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Book Reviews by Frederick T . MARTENS
The author was part of a plenary session hosted by The American Society of Criminology in San Fra... more The author was part of a plenary session hosted by The American Society of Criminology in San Francisco, California. A robust critique of Professor Maurizio Catino's book, MAFIA ORGANIZATIONS was the subject of discussion among the discussants, which included Michael Woodwiss, Dwight Smith Jr., Matthew Yeager, snd Frederick T. Martens.
In 2019, James V. DeSimone, son of Vincent J. DeSimone published his father's memoir detailing th... more In 2019, James V. DeSimone, son of Vincent J. DeSimone published his father's memoir detailing the tortuous investigative and prosecutorial journey of the case against Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and John Artis. A critical reading of this memoir opens up old wounds and raises new avenues of investigative inquiries that deserve a full public airing.
Talks by Frederick T . MARTENS
In 1967, the late President Lyndon B. Johnson commissioned a series of reports addressing crime a... more In 1967, the late President Lyndon B. Johnson commissioned a series of reports addressing crime and justice in America. One of these reports, the Task Force Report: Organized Crime addressed the nature, scope and approaches to organized crime. This Report has withstood the test of time and has served as a catalyst for generations of research. It has morphed into the evolution of an entirely new genre of organized crime research, commonly referred to as Transnational Organized Crime.
Papers by Frederick T . MARTENS
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Nov 1, 1998
This article identifies three structural, procedural and policy decisions that relate to organize... more This article identifies three structural, procedural and policy decisions that relate to organized crime law enforcement: the structure of the investigative agencies dedicated to containing organized crime, the relationship between the police and the prosecutorial authority, and the use of forfeiture laws and decisions as to who should benefit from these illicit proceeds. Within a frame-work of globalization, we recognize the need for a degree of uniformity in law enforcement across jurisdictions in order to attempt to target transnational criminals. Pressures are put on countries to meet new international standards and to put into force legislation that is compatible with the laws and procedures in place in other jurisdictions. In an explorative manner, we compare and contrast the U.S.-style of investigating organized crime to that of Canada and examine the possible “Americanization” of Canadian policing. The objective of this article is not to recommend what ought to be the response in terms of organized crime enforcement, but rather, bearing in mind traditions, to identify some of the key fundamental differences between our two approaches and to acknowledge the weaknesses and strengths inherent in the various strategies.
Journal of illicit economies and development, 2020
The author, Maurizio Catino, has undertaken a meticulous examination of criminal organizations th... more The author, Maurizio Catino, has undertaken a meticulous examination of criminal organizations that dominate the illicit marketplace throughout the world. The Mafia, Cosa Nostra, Camorra, 'Ndrangheta, Triads, Yakuza, and the South American cartels are dissected and their respective nomenclatures compared and contrasted. Catino addresses their relationship to the illicit markets that they operate within and organize in order to minimize risks and maximize profits. Relying upon electronic surveillances, investigative reports, and intelligence sources, Catino takes this ethnographic data and molds it into a series of principles that govern each criminal organization. His research has profoundly advanced our understanding of criminal organizations and the illicit markets they supply. It will likely go down as the most seminal piece of research in the past thirty or more years.
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Feb 1, 1992
This article is a response to the viewpoints presented by Albini regarding Donald Cressey's v... more This article is a response to the viewpoints presented by Albini regarding Donald Cressey's view of organized crime. The authors take issue with Albini's thesis that Cressey's model is inaccurate. They assert that his view of organized crime has stood the test of time.
Trends in Organized Crime, Dec 1, 2006
Do we really need yet another book on the Mafia? Particularly one that is 785 pages long? Could w... more Do we really need yet another book on the Mafia? Particularly one that is 785 pages long? Could what had to be said be a little less onerous? Does this treatise represent the most comprehensive history of the New York Mafia ever written? These are but a few questions that come to mind as I lift-notice I said lift-Raabs' voluminous document off my desk and proceed to consume its content. Let me begin by saying this is not an exercise for the feint-hearted. You will not finish this book in one reading; perhaps not even two or three. It is filled with so many vignettes that characterize life in the underworld that several readings will certainly be in order. Time and space only allow me to tackle the richness of this book quite superficially. Raab provides the reader with a quite detailed history of the Mafia and its role in bootlegging, gambling, loansharking, labor racketeering, and the construction industry. He traverses the world, Palermo, Havana, Vegas, The Big Easy, The Windy City, and of course New York City, commonly referred to as "The Volcano" (to use the late Joseph Bonanno's term). His view of the Mafia essentially comports with the late sociologist Donald Cressey-a hierarchal structure that is governed by a national Commission and has its tentacles in the major urban centers of America. He does dismiss many of the late informer Joseph Vallachi's assertion about the mob, challenging the validity of the Sicilian Vespers in 1931 (relying on the late historian Humbert Nelli's research). Raab argues that the late FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was placed in an embarrassing situation after the Kefauver Committee hearings and with the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy to Attorney General. Raab points out how the late Harry J. Anslinger, the former head of the Bureau of Narcotics was the first to recognize the reality of La Cosa Nostra and its' national and international roots. He argues that Hoover was reluctant to admit the reality of the Mafia for three reasons: such investigations were long and frustrating and the results were often minimal; the potential for corruption (of the FBI) was great; and the financial and political clout of the Mafia made it a worrisome adversary for the FBI. It is this latter point-its financial and political clout that clearly and convincingly transcends the essence of Raabs' central thesis: the Mafia provided a necessary role in the political economy of New York City, given the chaotic nature of competition. The "mob" brought rationality and order to what many saw was irrationality and disorder. Raab, one could say, is the consummate observer of "mob politics" as well as "bureaucratic turf wars." Laced throughout his "encyclopedia of knowledge," are
International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice, 1991
Transnational enterprise crime represents a relatively new form of crime that will likely increas... more Transnational enterprise crime represents a relatively new form of crime that will likely increase with the advent of a Commonmarket and the dissolution of Eastern European frontiers. The absence of laws on an international basis, coupled with varying degrees of enforcement sophistication, makes transnational enterprise crime a very real and threatening prospect Advancing intelligence capabilities as well as fundamental changes
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Dec 1, 1994
Exporting RICO To Eastern Europe: Prudent or Irresponsible? Frederick T. Martens and Steven B. Ro... more Exporting RICO To Eastern Europe: Prudent or Irresponsible? Frederick T. Martens and Steven B. Roosa A version of this paper was presented at: International Perspectives on Crime, Drugs, and Public Order, John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY, June 13, 1994. ...
Journal of Criminal Justice, 1986
... are relatively straightforwardsimply cut the umbilical cord that permits organized crime to f... more ... are relatively straightforwardsimply cut the umbilical cord that permits organized crime to feed off society and the parasite will wither ... within Federal law enforcement; (2) social relationships have been ignored and the evidence (or lack thereof) that supports conspiracy theory has ...
The author, Maurizio Catino, has undertaken a meticulous examination of criminal organizations th... more The author, Maurizio Catino, has undertaken a meticulous examination of criminal organizations that dominate the illicit marketplace throughout the world. The Mafia, Cosa Nostra, Camorra, ‘Ndrangheta, Triads, Yakuza, and the South American cartels are dissected and their respective nomenclatures compared and contrasted. Catino addresses their relationship to the illicit markets that they operate within and organize in order to minimize risks and maximize profits. Relying upon electronic surveillances, investigative reports, and intelligence sources, Catino takes this ethnographic data and molds it into a series of principles that govern each criminal organization. His research has profoundly advanced our understanding of criminal organizations and the illicit markets they supply. It will likely go down as the most seminal piece of research in the past thirty or more years.
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 01924036 1984 9688785, Sep 1, 2011
Trends in Organized Crime, 1997
Journal of Criminal Justice, 1986
... are relatively straightforwardsimply cut the umbilical cord that permits organized crime to f... more ... are relatively straightforwardsimply cut the umbilical cord that permits organized crime to feed off society and the parasite will wither ... within Federal law enforcement; (2) social relationships have been ignored and the evidence (or lack thereof) that supports conspiracy theory has ...
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 1998
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice http://ccj.sagepub.com/ Policing Organized Crime : The C... more Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice http://ccj.sagepub.com/ Policing Organized Crime : The Comparative Structures, Traditions, and Policies within the United States and Canada MARGARET E. BEARE and FREDERICK T. MARTENS Journal of Contemporary Criminal ...
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 1994
Exporting RICO To Eastern Europe: Prudent or Irresponsible? Frederick T. Martens and Steven B. Ro... more Exporting RICO To Eastern Europe: Prudent or Irresponsible? Frederick T. Martens and Steven B. Roosa A version of this paper was presented at: International Perspectives on Crime, Drugs, and Public Order, John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY, June 13, 1994. ...
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 1992
This article is a response to the viewpoints presented by Albini regarding Donald Cressey's v... more This article is a response to the viewpoints presented by Albini regarding Donald Cressey's view of organized crime. The authors take issue with Albini's thesis that Cressey's model is inaccurate. They assert that his view of organized crime has stood the test of time.
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 1991
Transnational enterprise crime represents a relatively new form of crime that will likely increas... more Transnational enterprise crime represents a relatively new form of crime that will likely increase with the advent of a Commonmarket and the dissolution of Eastern European frontiers. The absence of laws on an international basis, coupled with varying degrees of enforcement sophistication, makes transnational enterprise crime a very real and threatening prospect Advancing intelligence capabilities as well as fundamental changes
The author was part of a plenary session hosted by The American Society of Criminology in San Fra... more The author was part of a plenary session hosted by The American Society of Criminology in San Francisco, California. A robust critique of Professor Maurizio Catino's book, MAFIA ORGANIZATIONS was the subject of discussion among the discussants, which included Michael Woodwiss, Dwight Smith Jr., Matthew Yeager, snd Frederick T. Martens.
In 2019, James V. DeSimone, son of Vincent J. DeSimone published his father's memoir detailing th... more In 2019, James V. DeSimone, son of Vincent J. DeSimone published his father's memoir detailing the tortuous investigative and prosecutorial journey of the case against Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and John Artis. A critical reading of this memoir opens up old wounds and raises new avenues of investigative inquiries that deserve a full public airing.
In 1967, the late President Lyndon B. Johnson commissioned a series of reports addressing crime a... more In 1967, the late President Lyndon B. Johnson commissioned a series of reports addressing crime and justice in America. One of these reports, the Task Force Report: Organized Crime addressed the nature, scope and approaches to organized crime. This Report has withstood the test of time and has served as a catalyst for generations of research. It has morphed into the evolution of an entirely new genre of organized crime research, commonly referred to as Transnational Organized Crime.
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Nov 1, 1998
This article identifies three structural, procedural and policy decisions that relate to organize... more This article identifies three structural, procedural and policy decisions that relate to organized crime law enforcement: the structure of the investigative agencies dedicated to containing organized crime, the relationship between the police and the prosecutorial authority, and the use of forfeiture laws and decisions as to who should benefit from these illicit proceeds. Within a frame-work of globalization, we recognize the need for a degree of uniformity in law enforcement across jurisdictions in order to attempt to target transnational criminals. Pressures are put on countries to meet new international standards and to put into force legislation that is compatible with the laws and procedures in place in other jurisdictions. In an explorative manner, we compare and contrast the U.S.-style of investigating organized crime to that of Canada and examine the possible “Americanization” of Canadian policing. The objective of this article is not to recommend what ought to be the response in terms of organized crime enforcement, but rather, bearing in mind traditions, to identify some of the key fundamental differences between our two approaches and to acknowledge the weaknesses and strengths inherent in the various strategies.
Journal of illicit economies and development, 2020
The author, Maurizio Catino, has undertaken a meticulous examination of criminal organizations th... more The author, Maurizio Catino, has undertaken a meticulous examination of criminal organizations that dominate the illicit marketplace throughout the world. The Mafia, Cosa Nostra, Camorra, 'Ndrangheta, Triads, Yakuza, and the South American cartels are dissected and their respective nomenclatures compared and contrasted. Catino addresses their relationship to the illicit markets that they operate within and organize in order to minimize risks and maximize profits. Relying upon electronic surveillances, investigative reports, and intelligence sources, Catino takes this ethnographic data and molds it into a series of principles that govern each criminal organization. His research has profoundly advanced our understanding of criminal organizations and the illicit markets they supply. It will likely go down as the most seminal piece of research in the past thirty or more years.
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Feb 1, 1992
This article is a response to the viewpoints presented by Albini regarding Donald Cressey's v... more This article is a response to the viewpoints presented by Albini regarding Donald Cressey's view of organized crime. The authors take issue with Albini's thesis that Cressey's model is inaccurate. They assert that his view of organized crime has stood the test of time.
Trends in Organized Crime, Dec 1, 2006
Do we really need yet another book on the Mafia? Particularly one that is 785 pages long? Could w... more Do we really need yet another book on the Mafia? Particularly one that is 785 pages long? Could what had to be said be a little less onerous? Does this treatise represent the most comprehensive history of the New York Mafia ever written? These are but a few questions that come to mind as I lift-notice I said lift-Raabs' voluminous document off my desk and proceed to consume its content. Let me begin by saying this is not an exercise for the feint-hearted. You will not finish this book in one reading; perhaps not even two or three. It is filled with so many vignettes that characterize life in the underworld that several readings will certainly be in order. Time and space only allow me to tackle the richness of this book quite superficially. Raab provides the reader with a quite detailed history of the Mafia and its role in bootlegging, gambling, loansharking, labor racketeering, and the construction industry. He traverses the world, Palermo, Havana, Vegas, The Big Easy, The Windy City, and of course New York City, commonly referred to as "The Volcano" (to use the late Joseph Bonanno's term). His view of the Mafia essentially comports with the late sociologist Donald Cressey-a hierarchal structure that is governed by a national Commission and has its tentacles in the major urban centers of America. He does dismiss many of the late informer Joseph Vallachi's assertion about the mob, challenging the validity of the Sicilian Vespers in 1931 (relying on the late historian Humbert Nelli's research). Raab argues that the late FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was placed in an embarrassing situation after the Kefauver Committee hearings and with the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy to Attorney General. Raab points out how the late Harry J. Anslinger, the former head of the Bureau of Narcotics was the first to recognize the reality of La Cosa Nostra and its' national and international roots. He argues that Hoover was reluctant to admit the reality of the Mafia for three reasons: such investigations were long and frustrating and the results were often minimal; the potential for corruption (of the FBI) was great; and the financial and political clout of the Mafia made it a worrisome adversary for the FBI. It is this latter point-its financial and political clout that clearly and convincingly transcends the essence of Raabs' central thesis: the Mafia provided a necessary role in the political economy of New York City, given the chaotic nature of competition. The "mob" brought rationality and order to what many saw was irrationality and disorder. Raab, one could say, is the consummate observer of "mob politics" as well as "bureaucratic turf wars." Laced throughout his "encyclopedia of knowledge," are
International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice, 1991
Transnational enterprise crime represents a relatively new form of crime that will likely increas... more Transnational enterprise crime represents a relatively new form of crime that will likely increase with the advent of a Commonmarket and the dissolution of Eastern European frontiers. The absence of laws on an international basis, coupled with varying degrees of enforcement sophistication, makes transnational enterprise crime a very real and threatening prospect Advancing intelligence capabilities as well as fundamental changes
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Dec 1, 1994
Exporting RICO To Eastern Europe: Prudent or Irresponsible? Frederick T. Martens and Steven B. Ro... more Exporting RICO To Eastern Europe: Prudent or Irresponsible? Frederick T. Martens and Steven B. Roosa A version of this paper was presented at: International Perspectives on Crime, Drugs, and Public Order, John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY, June 13, 1994. ...
Journal of Criminal Justice, 1986
... are relatively straightforwardsimply cut the umbilical cord that permits organized crime to f... more ... are relatively straightforwardsimply cut the umbilical cord that permits organized crime to feed off society and the parasite will wither ... within Federal law enforcement; (2) social relationships have been ignored and the evidence (or lack thereof) that supports conspiracy theory has ...
The author, Maurizio Catino, has undertaken a meticulous examination of criminal organizations th... more The author, Maurizio Catino, has undertaken a meticulous examination of criminal organizations that dominate the illicit marketplace throughout the world. The Mafia, Cosa Nostra, Camorra, ‘Ndrangheta, Triads, Yakuza, and the South American cartels are dissected and their respective nomenclatures compared and contrasted. Catino addresses their relationship to the illicit markets that they operate within and organize in order to minimize risks and maximize profits. Relying upon electronic surveillances, investigative reports, and intelligence sources, Catino takes this ethnographic data and molds it into a series of principles that govern each criminal organization. His research has profoundly advanced our understanding of criminal organizations and the illicit markets they supply. It will likely go down as the most seminal piece of research in the past thirty or more years.
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 01924036 1984 9688785, Sep 1, 2011
Trends in Organized Crime, 1997
Journal of Criminal Justice, 1986
... are relatively straightforwardsimply cut the umbilical cord that permits organized crime to f... more ... are relatively straightforwardsimply cut the umbilical cord that permits organized crime to feed off society and the parasite will wither ... within Federal law enforcement; (2) social relationships have been ignored and the evidence (or lack thereof) that supports conspiracy theory has ...
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 1998
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice http://ccj.sagepub.com/ Policing Organized Crime : The C... more Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice http://ccj.sagepub.com/ Policing Organized Crime : The Comparative Structures, Traditions, and Policies within the United States and Canada MARGARET E. BEARE and FREDERICK T. MARTENS Journal of Contemporary Criminal ...
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 1994
Exporting RICO To Eastern Europe: Prudent or Irresponsible? Frederick T. Martens and Steven B. Ro... more Exporting RICO To Eastern Europe: Prudent or Irresponsible? Frederick T. Martens and Steven B. Roosa A version of this paper was presented at: International Perspectives on Crime, Drugs, and Public Order, John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY, June 13, 1994. ...
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 1992
This article is a response to the viewpoints presented by Albini regarding Donald Cressey's v... more This article is a response to the viewpoints presented by Albini regarding Donald Cressey's view of organized crime. The authors take issue with Albini's thesis that Cressey's model is inaccurate. They assert that his view of organized crime has stood the test of time.
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 1991
Transnational enterprise crime represents a relatively new form of crime that will likely increas... more Transnational enterprise crime represents a relatively new form of crime that will likely increase with the advent of a Commonmarket and the dissolution of Eastern European frontiers. The absence of laws on an international basis, coupled with varying degrees of enforcement sophistication, makes transnational enterprise crime a very real and threatening prospect Advancing intelligence capabilities as well as fundamental changes