[PDF] Thieves In Law eBook

Author : Paul Bolan
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,36 MB
Release : 2016-02-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781329905405

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Organized crime in Russia began in the imperial period of the Tsars, but it was not until the Soviet era that vory v zakone ("thieves-in-law") emerged as leaders of prison groups in gulags, and their honor code became more defined. After World War II, the death of Joseph Stalin, and the fall of the Soviet Union, more gangs emerged in a flourishing black market, exploiting the unstable governments of the former Republics, and at its highest point, even controlling as much as two-thirds of the Russian economy.

Author : Mark Bullen
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 27,46 MB
Release : 2018-09-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780764355981

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Unlock the inner workings of the Russian mafia with this detailed guide to its infamous prison tattoos. Join former police officer turned journalist Mark Bullen as he presents a history of Russian-speaking organized crime gangs, their operations, and a complex culture of tattoo art. Included are more than 100 never-before-seen photos of tattoos from Russian and European police archives and 50 original tattoo drawings alongside an in-depth symbology covering everything from nationalist themes to punishment tattoos to female prison tattoos. Based on a law enforcement training program used around the world, this is the guide to understanding everything you could ever want to know about one of the world's most notorious criminal organizations through their notorious tattoo culture.

Author : Mark Galeotti
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 46,7 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300186827

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The first English-language book to document the men who emerged from the gulags to become Russia's much-feared crime class: the vory v zakone Mark Galeotti is the go-to expert on organized crime in Russia, consulted by governments and police around the world. Now, Western readers can explore the fascinating history of the vory v zakone, a group that has survived and thrived amid the changes brought on by Stalinism, the Cold War, the Afghan War, and the end of the Soviet experiment. The vory--as the Russian mafia is also known--was born early in the twentieth century, largely in the Gulags and criminal camps, where they developed their unique culture. Identified by their signature tattoos, members abided by the thieves' code, a strict system that forbade all paid employment and cooperation with law enforcement and the state. Based on two decades of on-the-ground research, Galeotti's captivating study details the vory's journey to power from their early days to their adaptation to modern-day Russia's free-wheeling oligarchy and global opportunities beyond.

Author : Michael Dirubio
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 39,70 MB
Release : 1962-08-01
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ISBN : 9780997086041

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Crime novel

Author : Chic Conwell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 32,77 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0226780511

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This monograph by a professional thief—with the aid of Edwin H. Sutherland's expert comments and analyses—is a revealing sociological document that goes far to explain the genesis, development, and patterns of criminal behavior. "Chic Conwell," as the author was known in the underworld, gives a candid and forthright account of the highly organized society in which the professional thief lives. He tells how he learned to steal, survive, succeed, and ultimately to pay his debt to society and prepare himself for full and useful citizenship. The Professional Thief presents in amazing detail the hard, cold facts about the private lives and professional habits of pickpockets, shoplifters, and conmen, and brings into focus the essential psychological and sociological situations that beget and support professional crime.

Author : Travis McDade
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 33,93 MB
Release : 2015-08-06
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0190239719

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In Thieves of Book Row, Travis McDade tells the gripping tale of the worst book-theft ring in American history, and the intrepid detective who brought it down. Both a fast-paced, true-life thriller, Thieves of Book Row provides a fascinating look at the history of crime and literary culture.

Author : James B. Stewart
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 28,95 MB
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1439126208

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A #1 bestseller from coast to coast, Den of Thieves tells the full story of the insider-trading scandal that nearly destroyed Wall Street, the men who pulled it off, and the chase that finally brought them to justice. Pulitzer Prize–winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the eighties’ biggest names on Wall Street—Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine—created the greatest insider-trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions, until a team of downtrodden detectives triumphed over some of America’s most expensive lawyers to bring this powerful quartet to justice. Based on secret grand jury transcripts, interviews, and actual trading records, and containing explosive new revelations about Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky, Den of Thieves weaves all the facts into an unforgettable narrative—a portrait of human nature, big business, and crime of unparalleled proportions.

Author : James O. Finckenauer
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,27 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781555533748

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An examination of Russian organized crime at home and in the U.S.

Author : Stephen Handelman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 34,42 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300063868

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Om den russiske mafia, som ikke kun er bander og organiseret krig, men også et voldeligt udtryk for den revolutionære klassekamp

Author : Heith Copes
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 17,33 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1555537685

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The first book to examine identity theft from the offender's perspective