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After witnessing her mother's murder, sixteen-year-old high school student Liza Wellington and her father go into the witness protection program.

Explores organized crime around the world. Discusses the Mafia, biker gangs, the Russian "Mafiya," the Chinese Triad, and the Japanese Yakuza.

Discusses how the development of new technologies helped improve crime control during Prohibition and the Depression, and discusses how the police had to deal with problems they had never encountered, including interstate criminals, powerful gangsters, machine guns, cars, and organized crime.

Chronicles the history of organized crime in the U.S., explaining what organized crime is and how it works, and examining the methods used by law enforcement officials in their efforts to combat organized crime.

Explores the extraordinary reach of Japan's Mafia, discussing their feudal origins as bands of medieval outlaws to their emergence as billion-dollar investors in real estate, big business, art, and more.

Describes the rise of America's most prominent gangster, his influence, and the friends and enemies of the reigning crime boss.