Organized crime

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…

Organized Crime Throughout the 1900’s, with the rise of prohibition, organized crime rapidly became more prominent. Organized crime is defined as “a group of individuals working together to illicit profit through illegal and often violent methods.” (National Museum of Crime & Punishment). The rise of organized crime led to a lot of problems and corruption in society. Various types of people came together and formed these groups in order to commit all sorts of different illegal activity. In the…

Al Capone Al Capone was a crime boss and his success flourished in the 1920s. He owned towns, and almost owned the nation. Throughout the years, he has been a subject of many art forms such as movies and books. Even though he was responsible for many violent murders, Capone was still a celebrity during the 1920s. Capone caused the people that knew him to shrink in fear, while still making America awe at him. When Prohibition was put into place, people like Capone stepped in and took…

All over the world there are several gangs. Many of these gangs are more dangerous than others, but one thing that con-nects them is the number of crimes committed. Most of these gangs are involved with major drugs and weapons. Due to the amount of drug trafficking and gang violence there is a more rapid increase in the involvement of authorities, and cause the disturbance throughout the world. Around the world many people ask “What’s a gang?” or “How do you get in a gang?” A gang is a group of…

that various groups want to stick together. Racial and ethnic conflict played a hand in the rise of street gangs by making various groups band together to better combat the conflict. Organized crime has a major role in many gangs, with some even the main purpose of the gang’s existence is its involvement in organized crime. High-rise public housing public housing is important when looking at street gang problems because the issue turf could come into play. The difficulty of classifying gangs is…

on Organized Crime was established during Ronald Reagan’s presidency back in the 1980s (Woolley & Peters, n.d.). The purpose was to stop organized crime, and figure out who the organized crime groups were and how they operate (Woolley & Peters, n.d.). The Commission is responsible for defining the well-known organized crime groups, along with the newer groups, and how much money the groups are making in revenue (Woolley & Peters, n.d.). By having a sufficient grasp on the member of organized…

The Impact of Organized Retail Crime The impact of organized retail crime appears to be restricted to financial losses to retailers. However, the economic impact extends beyond the retail industry and affects costs experienced by customers and taxes lost by the local municipalities. The theft of stolen food related items or health and beauty products can pose safety risks to consumers purchasing such goods from organized retail crime fences. Some industry experts and policy makers have expressed…

Pooja Srikrishnnathasan Mrs.Drury HSB 4U0 Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime We usually would immediately think of the Mafia when we say gangs organized criminal groups, and this is because the vast majority of time they are mentioned in documentaries, news and they are best known from our knowledge because we are taught about them. Although we talk about the Mafia more and they are much more popularized it has come down to the fact that in North America we have almost every national…

But this new law did not stop citizens from drinking. In fact, it increased the crime rate, tremendously. People started smuggling across the borders like Canada and Mexico and by overseas. People who couldn't afford to purchase smuggled liquor, drank moonshine instead. Moonshine was a hazardous and a health risk, so authorities crack down on the brewers. In New York, violent gang leaders took over, causing organized crime to become more powerful than ever. Mobsters started fighting for…

Winner: Organized Crime published in The New York Times on september 20th 2015, Misha Glenny writes about the refugee crisis and how its linked to criminal gangs selling travel agent services to refugees and what to do about it. Body: In the article Glenny states that the countermeasures to the flood of refugees is only making the organized crime stronger and if the countries do not start taking people in the smuggling businesses will only grow. Glenny continues to state that most of the…