About this title: A study of Asian criminality and its manifestations in America's ethnic communities, this book describes the history and activities of Chinese secret societies and examines how these societies have degenerated into crime groups. The author compares Chinese gangs with other ethnic gangs.
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780313272622ISBN:031327262X
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Minor wear to page edges. Cover and binding like new. Internal text clean and unmarked. 189 pp., including Appendices, Bibliography and Index. The President's Commission on Organized Crime predicted that Asian crime groups would be the United States' foremost organized crime problem by the 1990s. There are few comprehensive studies on the nature and scope of these groups. Ko-lin Chin warns that our limited law enforcement resources will be ... read more
Edition: First edition. First printing [stated].
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Press, Westport, CT
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780313272622ISBN:031327262X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Minor spine soiling (may have had a private collection label--no library markings noted). xviii, 189, [1] p. Figures. Bibliography. Index. This is Contributions in Criminology & Penology series item 29. A study of Asian criminality and its manifestations in America's ethnic communities, this book describes the history and activities of Chinese secret societies and examines how these societies have degenerated into crime groups. The author compares Chinese gangs with ... read more
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