Organized Crime

by Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. (Editor)

Overview

This essential volume presents extracts and analysis of court decisions dealing with organized crime in the United States. Major rulings are explained, then majority and dissenting opinions are shared. Legal experts also analyze the lasting impact of each ruling. Readers will learn about removing organized crimes from unions, and its relationship to the international drug trade. Another ruling relates to allowing preventative detention of the accused. The last case is about an organized crime boss on trial.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737741803
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	01/24/2009
Series:	Issues on Trial Series
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

Review: Organized Crime "...excellent further-reading sections."—School Library Journal, July 2009

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