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Individual Choice, Material Culture, and Organized Crime

Bibliographic Data

ID5845003
AuthorsPeter A Lupsha (corresponding author)
Year1981
Volume19
Issue1
Pages3-24
Publication date1981-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCriminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1745-9125.1981.tb00401.x
OpenAlexW2164145179
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited7

This article examines some of the American roots of organized crime, and its place within the American culture. The ethnic succession and limited mobility theses are critically examined, and some new perspectives presented regarding the analysis of organized crime. A number of research needs and propositions in need of further testing are presented

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0,15
Citation span1986 - 2025 (40)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6
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