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Thief in Law

Author : Mark Bullen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 0764355988

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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.

The Vory

Author : Mark Galeotti
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300186826

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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.

Thieves in Law

Author : Paul Bolan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1329905407

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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.

Thieves of Book Row

Author : Travis McDade
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-06
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780190239718

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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.

Thief in Law

Author : Michael Dirubio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1962-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0997086041

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Den of Thieves

Author : James B. Stewart
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781439126202

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Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart Pdf

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.

The Professional Thief

Author : Chic Conwell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226780511

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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.

Soldier, Sailor, Beggarman, Thief

Author : Clive Emsley
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199653713

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Soldier, Sailor, Beggarman, Thief by Clive Emsley Pdf

The first serious investigation of criminal offending by members of the British armed forces both during and immediately after the two world wars of the twentieth century.

Reorganizing Crime

Author : Dr Gavin Slade
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0199674647

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Reorganizing Crime by Dr Gavin Slade Pdf

Through an innovative and engaging analysis of an often misunderstood cohort of organised crime in Georgia, this book explores the resilience of so-called dark networks, such as organized crime groups and terrorist cells, and tests the theories of how and why success in challenging such organizations can occur.

Russian Mafia in America

Author : James O. Finckenauer,Elin J. Waring
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : 1555533744

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Russian Mafia in America by James O. Finckenauer,Elin J. Waring Pdf

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

Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security

Author : Sarah Chayes
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780393246537

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Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security by Sarah Chayes Pdf

Winner of the 2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest. "I can’t imagine a more important book for our time." —Sebastian Junger The world is blowing up. Every day a new blaze seems to ignite: the bloody implosion of Iraq and Syria; the East-West standoff in Ukraine; abducted schoolgirls in Nigeria. Is there some thread tying these frightening international security crises together? In a riveting account that weaves history with fast-moving reportage and insider accounts from the Afghanistan war, Sarah Chayes identifies the unexpected link: corruption. Since the late 1990s, corruption has reached such an extent that some governments resemble glorified criminal gangs, bent solely on their own enrichment. These kleptocrats drive indignant populations to extremes—ranging from revolution to militant puritanical religion. Chayes plunges readers into some of the most venal environments on earth and examines what emerges: Afghans returning to the Taliban, Egyptians overthrowing the Mubarak government (but also redesigning Al-Qaeda), and Nigerians embracing both radical evangelical Christianity and the Islamist terror group Boko Haram. In many such places, rigid moral codes are put forth as an antidote to the collapse of public integrity. The pattern, moreover, pervades history. Through deep archival research, Chayes reveals that canonical political thinkers such as John Locke and Machiavelli, as well as the great medieval Islamic statesman Nizam al-Mulk, all named corruption as a threat to the realm. In a thrilling argument connecting the Protestant Reformation to the Arab Spring, Thieves of State presents a powerful new way to understand global extremism. And it makes a compelling case that we must confront corruption, for it is a cause—not a result—of global instability.

Tree Thieves

Author : Lyndsie, Bourgon
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781771647205

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Tree Thieves by Lyndsie, Bourgon Pdf

“An absorbing true-crime story and a fascinating examination of the deep and troubled relationship between people and forests.” —Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved Beasts A fast-paced investigation into timber poaching that reveals why stealing trees has become a billion-dollar industry. Deep in the thickets of North America’s most ancient woodland, timber poachers are felling some of the last remaining old-growth on our continent. Redwoods, cedar, and Douglas fir trees are all victims of poaching. Sold on the black market, they end up in our homes as furniture, souvenirs, and firewood. Stealing timber is a lucrative crime, valued at $1 billion annually. One forest in the West experienced so much poaching that it was declared an “epidemic.” Starting in northern California, Tree Thieves follows a group of poachers into the backwoods of the Pacific Northwest, tracking cases of timber poaching from crime to market. In a story rooted in the materials of our everyday life, National Geographic Explorer Lyndsie Bourgon contextualizes poaching as a side effect of unemployment and deep poverty. In her page-turning and compassionate account, Bourgon opens our eyes to why a person might choose to endanger the ancient, wild landscapes we have worked so hard to protect. Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation

Identity Thieves

Author : Heith Copes,Lynne M. Vieraitis
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781555537685

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

Thief in Law

Author : M. G. Bullen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-09
Category : History
ISBN : 543861041X

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"Giving a thorough overview of a fascinating culture, Thief in Law is a fine encyclopedia of Russian prison tattoos as well as a guide to the country's prison history and culture." The Daily Telegraph. 1st Nov, 2016.

Master Thieves

Author : Stephen Kurkjian
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781610394246

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In a secret meeting in 1981, a master thief named Louis Royce gave career gangster Ralph Rossetti the tip of a lifetime. As a kid, Royce had visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and made a habit of sneaking in at night to find a good place to sleep. He knew the Museum's security was lax, and he gave this information to a boss of the Boston criminal underworld. It took years before the Museum was hit. But when it finally happened, it quickly became one of the most infamous art heists in history: 13 works of art valued at up to 500 million—including Rembrandt's "The Storm on the Sea of Galilee." The identity of the thieves were a mystery, the paintings were never found. What happened in those intervening years? Which Boston crew landed the big score? And why, more than 20 years later, did the FBI issue a press conference stating that they knew who had pulled off the heist and what had happened to the artwork, but provided no identities and scant details? These mysteries are the story of Kurkjian's revealing book. The best and longest-tenured reporter on this case, and one of the most decorated investigative reporters in America, Kurkjian will reveal the identities of this who plotted the heist, the motive for the crime, and the details that the FBI refused to reveal. He will take the reader deep into the Boston mob, and paint the most complete and compelling picture of this story ever told.