
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ISBN
9781786800930 ((electronic bk.))
1786800934 ((electronic bk.))
9781786800954 ((Kindle eBook))
1786800950 ((Kindle eBook))
9781786800947 ((EPUB eBook))
1786800942 ((EPUB eBook))
OCLC
993085396
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