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Organized Crime; Disordered Perceptions, 2002.
An introduction to the topic of organized crime, the stereotypical "Mafia" and what actually constitutes organized crime.
1,968 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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The paper takes a realistic look at the history, nature and social issues associated with organized crime, with a strong focus on the book "Organized Crime", by author and criminologist Howard Abadinsky. The paper examines the media's role in stereotyping the Mafia image of organized crime.
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"The nation?s views on organized crime appear to be divided into two camps: First are the media and some law enforcement officials who assert that organized crime is exclusively controlled by the Italian Mafia. The other side consists primarily of academics, scholars and law enforcement officials who argue that organized crime is comprised of various groups; not a single, predominantly Italian, crime organization."
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Organized Crime Goes International, 2001.
An analysis and examination of organized crime both in the United States and internationally, with specific reference to its history and characteristics.
2,500 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 22 sources, $ 75.95
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In this paper the author analyzes and examines organized crime. The history of organized crime in the United States is discussed; the distinguishing characteristics of organized crime groups are examined and reviewed; the tensions between federal, international, and state laws in fighting organized crime are discussed; the supply of illicit drugs into the United States is examined and finally, the paper concludes with recommendations for battling organized crime.
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?Organized crime poses severe threats to international and national security, particularly as the economy becomes increasingly global. Such threats present new conflicts that will require innovative strategies in the future. Cooperation among global organized crime groups has increased as restrictions have lessened between international borders.?
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Controlling Organized Crime, 2006.
This paper discusses the amount of time and resources it takes to battle organized crime.
2,179 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that the costs of fighting organized crime places a heavy burden on law enforcement resources. The writer notes that these costs include financial costs as well as costs in man hours and the law enforcement officer's time spent away from his/her family. The writer points out that organized crime began in Sicily in the 9th century and it has grown significantly since then and still is predominant in today's society. Further, the writer discusses that there are many law enforcement factions involved in battling organized crime, including the FBI and to the secret service.
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Introduction
Costs of Organized Crime on Law Enforcement Resources
Thesis
Controlling Organized Crime
Conclusion
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"Agents are eligible to retire after only just serving for 20 years. Therefore, not only does it cost to train new agents, but the government still maintains the pension of the retired agent plus free medical care. The fight against organized crime is costly in other ways, not just financial payrolls. There is the cost of an agent going undercover or deep undercover. In an undercover role, most investigations are a minimum of a 6 month assignment in order to make a solid case. This can be an extreme burden amongst those agents who have families. The undercover assignment of FBI Special Agent Joe Pistone who is credited with being able to penetrate deeply into the Bonnano crime family lasted approximately 6 years. It almost cost him his family because of the nature of the undercover assignment. Pistone was only able to maintain minimal contact with his family during this time because of how deep his cover went. He had to lead the life of a mobster. Since he now has a bounty on his head from the Mafia, he lives his life in the witness protection program. This can be an additional burden on a family because of constant moving and being unable to maintain contact with other family members. Pistone and his family most likely will have to live in the program for the rest of their lives due to the nature of how his investigation went."
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Combating Organized Crime, 2005.
A brief history of organized crime in America and a look at what can be done to fight Iit.
1,716 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper begins with a brief history of organized crime in America, explaining the two primary events that gave rise to organized crime and what conditions allowed it to flourish. The paper then presents a proposal for ways to combat organized crime, suggesting that it can be controlled by allocating sufficient resources (financial, personnel, peripheral support) to the FBI Organized Crime Task Force in each metropolitan area where organized crime groups are operating.
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Introduction
Thesis
Fiscal Responsibility
Community-Oriented Policing
RICO and Wiretapping Resources
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"World War I impacted the spread and organization of organized crime in two major ways. First, the immigrant push out of Europe following the devastation of the war meant the concentration of large numbers of immigrants in New York and other large American cities in the early twentieth century. In particular, such immigrants included people who affiliated themselves with the Sicilian Mafia, who would play a significant role in the development of organized crime in the 1920s (Dombrink, 1988). The second impact followed the decision by the United States Congress to pass the Volstead Act in 1920, which prohibited the manufacture or sale of alcohol in the United States (Calvi & Coleman, 1989)."
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Organized Crime, 2003.
An overview of what constitutes organized crime and how it should be dealt with.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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In today?s society, organized crime is glorified through books, television, and movies and gives the public a false sense of the seriousness of organized crime. This paper investigates the true dangers of organized crime and shows just how crucial it is for law enforcement agencies to police them correctly and efficiently. Unlike common street crime, the world of organized crime has a hierarchy or chain of command of criminals, so normal police tactics of simply arresting the perpetrator would not have a great effect. The paper shows that precious man hours are spent arresting only the low-level criminal while the more important heads have time to develop new crimes, increasing the power of their organization.
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"The Mafia is a secret criminal organization that wields great economic and political control over large segments of Sicilian society and operates both criminal and legitimate enterprises in the United States. It is believed to have originated during Sicily's late Middle Ages, beginning as separate bands of strong-arm enforcers hired by local landowners. It eventually evolved into a network of autonomous groups governing in rural areas, ruling a peasantry that received little effective government from a succession of distant, often foreign, royal rulers. Until recent years, despite the efforts of the Italian Fascists to destroy the organization in the 1920s and '30s, the Mafia flourished in the Sicilian countryside. When the Fascists fled Sicily during the Allied invasion of World War II, the Mafia, the only remaining governing structure, worked closely with U.S. forces. Today it dominates much of the business and industry in Sicily's cities (Davis 1993)."
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Organized Crime, 2007.
This paper discusses organized crime and looks at how it is portrayed on the screen.
783 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that popular culture portrayals of organized crime are sordidly romantic. The writer notes that stories of organized crime include titillating themes of betrayal, backstabbing, murder, and intrigue. Further, the writer points out that organized crime also depicts the triumph of the underdog: the would-be poor immigrant growing rich in spite of being hounded by the big bad cops. The writer concludes that organized crime can destroy families, communities, and larger social organizations and is rarely as romantic as it seems on the silver screen.
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"Movies like Goodfellas and television shows like The Sopranos are perfect examples of how organized crime is romanticized in pop culture. The bad guys don't seem so bad because they have families, friends, and a code of ethics. Even if their code of ethics is warped, audiences root for the gangsters because they earned our trust and sympathy. Based on pop culture definitions alone, I could define organized crime as a collective response to political, social, and economic injustice. Most television and film mob families are working class minority or immigrant groups. Their criminal activities help them achieve the American dream. They might break the law, but also help pour money back into their communities. In fact, organized crime syndicates take the law into their own hands when the establishment falls short. Cops in mafia movies are usually as corrupt as the gangsters."
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The Mafia and Organized Crime, 2004.
A look at the history of the Mafia and organized crime and the legacy left today.
2,678 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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This paper examines how the Mafia is alive and well today and how it has its roots in many developing American cities, although some believe its origins are in Italy. In particular, it looks at how Chicago has always been a major hub for this group and how, since organized crime is involved in drug trafficking and other illegal activities, it is still a major problem in America today. It discusses how, more and more, law enforcement appears to be less intimidated by these groups and how several mobsters have been tried and convicted for their crimes. The focus is on the approximately sixty-year period where crime families ruled Chicago, even though the Mafia's existence seems to have endured for decades before and since the period and location discussed.
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Introduction
The Existence of Organized Crime
Early History of Organized Crime in Chicago
Prohibition
Analysis of Organized Crime Causes and Effects
Conclusion
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"Some people question whether or not organized crime exists; yet, the existence of these groups is well documented and almost common knowledge. The speculation that the mafia is a myth and gangs, with their intricate organizations, do not really exist is most likely perpetuated by denials of the mob figures themselves. Sociologists study organized crime today and its existence is widespread. It exists all over the world. Today, the mob exists all over the United States as well as in other countries. The question is not whether or not the mob exists, but rather what are its causes and how did these groups surface in the first place?"
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Organized Crime, 2003.
An in depth discussion on Russian organized crime.
5,750 words (approx. 23.0 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 135.95
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This paper firstly discusses the state of organized crime in Russia, its spread around the world, barriers to prosecution and other related issues. It continues to trace the history of Russian organized crime, identifies the types of criminal activity and areas of business penetration achieved by the Russian Mafia. It also explores the movement of Russian organized crime to the United States and other nations. In conclusion, the author expands on the legal implications of prosecuting these criminals.
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"Organized crime is seen by Gennadii Khokhriakov as ranked second only after war in terms of the danger that it poses to society. Indeed the Ninth United Nations Conference on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of ..."
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Organized Crime, 2004.
An examination of organized crime in the United States.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper examines organized crime in the United States. It begins with the Prohibition in 1920 and extends to the present. It discusses the wide reach of organized crime. The author also expands on the concealed nature of organized crime.
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"Though surely variations of organized crime have existed in human societies throughout the ages if in the United States there was a galvanizing moment for organized crime that moment took place on January. On this day the states ratified the pivotal ..."
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Organized Crime Today, 2007.
This paper explores the challenges that organized crime presents law enforcement agencies today.
1,679 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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The writer provides an overview of organized crime in the past and how it is manifested today. The paper looks at drug deals that have become the dominant issue and discusses what law enforcement agencies across the nation are doing to combat organized crime. The paper explains that today law enforcement agencies have to contend with the technological abilities organized crime groups have to commit fraud and identity theft.
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Introduction
History
Then and Now
Today
Law Enforcement Efforts
Conclusion
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"A bank finds out that its largest account holder has been laundering money into international accounts for months. That bank may be the victim of organized crime. A drug deal out of Florida turns up 100 kilos of cocaine that was supposed to be shipped across America. This was most likely the work of organized crime. A businessman walking down the street is shot through the head with a single bullet, and police later discover he was preparing double sets of books for one of his accounting clients. This man may have been the victim of organized crime."
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African-American Organized Crime, 2005.
Traces the history of organized crime among the blacks in the United States.
3,689 words (approx. 14.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 102.95
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While stories of organized crime most often dwell on groups like the Mafia and Chinese Triad or Tongs, African-Americans also have a long history of organized crime. This paper examines what a history of these criminal networks teach us about the social, political, and economic challenges that face African-Americans today. It shows what is specific to African-American organized crime and how these networks differ from the criminal organizations of other racial and ethnic groups. The paper covers, amongst others, the game of Bolito, Harlem policy banks, Casper Holstein, Roland "Pops" Bartlett, Queenie and drug involvement.
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"Historically, many ardent supporters of illegal numbers gambling were in the African-American community. Over the decades, the illegal lotteries and numbers games were actually controlled by the La Cosa Nostra (LCN), and black operatives worked within the framework established by them. Today, that control has begun to diminish in some areas of New Jersey. In Camden County, for instance, one such African-American numbers group has been operating independently for several years under the control of Leonard A. Jones. This group also conducts its illegal gambling in parts of Gloucester and Burlington Counties and is estimated to net nearly $1 million dollars per year."
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Organized Crime, 2002.
A review of the theory behind organized crime and a history of American mafia families.
1,721 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper explores organized crime in America. As there are so many facets to this type of crime, the primary focus of this paper is on the traditional mob, which is the blueprint for the vast majority of organized crime in the United States today. The writer includes theories of organized crime and diagrams.
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"The history of organized crime in America is rooted in the ethnic gang wars of the eighteen hundreds. Early immigrants tended to band together as communities. Within these communities certain elements organized themselves into gangs. In some cases these gangs were a rag tag band of thieves, in others they were pimps. The criminal activities of these immigrant gangs ran the gambit, but one thing was certain: they fought fiercely for their territory. The roots of the modern Mob were based in an Italian group that called itself the Black Hand. This particular group preyed on immigrants by sending them extortion notes which threatened violence. Though this group was a loosely affiliated squad of extortionists at best, the concept that a criminal secret society was watching over the immigrant population was utterly terrifying to those who had just come to America."
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Organized Crime, 2003.
Discusses three individuals involved in organized crime.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 31.95
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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..."
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Bulgarian Organized Crime, 2006.
A discussion of the crisis of organized crime in Bulgaria.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 68.95
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This paper examines the rise of organized crime in Bulgaria in the wake of the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. The paper explains that, without a clear form of governance to take the place of communist rule, a massive power-vacuum flooded this region. The paper further discusses Bulgaria as a primary example of a nation whose identity today is very much clouded by a notable presence of organized crime at high levels of policy influence and governmental leadership, with these beneficiaries of the post-Cold War power-vacuum undermining democratic ambitions and social progress without fear of reprisal. As the nation seeks to enter the European Union and reap the economic benefits of globalizing trade, it is faced with the crucial and imposing responsibility of bringing order to a government, corporate structure, police force and populace. The paper then offers possible ways to resolve this crisis, such as creating effective police forces and properly equipped regulatory commissions to oversee corporate activity, as well as constitutional amendments to more firmly regulate the behaviors of private industries, banking, real estate development and utility provision, which so dramatically affect the collective living standards. Finally, the paper predicts that Bulgaria's entrance into the European Union will usher in a new era of corruption reform in Bulgaria, with economic vitality giving way to social, political and legal legitimacy and vice versa.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Media Perspective
Expert Perspective
Personal Stance
Conclusion
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"The story of post-Cold War de-evolution is uniform in its demonstration of the inherent danger in widespread economic disenfranchisement. Appendages of a collapsed state were left with little recourse but to establish underground networks of interdependent but self-interested enterprises, as Nikolov's work argues. The protection companies, credit enforcement groups, insurance operations and real estate development endeavors which became central to the Bulgarian mafia's growth all were trades made either necessary or superficially warranted by a sudden and catastrophic dissolution of state authority and the resultant breakdown of economic order."
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Organized Crime in Boston, 2008.
An analysis of the history and development of organized crime and the mafia in Boston.
1,995 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper discusses the history of organized crime in Boston. It particularly focuses on the connection between immigration and social connection to the mafia. It discusses the reasons why organized crime in the United States began and how it has developed over time. It shows how the mafia as its own cultural group provided a form of social acceptance for many individuals.
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"According to Lehr and O'Neill (2000) organized crime in Boston is quite active in modern society. The basis of the organized crime families has existed for decades, which causes continued generations of these families to maintain the family "business" (Lehr & O'Neill, 2000, p. 271). Lehr and O'Neill (2000) point out that although federal and state authorities have made numerous attempts at ending the operation of organized crime in Boston, the ability of the mafia families to recruit immigrants and the downtrodden in society into their organization will continue to support the functions of these groups (p. 271). This belief is significant because despite social attempts to prevent organized crime from existing, it is apparent that as long as there are definite separations in class because of ethnicity and culture, organized crime will continue to flourish."
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