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- catalog abstract ""Does a "Russian Mafia" really exist? This book seeks to answer that question by examining the intricate history of Russian organized crime in both its homeland and the United States. It investigates in detail such topics as the characteristics of the Russian criminal tradition of vory v zakone ("thieves-in-law"), contemporary Russian mobs, criminal activity among Russian immigrants, claims of KGB involvement in American crime, and connections between crime bosses and gangsters in both countries." "Drawing on research conducted in cooperation with the Tri-State Joint Soviet-emigre Organized Crime Project as well as on privileged access to confidential information, James O. Finckenauer and Elin J. Waring focus on criminal networks in the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania area. They also report on a nationwide survey of law enforcement agencies and examine major criminal cases, notably Russian participation with Cosa Nostra families in bootleg gasoline schemes."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11009444.
- catalog contributor b11009445.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""Does a "Russian Mafia" really exist? This book seeks to answer that question by examining the intricate history of Russian organized crime in both its homeland and the United States. It investigates in detail such topics as the characteristics of the Russian criminal tradition of vory v zakone ("thieves-in-law"), contemporary Russian mobs, criminal activity among Russian immigrants, claims of KGB involvement in American crime, and connections between crime bosses and gangsters in both countries." "Drawing on research conducted in cooperation with the Tri-State Joint Soviet-emigre Organized Crime Project as well as on privileged access to confidential information, James O. Finckenauer and Elin J. Waring focus on criminal networks in the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania area. They also report on a nationwide survey of law enforcement agencies and examine major criminal cases, notably Russian participation with Cosa Nostra families in bootleg gasoline schemes."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-292) and index.".
- catalog description "Organized crime: mafias, myths, and ethnicity -- Early waves of Russian immigration to the United States -- "New" Russians come to America -- The Russian criminal tradition -- The new Russian mobs -- An overview of Soviet émigré crime in the United States -- The structure of Soviet émigré crime -- How Soviet émigrés view Soviet émigré crime -- Is there a Russian mafia in America?".
- catalog extent "xvi, 303 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Russian mafia in America.".
- catalog identifier "1555533744 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Russian mafia in America.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston : Northeastern University Press,".
- catalog relation "Russian mafia in America.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "364.1/06/0899171073 21".
- catalog subject "HV6446 .F56 1998".
- catalog subject "Organized crime United States.".
- catalog subject "Russian American criminals United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Organized crime: mafias, myths, and ethnicity -- Early waves of Russian immigration to the United States -- "New" Russians come to America -- The Russian criminal tradition -- The new Russian mobs -- An overview of Soviet émigré crime in the United States -- The structure of Soviet émigré crime -- How Soviet émigrés view Soviet émigré crime -- Is there a Russian mafia in America?".
- catalog title "Russian mafia in America : immigration, culture, and crime / James O. Finckenauer, Elin J. Waring.".
- catalog type "text".