Theft of The Nation - Donald R. Cressey - Have you ever heard of this book?

I stopped by a thrift store today. After 30 minutes I found a hardbound book titled "Theft of the Nation"

From what I understand so far, this book is about the mafia.

The chapters are:
1 Trouble
2 From Mafia to Cosa Nostra
3 War, Peace, and peaceful coexistence
4 Educating the Public
5 Demand, Supply, and Profit
6 The Structural Skeleton
7 Origin of the Authority Structure
8 The Code
9 Some Functions of the Code
10 Shifting Patterns of Authority and Recruitment
11 Corrution of the Law-enforcement and Political Systems
12 Search, Destroy, and Appease

Sounds like a link from the past to the present.

[link to en.m.wikipedia.org (secure)]

He served as a consultant on organized crime for the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice in 1966 and 1967.

Last Edited by Itcouldbeaname on 02/13/2021 08:10 PM