The Insane Chicago Way: The Daring Plan by Chicago Gangs to Create a Spanish Mafia

by John M. Hagedorn

The Insane Chicago Way is the untold story of a daring plan by Chicago gangs in the 1990s to create a Spanish Mafia--and why it failed. John M. Hagedorn traces how Chicago Latino gang leaders, following in Al Capone's footsteps, built a sophisticated organization dedicated to organizing crime and reducing violence. His lively stories of extensive cross-neighborhood gang organization, tales of police/gang corruption, and discovery of covert...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022623293X
• ISBN13: 9780226232935
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"