Bureaucracy and the Mafia: An Alternative View
@article{Haller1992BureaucracyAT, title={Bureaucracy and the Mafia: An Alternative View}, author={Mark H. Haller}, journal={Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice}, year={1992}, volume={8}, pages={1 - 10} }
Cressey's bureaucratic interpretation of organized crime families has been the dominant view of the subject. This paper reviews the problems associated with the bureaucratic definition and suggests some alternative viewpoints.
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