The organized crime community : essays in honor of Alan A. Block
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The organized crime community : essays in honor of Alan A. Block
（Studies of organized crime / series editors, Alan A. Block, Frank Bovenkerk, v. 6）
Springer, c2007
- : hbk
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Published material [by Alan A. Block]: p. 209-214
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book contains a collection of essays in honor of Alan A. Block including his now classic study on the origins of IRAN-CONTRA. It brings together important contributions from Block's students and contemporaries to show the impact of his work on the field of global organized crime. Professor Alan A. Block of Penn State University has proven to be one of the most inspiring criminologists in the field.
Table of Contents
Introduction Michael Levi and Frank Bovenkerk The Origins of IRAN-CONTRA: Lessons from the Durrani Affair Alan A. Block California Dreams and Gangster Schemes: The Standley Commission, the Guarantee Finance Company, and the Social System of Organized Crime in post-World War II Southern California Jeffrey Scott McIllwain and Clinton Leisz New Times, New crimes: 'Blocking' Financial Identity Fraud Henry N. Pontell The United Nations Oil-for-Food Program: Corruption, Bribery and International Relations in the Serious Crime Community Don Liddick Bystander Memories Explored. Dutch Gentile Eyewitness Narratives on the Deportations of the Jews Dienke Hondius Mid East Meets Mid West? Theopolitics, Crime and Terror in the U.S. R.T. Naylor Assessing organised crime. The sad state of an impossible art Petrus C. van Duyne and Maarten van Dijck The Rise of Two Drug Tigers: the development of the illegal drugs industry and drug policy failure in Afghanistan and Colombia Francisco E. Thoumi Half-baked legalization Won't Work Frank Bovenkerk Pecunia non olet? The control of money-laundring revisited Michael Levi Any man's death.... Some reflections on the significance of international criminal justice Chrisje Brants Vita Alan A. Block
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