The ties that bribe: corruption's embeddedness in Chicago organized crime

The crime of corruption ranges from politicians involved in high-profile scandals to low-level bureaucrats granting contracts and police officers demanding bribes. Corruption occurs when state actors criminally leverage their positions of power for financial gain. Our study examines how corruption v...

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Authors: Joseph, Jared (Author) ; Smith, Chris M. 19XX- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 59, Issue: 4, Pages: 671-703
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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