American sociologist and criminologist whose 1969 book Theft of the Nation supplied the foundational scholarly typology of organized crime structure in the United States. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountFergus Falls, Minnesota 1 Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountServed as a consultant on organized crime for the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice in 1966 and 1967, and in his later book Criminal Organization extended his typology of organized crime beyond the Cosa Nostra to other criminal groups. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountTheft of the Nation: The Structure and Operations of Organized Crime in America (1969); Criminal Organization 1 Donald Cressey
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He served as a consultant on organized crime for the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice in 1966 and 1967
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