Reppetto, Thomas A

Traces the development of American police forces and explores the different methods used by police in various agencies and regions and examines how crimes have been handled within the political, social, and economic contexts of the times.

Thomas Reppetto discusses the people and activities over the last fifty years used in the United States to stop and slow down the activities of the mafia. Includes stories about mob bosses, details from attorneys and federal agents, and a look at the future of the mafia in America.

Provides a comprehensive history of the Italian Mafia's organized crime in the United States and the efforts by the government and rival gangs to stop them.

Presents an account of the rise of the American Mafia from the 1880s to the 1950s, discussing the political, governmental, bureaucratic, economic, and social conditions that facilitated the success of the crime syndicate.