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PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANISED CRIME - A COMPARATIVE APPROACH

NCJ Number
34801
Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND PENOLOGY Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Dated: (MAY 1976) Pages: 113-128
Author(s)
J A MACK; H J KERNER
Date Published
1976
Length
16 pages
Annotation
DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZED CRIME AND CRIMINALS BY DEFINING THE TERMS AND EXAMINING THE SCOPE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES EACH GROUP IS ENGAGED IN.
Abstract
LOCATION AND DEGREE OF ORGANIZATION ARE DISCUSSED AS WELL AS THE INCREASE IN BUSINESS-TYPE CRIME. THE APPLICATION OF THE DEVIANCE THEORY TO THE STUDY OF CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION IS RECOMMENDED.

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