Recounts the history of the Gangster Squad, the eight man unit created by the Los Angeles Police Department in 1946, that launched a war against organized crime and planned to wipe out the notorious mob boss Mickey Cohen.
year: 2012
call number/section: 364.1
subjects: cohen, mickey, 1914-1976, los angeles (calif.), police dept, history, 20th century, gangsters, los angeles, history, 20th century, organized crime, gangs, los angeles (calif.)