African American Organized Crime: A Social History

African American Organized Crime: A Social History
ISBN-10
0813524458
ISBN-13
9780813524450
Category
Social Science
Pages
294
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Authors
Robert J. Kelly, Rufus Schatzberg

Description

Comprehensive and objective, this study argues that organized crime in the United States results from the struggle to attain the elusive American Dream to achieve success at any cost by any means. The authors examine the social, economic, political, and cultural conditions that fostered growth of criminal groups and organizations in African American communities from the post-Civil War era to the ghettoes of today.

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