Portland State University PDXScholar Dissertations and Theses Dissertations and Theses 1997 Postwar vice crime and political corruption in Portland Robert Christian Donnelly Portland State University Follow this and additional works at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds Part of the Criminal Law Commons, and the History Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Donnelly, Robert Christian, "Postwar vice crime and political corruption in Portland" (1997). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3554. https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.5437 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. Please contact us if we can make this document more accessible:
[email protected]. THESIS APPROVAL The abstract and thesis of Robert Christian Donnelly for the Master of Arts in History presented February 14, 1997, and accepted by the thesis committee and the department. COMMITTEE APPROVALS: Lois Becker Charles Tracy ~ Representative of the Ofi Graduate Studies DEPARTMENT APPROVAL: Go'fd6n Dodds, Chair Department of History ********************************************************************** ACCEPTED FOR PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY BY THE LIBRARY b on,2?~.a~/99'/ ABSTRACT AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Robert Christian Donnelly for the Master of Arts in History presented February 14, 1997. Title: Postwar Vice Crime and Political Corruption in Portland. Vice is described in the present work as anything associated with gambling, bootlegging, or prostitution, followed closely by racketeering, graft, and political corruption. Racketeering is the coordinated planning and execution of many crimes. Through graft and corruption, racketeers often grease the palms of officials to facilitate the implementation of widespread vice operations.