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UNINA9910337833503321 |
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Autore |
Rahman Mohammed |
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Titolo |
Homicide and Organised Crime : Ethnographic Narratives of Serious Violence in the Criminal Underworld / / by Mohammed Rahman |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2019.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (161 pages) |
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Collana |
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Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society, , 2946-2525 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Criminal behavior |
Criminology |
Victims of crimes |
Criminal Behavior |
Crime Control and Security |
Research Methods in Criminology |
Victimology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction and Methodology -- 2. History, Homicide, Organised Crime and Theory -- 3. Contract Killers and Glocal Organised Crime: A Case Study of the 'Baby-Faced' Assassin -- 4. Drugs, Guns and Organised Crime: A Case Study of the Journeyman Hitman -- 5. Violent Men: Trauma, Humiliation and Scenarios of Harm -- 6. Homicide and Organised Crime in Birmingham, West Midlands: Future Directions and Closing Comments. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book offers rich ethnographic and narrative accounts of men who have been engaged in serious violence and organised crime in the West Midlands, England, drawing on several theoretical paradigms. Through case study examples, it considers contract killers and the nefarious position that 'hitmen' occupy in the criminal underworld. By charting insider perspectives from retired police officers, informants, ex-military personnel and ex-offenders, this book speaks to those who have a |
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vested interest in violence, organised crime and ethnography. . |
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