On the Take, Second Edition: From Petty Crooks to Presidents

by William J. Chambliss

Book Overview

" . . . this book makes a significant contribution to what we know about illicit enterprise and corruption." --Social Forces

" . . . reads with the ease of an action-filled, best-selling novel . . . worthy and refreshing . . . " --Journal of Criminal Justice

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253202981
• ISBN13: 9780253202987
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

What an "Eye Opener"

I am 64 and have lived my life with blinders on, until reading this book. It really explains how the "REAL" system works in our society. It should be read by everyone, especially if you lived in Washington state during the 50s, 60s & 70s.

Chambliss explodes the truth that others fear to whisper.

Professor Chambliss bravely exposes crime and how it is allowed to operate in the big city of Seattle, and how it extends throughout the nation and other governments. When you read it, you will lose your naivity and your false sense of security, because you will learn how government really operates and for whom. It is the truth spoken when legislators can do nothing to rid the governments in WA state of their vipers, and out of fear one sent her own grandchildren to live in another state. This book is a must for all interested in the truth of political power. Look for it's sequel which is in the works, so says the grapevine.

A great overview of political corruption in Seattle

This book shows the level and complexity of organized crime and political corruption in the United States. Using Seattle, WA as a place of study, Chambliss looks at all levels of corruption in the city and the effect it has on poltical decision making leading up to the 1972 Grand Jury Indictment.