Cause And Effect Of Organized Crime

In our world, there are things we never know or see. For example, we are not sure how objects are created or what people do behind our backs. However, there are events that occur right in front of us and we have no clue about it. Organized crime occurs everywhere at any time, it just take people to know what it actually looks like. From drug trades to human trafficking, it all happens without people noticing. The Mafia is one of the major reasons of why people live in fear too. One example of how the mafia invades our daily lives is here in story form. “Sarah’s dream in the future to own her very own business, this business is a laundromat. This sounds like a nice and safe business to run but sadly one rainy day, a Italian man in a suit with …show more content…
When something is illegal this means the government cannot tax it. The majority of the money the government makes is through tax revenue, and when they cannot tax seven percent of the worlds exports, then the government is losing an exponential amount of money. “Organized crime could weaken the economy with illegal activities (such as cigarette trafficking and tax evasion scams) that result in a loss of tax revenue for state and federal governments. This is particularly of issue given the current state of the country’s economic health. Fraudulent activities in domains such as strategic commodities, credit, insurance, stocks, securities and investments could further weaken the already-troubled financial market.” (Congress) This quote shows the different way that Organized Crime can and will hurt our already crippled economy if we continue to be quiet about Organized Crime, and just how big of an impact it really has on us. Money is not the only risk here, the people and the standard of living are also at risk. Drug and human trafficking are some of the major sources of revenue when it comes to the mafia, and it s quite evident what effects this can have on the society. Drugs obviously have the effect of side effects, but it is what happens after you take the drugs. First of all the government cannot tax drugs. (When I say “drugs”, I am referring to illegal substances like cocaine heroin etc.) People …show more content…
The truth is organized crime will never stop just like how crime will never stop. Although we can never end this fight, we however can create way to reduce the effects that organized crime has on our society. According to the United Nations some ways to stop this is to help spread awareness and take the necessary precautions in order to avoid become apart or an victim to Organized Crime. Another basic way to prevent organized crime is to tackle the root of the problem, parenting and childhood. Nobody is born with biases and the will to become a criminal. Almost all criminal like tendencies are created from the person 's background and childhood. If we can help eliminate these children from becoming active in streetgangs or maybe even a bad childhood, we can change the possibility that the child will look to a life of crime in order to fill the void the childhood never