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In contrast to typical studies of organized crime families, Beyond the Mafia presents a comparative perspective of `non-traditional' organized crime in the United States. The book begins with a discussion of the definition, study and control of organized crime and continues with five sections that present illuminating coverage of organized crime.
List of contents
PART ONE: ILLICIT ENTERPRISE
Discussion
Corporate Crime
The Rape of the Third World - Marshall B Clinard
Discussion
Moonshiners
The Political Economy of Mountain Dew - Wilbur R Miller
PART TWO: ETHNICITY AND TRADITION
Discussion
Chinese Gangs
Gang Characteristics - Ko-Lin Chin
Discussion
The Yakuza
North America - David E Kaplan and Alec Dubro
Foothold on the Mainland
PART THREE: VIOLENCE
Discussion
The Medell[gr]in Cartel
La Comuna Nororiental - Mar[gr]ia Jimena Duzàn
Discussion
The Vice Lords
Excerpt from
There Are No Children Here - Alex Kotlowitz
PART FOUR: OPPORTUNITY
Discussion
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
Women and the Outlaws - Daniel R Wolf
Discussion
The Russian Organizatsiya
The Organizatsiya - William Kleinknecht
PART FIVE: CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY
Discussion
Chicano Prison Gangs
Baby Mafia or Family - R Theodore Davidson
Discussion
Pirates
Pirates and Profiteers - Frank Browning and John Gerassi
Epilogue
Beyond the Mafia
About the author
Sue Mahan is an Associate Professor in the Criminal Justice Program at the University of Central Florida - Daytona Beach Campus. She received a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Missouri - Columbia and was awarded a Kellogg Fellowship in International Development and a Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship to Peru. She is the author of several other books including:
Unfit Mothers; Women, Crime and Criminal Justice (with Ralph Weisheit);
Crack, Cocaine, Crime and Women; and
Beyond the Mafia, as well as journal articles and book chapters about crime and justice. She is working on a book about restorative justice in Colombia, SA based on observations and interviews.
