Autor: James B. Jacobs

Through an investigation of Cosa Nostra’s activities, reveals the role of organized crime in the urban power structure Cosa Nostra. Organized crime. The Mob. Call it what you like, no other crime gro …

The first book to document organized crime’s exploitation of organized labor and the massive federal cleanup effort Nowhere in the world has organized crime infiltrated the labor movement as effectiv …

An examination of the forces and events that led to the most successful organized crime control initiatives in American history Since Prohibition, the Mafia has captivated the media and, indeed, the …

An in-depth study of the U.S. v. the International Brotherhood of Teamsters In 1988, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani brought a massive civil racketeering suit against the leadership of the Inte …

A comprehensive assessment of real gun reform legislation with recommendations for better design, implementation and enforcement A month after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, New York Stat …

Forget what you think you know about the Mafia. After reading this book, even life-long mob aficionados will have a new perspective on organized crime. Informative, authoritative, and eye-opening, th …

In the early 1980s, a new category of crime appeared in the criminal law lexicon. In response to concerted advocacy-group lobbying, Congress and many state legislatures passed a wave of "hate cr …

Few schisms in American life run as deep or as wide as the divide between gun rights and gun control advocates. Awash in sound and symbol, the gun regulation debate has largely been defined by forcef …

In the early 1980s, a new category of crime appeared in the criminal law lexicon. In response to concerted advocacy-group lobbying, Congress and many state legislatures passed a wave of "hate cr …

An examination of the forces and events that led to the most successful organized crime control initiatives in American history Since Prohibition, the Mafia has captivated the media and, indeed, the …

Stateville penitentiary in Illinois has housed some of Chicago’s most infamous criminals and was proclaimed to be "the world’s toughest prison" by Joseph Ragen, Stateville’s powerful warden …

In this ambitious interdisciplinary study, James B. Jacobs provides the first comprehensive review and analysis of America’s drunk driving problem and of America’s anti-drunk driving policies and jur …