Hobbs, Dick,  1951- <br/><br/>
Lush life :  constructing organized crime in the UK / 
Dick Hobbs. 
 - xvi, 309 pages ;  23 cm. 
 - Clarendon studies in criminology .
 - Clarendon studies in criminology. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> An in-depth sociological, historical, and personal analysis of the concept and reality of organized crime in the UK. With interviews from thieves, dealers, and criminal entrepreneurs, the book explores the flexible nature of the criminal market, the constructed nature of the notion of organized crime, and the normalization of criminality. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199668281 (hbk.) :  £65.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Organized crime--Great Britain.<br/>Gangs--Great Britain.<br/>Organized crime--Prevention.--Great Britain<br/>Crime.<br/>Crime.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.1'06'0941