Thief in law
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A thief in law in the Soviet Union, the post-Soviet states and respective diasporas abroad is a specifically granted formal status of a professional criminal who enjoys an elite position within the organized crime environment and employs informal authority over its lower-status members. Each new Vor is vetted (literally "crowned", with respective rituals and tattoos) by consensus of several Vors. Vor culture is inseparable from prison organized crime: only repeatedly jailed convicts are eligible for Vor status. Thieves in law are drawn from many nationalities from a number of post-Soviet states.
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See also
- Criminal tattoos
- Kazan phenomenon
- Made man
- Prison gang
- Russian mafia
- Serbian mafia
- "Thieves by Law" (2010 documentary by Alexander Gentelev)
- Triads Society
- Yakuza
- YACS Crime Group
- Pink Panthers
- Zaza Crew
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