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CRIME FAMILY [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
CONT

A crime family is a term used to describe a unit of an organized crime syndicate, often operating within a specific geographic territory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
CONT

Le second type d'organisation criminelle est la famille criminelle [...] Il s'agit d'un groupe de personnes lié par les liens du sang ou de très fortes amitiés. La famille est beaucoup plus facile à situer géographiquement (elle s'occupe généralement d'une zone bien précise, en concurrence ou en alliance avec des groupes similaires).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Criminología
CONT

Dentro de la clasificación [...] los puntos fundamentales que se analizaron con base en la genética criminal fueron la genealogía criminal (familias criminales), estudio de los gemelos y genealogía estadística.

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