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.
The actions of organized crime have not changed too drastically in terms of profit throughout the past century. The origin of organized crime and gangs dates all the way back to the 1920’s and 1930’s with the main contributor being the outlaw of alcohol. The prohibition era and the …show more content…
The largest criminal organization is the Solntsevskaya Bratva (of Russian decent). They have over 9,000 associates, and 10 different “brigades”, and their principal source of income is drug and human trafficking making them roughly $8.5 billion dollars per year. Contrariwise, an example of a smaller gang would be the Sinaloa Cartel or better known as the Mexican drug cartel. Being one of the smaller gangs, they still manage to accumulate over $3 billion dollars every year from drugs alone (Matthews, 2014). Whitey Bulger, who was involved with drugs, weapons, and fraud, was one of the biggest crime bosses of the 21st century, however, was captured in 2011. For years, he has been accused of crimes that affected many people (Cunningham, 2015). These are just a few examples of crimes and organizations that take more from society than they give; therefore, real life examples should show the reader that this is no joking
The actions of organized crime have not changed too drastically in terms of profit throughout the past century. The origin of organized crime and gangs dates all the way back to the 1920’s and 1930’s with the main contributor being the outlaw of alcohol. The prohibition era and the …show more content…
The largest criminal organization is the Solntsevskaya Bratva (of Russian decent). They have over 9,000 associates, and 10 different “brigades”, and their principal source of income is drug and human trafficking making them roughly $8.5 billion dollars per year. Contrariwise, an example of a smaller gang would be the Sinaloa Cartel or better known as the Mexican drug cartel. Being one of the smaller gangs, they still manage to accumulate over $3 billion dollars every year from drugs alone (Matthews, 2014). Whitey Bulger, who was involved with drugs, weapons, and fraud, was one of the biggest crime bosses of the 21st century, however, was captured in 2011. For years, he has been accused of crimes that affected many people (Cunningham, 2015). These are just a few examples of crimes and organizations that take more from society than they give; therefore, real life examples should show the reader that this is no joking