Citation

Etter GWS, Pottorff S. J. Gang Res. 2016; 23(4): 1-27.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, National Gang Crime Research Center)

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Abstract

Russian Organized Crime consists of many groups. It is not a monolithic structure. The Thieves Law rules the actions of the vory v zakone or Thief-In-Law. This article will examine the origins, current operations and possible future threats posed by Russian Organized Crime, the thieves' world, and particularly the Vory, that created and maintained the bonds and climate of trust necessary for carrying out organized crime trans-nationally.

Language: en