Arguments Against Organized Crime

Social Institutions are groups of people who have come together for a common purpose. These institutions have formed a common bond. They have done research and have concluded by joining they can achieve more. Some of the social institutions in the local community are the Boys and Girls Clubs, the Cub Scouts, the Girl Scouts. There are generally five different types of social institutions. They are political, educational, religious, economic, and family. Each is filled with members of a common goal. Organized crime organizations have adopted the philosophy of social institutions. They

Pocahontas’ story has been changed throughout history. Her story has been subverted because people wanted to make it more interesting so that they could make more money and fame of off it. Townsend explains the choices that Pocahontas and her father made as well as the trajectory of her life by using other people’s accounts of her and how they perceived her. There were no documents recorded from Pocahontas.

3. Characterize the initiation ritual. How do you think it compares to the “real” ritual – if such a ritual exists?

Everyone wants to see the world and experience new things in different places. Travels with Charley creates a wonderful story of John Steinbeck’s experience of traveling America. The first passage of Travels with Charley creates a wonderfully laid out idea of what the rest of the book will be about and how it will be written.

“In the hands of an impaired driver, a vehicle becomes a murderous weapon.” ( ) Everyone can think of someone who has driven impaired, or even maybe you have done it yourself. The fact that one can think of someone who has driven impaired is a problem. Too many people are getting behind the wheel after drinking, smoking; or are not paying attention while they drive. Impaired driving continues to a problem although strides have been made to make a difference. There are many different types of impaired driving, each that have their own consequences. These types, and consequences will be explored in this essay.

Lyman and Potter (2007) stated, "The legitimate market's failure to serve sizable consumer populations is responsible for the existence of most vice operations. As a consequence, organized crime capitalizes on market voids and profits from services to these consumers.” Organized crime preys on the moral issues and laws preventing citizens from enjoying that which they desire to have. Therefore, there is a marketable opportunity for businesses, such as prostitution, drugs, and gambling. These illegal businesses may be taking place next door, or in back of, a legitimate business so they appear to be legitimate also. Many times law enforcement officers may know they are there but look the other way. The boss has developed a relationship with someone in government that will order protection and cover for these illegal businesses.

The social control theory asserts that an individual, who is involved with a community and has strong family relations, will be less likely to engage in illegal activity than those who do not. If an individual is capable of establishing a positive link with community members, becomes involved and participates in community programs, such as youth, elderly, religious-spiritual, and anti-crime, the individual will most likely refrain from engaging in criminal activity. He or she will consider the consequences of a criminal act prior to committing the act (Psychological Glossary, 2010).

Law enforcement authorities have identified varying levels of organization and sophistication among these criminal networks, ranging from professional organizations with an identifiable structure to loosely aligned criminal networks and amateur criminals who periodically assist in criminal activities. The professional groups generally have an established allegiance to a leader and follow a criminal code. Prior to passage of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, the investigation and prosecution of organized criminal groups had not been conducted in a coordinated manner. Congress passed RICO with the specific intent of combating the infiltration of organized crime into legitimate businesses. Providing a wide range of criminal and civil sanctions to control organized criminal activities, prosecutors employ RICO to imprison heads of crime

Until I was about sixteen, I had an adamant certainty that my education would end with taking the LSAT and eventually practicing law. At a young age, I remember my parents telling me that I would make a great lawyer. My mother was the one who really tried to fixate me on that path. Every take your child to work day, I would find myself in a small conference room or courtroom watching as lawyers deliberated and reached a consensus about the topic at hand. My mother would take every opportunity that she had to introduce me to lawyers and judges that she worked with. No, she wasn’t a lawyer; my mother was a court reporter. She would take down everything that the attorneys, judges, and witnesses would say in order to have a transcription of what

Have you realized your next door neighbor who has worked their whole life for almost no salary is now living strangely comfortably? Or have you heard about sudden murders or robberies on the news? That’s probably because our 18th Amendment of Prohibition and the new concept of organized crime has arised. As we find out about this tactless business, we realize the awful effects it has been having on our society. What exactly is going on? Has it happened to you? Have you seen unlawful activity?

After carefully conducting research to find information about theoretical perspectives, I have found many articles that carry well noted information about each perspective; however there is one research paper that presented really good information. I have seen that many of us have only found 3 theoretical perspectives, but this research paper that I found have 4 perspective in full disclosure. After spending time dissecting the information, I came to conclusion that the Psychological theory gives a much better comprehensive approach when it comes to explain crime.

There is many controversies about organized crime, and no actual set definition, which makes labeling organized crime difficult. However, the traits that are within these groups help point towards the fact that they are, in fact, part of organized crime. And hopefully we will one day have a confirmed definition or the true meaning of organized crime, which will make categorizing easier.

The UCR utilizes the hierarchy rule that implies that when multiple crimes are linked to one offender within the same reporting year, only the most serious crime is counted. The UCR also uses another category termed clearance rate, this category highlights number of cases solved based on arrests, usually some cases where there are suspects but cannot be cleared for one reason or another when suspect flees the country, commits suicide, dies, or is convicted in another jurisdiction.

Organized crime is a group of highly organized criminals who deal in illegal activity for profit around the globe. Organized crime is an international threat to the economic security of the United States and is a top priority for the FBI. The crimes that are committed by this organization can include human trafficking, dealing in stolen firearms and trafficking narcotics all to gain power, influence and monetary gains.

1) So called “white collar” or “occupational” crime seems to be receiving more attention than ever these days, which is more of an indictment of its lax enforcement historically than of any indication of a truly reformed modern stance. What is meant is that this particular type of crime is so engrained into our culture that the famed Sociologist Edwin Sutherland estimates that fully 90% of our top seventy companies are “habitually criminal” in their actions (Schmalleger 404). Yet only recently has there been thought to the effect that these types of crime do serious harm to our society and should be punished accordingly. “White collar” crime is an umbrella label that can span the types of crimes committed by a large corporation against the public, like price fixing, anti-trust violations, defrauding of the public (Enron would be a good example of this), and other actions in violation of regulatory controls. The term can also be applied to more individual type crimes including embezzlement, insider trading, cronyism (the idea of sweetheart contracts (Lecture Notes 4/9)), as well as tax evasion.