Abstract
The paper relates that in the late 1890s the term gangster began to be used in the United States, referring to the member of a gang that committed criminal acts and that was not accepted in society ("Gangster, 2007; "Gangster Defintion", 2007). the paper explains that criminal acts could be as simple as stealing a newspaper or an apple from the corner fruit stand. The paper discusses how to be a gangster at the time simply meant that the individual was bad and that those he associated with were bad as well, however, when Al Capone began to be noticed as someone that was the leader of organized crime, he was labeled as public enemy number one and the term gangster took on a completely new meaning.

From the Paper
"In the late 1890s the term gangster began to be used in the United States, referring to the member of a gang that committed criminal acts and that was not accepted in society ("Gangster, 2007; "Gangster defintion", 2007). Criminal acts could be as simple as stealing a newspaper or an apple from the corner fruit stand. To be a gangster at the time simply meant that the individual was bad and that those he associated with were bad as well. However, when Al Capone began to be noticed as someone that was the leader of organized crime he was labeled as public enemy number one and the term gangster took on a completely new..."

Tags:capone, qaddafi, gangster

Abstract
This paper dispels the urban myth, which associates the brutal and destructive behavior of the infamous gangster Al Capone with the goodness of a legendary Robin Hood, which was the public image Capone attempted to cultivate in the community. The author describes Capone's career and his relationship with politicians and law enforcement agencies. The paper concludes that it was not surprising to find that the authorities could not document Capone's many murders because their prevailing behavior at every level of city, county and state government would have implicated themselves in the organized criminal graft and corruption of this period. The assessment of the federal government was that Capone and other gangsters like him were an indication of something morally awry in America.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Capone's Political Influence
The Murders
The G-Men
Conclusion

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"The federal government felt a need to respond to the people's misdirected values and morals as it did to respond to the likes of Al Capone. The Department of Justice had a vision of handling crime in a way that would be a deterrent to organized crime and to lesser gangs and bank robbers. That vision included building super maximum prison complexes These complexes would use the notoriety of the inmates and their murderous crimes to serve as the impetus for the complexes; and the complexes would be unbeatable, meaning no breakouts."

Tags:bootlegging, gang warfare, urban heroes, political stranglehold, federal bureau of investigation

Abstract
This paper explains that, without Prohibition, the banning of the sale of alcoholic beverages, officially known as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the criminal career of Al Capone would never have reached the heights of criminality. The author points out that Al Capone, one of the first crime czars in American history, took the feudal Italian criminal society and fashioned it into a modern American criminal enterprise. The paper relates that, by 1929, the Capone gang was credited by the Chicago police with at least 300 murders. It discusses how on February 14, 1929, the struggle for the control of the North Side of Chicago erupted in extreme violence with what is now known as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. This day saw seven men belonging to Capone's arch-enemy "Bugs" Moran's gang lured into a garage by Capone's men disguised as policemen, lined up against a wall and shot to death with machine guns.

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"Thus, Prohibition went into effect in 1920 but its passage reflected an effort that had started in the 19th century. Though most of the reform efforts were heavily influenced by the struggle to fix the political and economic inequalities related to industrialism, the ban on alcohol was essentially a religious crusade. With the Women's Christian Temperance Union leading the way against the use, sale or distribution of alcohol in America's bars, restaurants and homes, Andrew Volsted, a U.S. Representative in Congress, soon joined their cause which he saw as a way of regulating morality in the context of the use and abuse of alcohol, "one of America's most devastating habits that leads to corruption, immorality and the destruction of the soul"; thus, the 18th Amendment became known as the Volstead Act."

Tags:amendment, chicago, italian, czar, valentine

Abstract
The paper provides a comparison of Al Capone, the Chicago gangster and leader of organized crime, and Muammar al-Qaddafi, the Libyan ruler. The paper shows how both Capone and Qaddafi were individuals that led an organization to control others on a large scale, using political and violent means to gain power. The paper explains that the correlations between the lives of Capone and Qaddafi are significant because they demonstrate the elements that are essential in creating future gangsters.

From the Paper
"In the late 1890s the term gangster began to be used in the United States, referring to the member of a gang that committed criminal acts and that was not accepted in society ("Gangster, 2007; "Gangster defintion", 2007). Criminal acts could be as simple as stealing a newspaper or an apple from the corner fruit stand. To be a gangster at the time simply meant that the individual was bad and that those he associated with were bad as well. However, when Al Capone began to be noticed as someone that was the leader of organized crime he was labeled as public enemy number one and the term gangster took on a completely new meaning. A gangster, in the eyes of the American criminal justice system, was an individual that attempted to live above the law, made a living committing criminal acts, was violent, a menace to the society of law abiding citizens and was a member of a gang that was known as organized crime."

Tags:organized, crime, violence, mafia, power

Abstract
This paper explains that, though Capone's public fortunes waxed and waned, he was, for a considerable time, held up as a swashbuckling type of hero as he did battle with the conservative forces who had robbed the populace of one its favorite pastimes, drinking. He was rich and successful in a raucously defiant way--much like the gunmen of the wild west-- and this endeared him to public of the 1920's.

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"Alphonse ("Scarface") Capone (1899-1947), the most famous U.S. gangster of the twentieth century, became head of the Chicago crime syndicate in 1925. Two years later, the 28-year-old gangster was grossing "105 million a year from his operations. He continued to dominate organized crime until 1931, when he was imprisoned for income tax evasion" (Wallechinsky & Wallace, 1981, p. 496), an incongruously minor infraction compared to the bloodshed he actually left behind.


No other American gangster rose to the international reputation of Al Capone, whose historical image is a curious blend of ruthless gangster and a "distorted Horatio Alger hero who went from rags to riches to jail" (Nash, 1992, p. 78). Nash (1992) goes on to characterize Capone as "a ruthless, murderous thug who killed without remorse--street smart, clever, and..."

Abstract
Discusses Al Capone, John Gotti, and Jimmy Hoffa and how their activities meet a definition of organized crime. Discusses how organized crime has evolved and adapted since Capone and the 1920s.

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" It is sometimes difficult to separate unique persons from collectivities in the ascription of organized crime. The individual cases of Al Capone, John Gotti, and Jimmy Hoffa demonstrate how an individual's activities may meet the terms of a..."

Tags:crime, capone, gotti, hoffa, criminal, justice

Abstract
The paper discusses the feature film "The Untouchables" that involves the police officer Jim Malone during Prohibition-era Chicago. The paper describes how Malone turns a blind eye to his fellow officers' corruption and the crimes of the most significant gangster of the time, Al Capone. The paper also examines widespread corruption in the Los Angeles police department's Rampart division. The paper maintains that the high moral standard to which we hold police officers must preclude such ethical lapses.

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"Because they are charged with enforcing the law, police officers are held by society to a high moral standard. Unfortunately, police officers sometimes commit serious errors in judgment and their actions fail to meet that standard. Such ethical lapses are regularly portrayed in communications products, such as feature films, and in the news media. One prominent example of an ethical dilemma faced by a police officer in a feature film involves the character of Officer Jim Malone in The Untouchables. Malone is working as a cop in a corrupt police force during Prohibition-era Chicago. However, before meeting with Eliot Ness, Malone largely turns a blind eye to his fellow officers' corruption and the crimes of the most significant gangster of the time, Al Capone."

Tags:Jim, Malone, corruption, crimes, Al, Capone, fabrication, evidence

Abstract
This paper provides a brief summary and analysis of the film, which is about the fight of the federal agents against Al Capone, the warlord who controls the illegal liquor market during the prohibition era. The confrontation between the good and the evil, highlights the corrupted nature of the police force and the influence of the gang lords and finally the triumph of the "Untouchables" .

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"At the outset of the film the viewers are presented with the prevailing situation in Chicago which has turned into a city at war due to the enforcement of prohibition laws. (Prohibiting liquor). The direction is top notch and De Palma has taken every care to ensure the effectiveness of each scene with suspense reeling out all the time. The music scores really well with nice undertones, which increase the thrill of the moment. The dexterity of the director is revealed even in the very first scene."

Tags:mafia, prohibition, alcohol, law, al, capone, movie

Abstract
Discusses criminal activity and policing during the 1920s and 1930s, law enforcement branches, the growth of organized crime, the American Mafia, and the activities of Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, and Dutch Schultz.

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" "The Roaring Twenties," - what a perfect aphorism. It was certainly roaring with music and dance, but it also was roaring with gangsters. In the aspect of gangsterism, the thirties were also ..."