portraying such elite players as politicians and bankers as either peripheral or at worst seduced by criminals. In fact, he claims, bankers, police officers, politicians and business leaders organize crime and focus their efforts on street-level misdeeds. He begins with an overview and definition, and the role of organized crime on a global scale. Then he narrows his study to the US from localized vice enterprise of colonial times through the machine politics of the 19th century to today's complex criminal networks. He finishes with a theoretical perspective. The text is double spaced. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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