The Italian Squad
How the NYPD Took Down the Black Hand Extortion Racket
Seiten
2020
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7905-1 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7905-1 (ISBN)
In 1904, Italian-American Lt. Detective Joseph Petrosino formed a group of Italian detectives to deal exclusively with the extortion crimes and the criminal underworld of Italian society in New York. This book tells the story of The Italian Squad from its inception, through Petrisnio's death, to the squad's expansion into Queens and Brooklyn.
At the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of Italian immigrants left their home country for the United States and, particularly, New York City. A small minority of the immigrants were members of a criminal syndicate that largely victimized fellow immigrants. The most common crime was a type of extortion known as "Black Hand." The methods of extortion were particularly violent, and included kidnapping, arson, and murder. The New York Police Department, unable to speak the language and unaware of the traditions of the immigrants, was virtually helpless in dealing with them. In 1904, Italian-American Lt. Detective Joseph Petrosino formed a group of Italian detectives to deal exclusively with the extortion crimes and the criminal underworld of Italian society in New York which had become known in the American press as "The Black Hand Society." This book tells the story of The Italian Squad from its inception, through Petrosino's death, to the squad's expansion into Queens and Brooklyn.
At the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of Italian immigrants left their home country for the United States and, particularly, New York City. A small minority of the immigrants were members of a criminal syndicate that largely victimized fellow immigrants. The most common crime was a type of extortion known as "Black Hand." The methods of extortion were particularly violent, and included kidnapping, arson, and murder. The New York Police Department, unable to speak the language and unaware of the traditions of the immigrants, was virtually helpless in dealing with them. In 1904, Italian-American Lt. Detective Joseph Petrosino formed a group of Italian detectives to deal exclusively with the extortion crimes and the criminal underworld of Italian society in New York which had become known in the American press as "The Black Hand Society." This book tells the story of The Italian Squad from its inception, through Petrosino's death, to the squad's expansion into Queens and Brooklyn.
The late Andrew Paul Mele had retired from the Brooklyn Public Library. The author of six books and several short stories, his articles appeared in the Staten Island Advance and the Italian Tribune. He lived in Staten Island.
Table of Contents
Preface
One—Arrival, Assimilation, Acceptance
Two—The Black Hand Society—“La Mano Nera”
Three—The Italian Squad—NYPD
Four—The Italian Sherlock Holmes
Five—The Mission
Six—A Death in Sicily
Seven—Enter the Great Caruso
Eight—Caruso and the Black Hand
Nine—The Terror of Evildoers
Ten—The Brothers Mealli
Eleven—The Mafia-Camorra War
Twelve—The Italian Squad: Redux
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.12.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 26 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 277 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-7905-3 / 1476679053 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-7905-1 / 9781476679051 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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