Homicide and Organised Crime

Ethnographic Narratives of Serious Violence in the Criminal Underworld

Homicide and Organised Crime

Ethnographic Narratives of Serious Violence in the Criminal Underworld

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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 of England, using several theoretical paradigms.  Through case study examples, it also considers contract killers and the nefarious position that 'hitmen' occupy in the criminal underworld.  By charting insider perspectives from retired law enforcement agents, informants, ex-military personnel and ex-offenders, this book speaks to those who have a vested interest in violence, organised crime and ethnography.



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.


ISBN 978-3-030-16252-8
Artikelnummer 9783030162528
Medientyp Buch
Auflage 1st ed. 2019
Copyrightjahr 2019
Verlag Springer, Berlin
Umfang XVII, 151 Seiten
Abbildungen XVII, 151 p. 6 illus., 5 illus. in color.
Sprache Englisch