Unit 7 Paper Rhonda Brockmann Organized Crime CJ350 March 13, 2013 Unit 7 Paper Two thirds of all homicides in Omaha, NE are gang related. With an average of 40 homicides per year, without the gang activity in this city, 26 of them could be avoided. Founded in 1990 the 40th Street Crips are the oldest, most established gang in Omaha at this time. They are involved in every type of crime that is prevalent in Omaha from identity theft to homicides.…
Russia has a long history of repression due to fear and opposition. Beginning with the Decembrist Uprising and heightening a the Bolshevik Revolution, Russia has experienced a long legacy of brutal and heinous operations and methods to deal with counterrevolutionary opposition, and even mere suspicion. Both Lenin and Stalin feared any source of counter authority, and exhibited this fear by employing the secret police agencies to destroy and suppress the opposition, no matter how brutally. These brutal methods, wether successful or not, certainly inspired fear in Russian citizens, and the secret police adopted a persona as a weapon of the state. Although the KGB and its counterparts started off as brutal, yet fairly disorganized and vague institutions,…
The Astonishing Tombs of Sipán Around 100 to 800 A.D., there was an ancient civilization that thrived on the north coast of Peru. This ancient civilization was called “Moche”. The civilization was believed to be a normal ancient civilization, but in 1987, artifacts of the Moche started showing up on the art market illegally. Later it was discovered that a group of grave robbers had looted these ancient royal tombs. With the help of the Peruvian police, Walter Alva set out to find these ancient royal tombs; however, when Walter Alva set out on this journey, no scientist had previously excavated a Moche civilization.…
The scene is 1920 and prohibition just went into effect, police and protesters are storming the streets searching for every last drop of alcohol, in another town illegal bootleggers, such as the mafia, are gathering up 100 gallons of illegal whiskey to sell to the public at the highest cost its ever been. These were the kind of scenes that played out in towns all over America, in the height of the Prohibition era, the steaks were high, but the payout of illegal booze was higher. Its a far cry from what it was, but the crime didn't stop, if anything it turned crime into a business. Just like the infamous mafia groups in the heart of the prohibition era in the 1920's, drug cartels today supply the the demand for illegal substances all over the world. The induction…
Driven by beliefs that stricter criminal laws, increased chances of conviction and more punitive sanctions will deter criminal behavior, governments in the developed world have engaged in systematically tightening up criminal justice systems. The article makes thee basic arguments: first, that the brand of state regulation known as corporate crime has basically disappeared; second, that it has been argued into obsolescence through neoliberal knowledge claims advanced thorough specific discourses by powerful elites. Third, that the acceptance of these knowledge claims cannot be understood with examining the corresponding relationship between knowledge claims and interests. According to the article corporate crime has disappeared by it definition,…
Chicago Chicago, nicknamed the “Windy City” and “Second City”, is one of the most loved cities in the United States of America and now home to hundreds of thousands of people, making it the 3rd most populated city in the U.S.(“Wikipedia”). Chicago is called the “Windy City” because of the cold gusts of wind that blow from Lake Michigan, it’s called the “Second City” because that’s what it was often called during the battle with New York. Chicago is an adored location because it is a major city for finance, commerce, industry and telecommunications(“Wikipedia”). It is important for us to know about Chicago because so many people live there, we would be affected if something happened to it and because it’s a crucial piece of the United States.…
Background of Topic Modern organized crime is characterized by groups of criminals, often across different countries, conducting crimes for personal monetary gain. Crimes include, human and drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering, capital fraud, premeditated assassination, etc. In some cases, crime syndicates are even powerful enough to influence election results and initiate political corruption. Interpol estimates that approximately almost a million people worldwide are operating in over 6,000 organized crime groups; as a result, it is estimated that over 1 trillion USD flows through organized crime syndicates every year (according to the CIA). These groups can be highly organized and bureaucratic in nature, due to extensive rules and operational procedures, a distinct chain of command, and multiple cells for various tasks.…
In the study of organized crime there has been much debate over definitions and theories in the pursuit of explaining gang related crime. One issue that has yet to be fully resolved is what the definitive definition of what a gang is. Another current argument is over which of the various competing positivist and constructionist perspectives in the field of sociology explains deviance. One theory that has emerged from the rest is Merton’s anomie-strain theory. Fortunately, there is one thing that is agreed upon, organized crime has shown that it knows no borders when it comes to expansion and is an international issue.…
Organized crime poses a long term threat to Canada’s economy, society and quality of life. “In 2013, 672 organized crime groups were reported in Canada, many of them concentrated in major metropolitan areas for reasons of anonymity and ease of access to markets and ports” (Government of Canada 2014). Despite the percentage that were reported, we can only imagine how many were not reported or are not known of. Some of the organized crime in Canada stretches out overseas linking with other organizations for the use of exporting, the exchange of goods and vice versa. The larger the criminal organization, the more resources it requires for it to run efficiently and effectively.…
Professor Howard Abadinsky was absolutely correct, the states need to create more stringent laws to fight organized crime. The current laws that most states have on crime are not strong enough, that is why criminal and criminal organized keep conducting the same crime or worth crime. Laws are not meant to be broken or…
The background and structure of organized crime is important to understand first. Organized crime is when there is a group effort to do some form of illegal activity (Lavorgna, Lombardi, and Sergi 276). This type of crime has been a widespread problem in Chicago since the Al Capone era in the 1920’s (Lindberg 47). During the Capone era, prohibition opened the door for smuggling and trafficking alcohol (Peter Chronology). Organized crime has evolved since then and now covers a multitude of crimes.…
The Mafia are some of America's favorite bad guys. They are the subject of countless television series, movies, and books. When people hear the term Mafia or Mob, they may often think of the violent and ruthless tactics they used to get what they wanted. What many do not realize is that, from the early to mid-twentieth century, the Mafia had a hand in many aspects of American culture that people still enjoy today. Prohibition arose out of the Progressive Era at the end of the eighteenth century.…
The Mafia was perhaps the most notorious organized-crime network that rose to power by providing people with alcohol they would gladly overpay for. The Mafia refers to the group of Italian-American immigrants who established bases in New York City and Chicago and prospered from the illegal smuggling and selling of alcoholic beverages to the public (Sacco). At the start of the 1900s many Italians immigrated to America in the quest for economic stability and some business-savvy individuals viewed the 18th Amendment as a prime opportunity to evolve their local street gangs into “sophisticated criminal enterprises” (History.com Staff). Gangsters like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, who will be evaluated further in this piece, quickly rose to prominence in American culture yet repeatedly dodged the prosecution of the federal government. These criminals possessed immense abilities to never leave traces at the scenes of their crimes and never hesitated to bribe any and all levels of the law from local police to the chiefs of several federal departments.…
Organized has been threatening the safety of Americans for decades now and its seems whenever we get ahead organized crime just seems to creep its way back up. America has tolerated organized crime for years as well. This is because America has been ignoring it, we focus on other crimes. One case of assault can deliver a more maintained uproar than does the everyday unlawful profiteering of organized crime. This article by Henry S. Ruth showcases some of the factors that play a role in organized crime as being a step ahead.…
Persuasive Speech When you hear the term “Organized Crime”, what is some of the first thoughts that pop into your head? According to Calderón, “Organized crime” is briefly described as an illegal act committed in exchange for some kind of profit (Calderón, 2015, p. 52-53). Since organized crime affects citizens directly and indirectly, normally a topic that is skipped over when brought up in the news or discussion. By presenting information about the history, the wealth, the government’s view, and real life examples of organized crime, it will show the reader how big of an impact organized crime actually makes in society and everyone’s daily lives.…