Organized Crime In The United States

Adrian Cobb Cobb 1 Coach Croley AP Language/Composition 6 March 2015 Period: 5 Organized Crime and its Influences Organized crime became extremely popular in the 1920s with the prohibition of alcohol; it prompted would-be gangsters to begin illegally making it and smuggling it. The Volstead Act enforced the ban on importing, sale, and production of alcohol which opened up money possibilities for gangsters. It became not only a source of money for the mob bosses, etc. but for politicians and other authority figures through bribes, blackmails, and so on. Society changed for the better and worse – better after years that this occurred and it was combat, but worse for the people of the society that had nothing to do with the mob’s dealings, etc.

Unfortunately, I’m unable to determine which gang or narco-terrorist is the most notorious because they are all on totally different levels. For example, the street gangs such as the Bloods and Crips are terrorizing neighborhoods and they are mostly seen in low-income areas. These gangs tend to recruit at an early age such as teens who are looking for a family environment, have been bullied or a for income. The gangs are known for selling drugs, sex, and many crimes more so against each other. They are both very territorial which means that are certain areas of their neighborhoods that claim to own and they even mark their territory with colors such as red that is mostly known by Bloods and blue that are mostly worn by Crips. For any individual

Organized Crime The 1920’s in America was a change from the past; soldiers were coming home, innovation was everywhere, and life was changing. Due to all these positive changes, this time in America’s history is known as the Roaring Twenties. Unfortunately, the Roaring Twenties had an ugly side. With the Eighteenth Amendment ratified, a ban on the production and distribution of liquor, it left a hole in a popular and booming industry.

Organized crime today differs a lot from the past. For example, during the 1920’s organized crime was primarily a domestic concern and today it is a transnational concern. Before, organized crime was all about having power and looking up for their location and rarely never go beyond there. Today they are just everywhere, per say one group can be in multiple locations at the same time. Today is all about money and controlling licit and illicit enterprises. This new form of organized crime started during the 1970’s and forward, this changed was due to the new era of globalized world, soft borders, and the revolution of technology. All of this opened the doors to a creative and powerful transnational organized crime. How this all started anyways?

Present Day Gangs - Many American gangs began, and still exist, in urban areas. In many cases, national street gangs originated in major cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and Miami, and they later migrated to other American cities such as Atlanta, Cleveland, Nashville, Dallas, Memphis, New Orleans, Orlando, Detroit and Houston. (Wikipedia) There are some 33,000 violent street gangs, motorcycle gangs, and prison gangs and about 1.4 million members are criminally active in the United States today. Many of these gangs are sophisticated and very well organized. They all use violence to control their neighborhoods and to support their illegal activities. Their activities include robbery, gun and drug trafficking, fraud, extortion, and some prostitution rings. Gangs are responsible for 48 percent of the violent crimes in some areas and up to 90 percent in other areas. There are many prison gangs that are very racially motivated. Some gangs such as the Folk Nation and People Nation originated in the

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

Organized crime in Canada can be identified as a multi-layered issue throughout the country. Posing a significant threat to the safety of Canadian citizens, it would prove beneficial to seek further information on crime networks in relation to how and why organized crime networks occur and how they can be/are being controlled. Illegal acts such as human trafficking, drug trafficking, prostitution and theft undoubtedly catalyze adverse effects on the communities in which they operate in and around, and should therefore be analyzed more in depth in an effort to keep Canadians safe. This paper will be discussing the description and function of organized crime networks in Canada, as well as how these networks relate to street gangs, drug trafficking

Gangs and Organized Crime in the United States is on the rise. With the increase in turf wars, position and the financial gains, gang wars and Organized Crime are linked together in many ways. Within this paper, I will show how they are all tied together in. The M-13’s are the largest reported gang controlling large areas of our states. However, the largest area to which the MS-13’s control is within our own capital, Washington D.C. Their leaders rule all the gangs from inside El Salvador. I will discuss other gangs, and their ties into Organized Crime.

The 1950’s were a time of hope and prosperity. It was also the time where petty crime was minimum and organized crime was exposed. The Mafia, a well known organized crime organization was officially recognized, and operated in the nation by the government when a U.S. Senate committee led by Democrat Estes Kefauver of Tennessee. The FBI then took steps during this decade to investigate, and expose the major figures in the Mafia. Mafia bosses were brought to court and sentences from their after.

The topic of this paper is gangsters in organized crime can either work alone or work with other gangsters. When people commit crimes with other criminals, their personal ties to each other become strong when there is especially trust or there could be no trust, however, those ties can become strong at some point.

During the 19th century there were various issues that were occurring that launched an epidemic of organized crime, in the United States problems with organized crime were mainly seen in a social, political and cultural spectrum.

Welcome to the 1920s a truly new era. Automobiles were becoming affordable to the average American the Great War had ended and the nation was heading into a time of prosperity and temperance. On January 16th 1920 the production transportation and sale of intoxication liquors was made illegal. The nation was dry, at least that’s what the country wanted. In reality the nation was about to be flooded with alcohol. This is when organized crime really starts to develop in the United States. In this paper we will cover a few notorious players including Al Capone, Charlie “Lucky” Luciano, Myer Lansky, and briefly Enoch Johnson. We will follow their lives from birth until their fate be it death imprisonment or the departure from organized crime. Along the way we will meet other key players including Johnny Torrio, Dean O’Banion, James “Big Jim” Colosimo, Salvatore Marizano, and many more. So without further ado lets get started!

Sociological significance of the relationship between organized crime and politics in the US The Money and the Power is the outcome of five years of study by award-winning investigative journalists Sally Denton and Roger Morris into the founders, finances as well as unholy associations that transformed a dusty desert crossroads into the de facto capital of criminal America. Starting with the city’s mobster godfathers, Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky and their on-site representatives and followers like Texas thug Benny Binion, Denton and Morris expose amazing relationships between organized crime and revered Nevada and national political figures like Pat McCarran, Robert Laxalt, Papa Joe, Jack and Robert Kennedy, Arizona’s Goldwater family, and Richard Nixon. However, according to the authors, the sticky-sweet entice and infectious corruption of Las Vegas doesn’t end with underground political influence. Money laundering and defrauds of truly marathon proportions concerning the CIA, illegal drug cartels, Mormon bankers, the unions, Howard Hughes, substandard political burgles and apparently failed political assassinations round out an account of current U. S. history that is forthrightly awful in its implications. Denton and Morris indicate to explain that Las Vegas is both the symbol and the fruit of a new American order, a means of life that admits, supports and uses misapprehensions, diversion, disgraceful shams and the pessimistic operation of a people by their

In conclusion, organized crime and street gangs are unfavourable to society, although organize crime is more detrimental to society and the economy. Organized crime is one of the main reasons why taxes keep rising. The cost for law enforcement and the judicial system is an expensive cost for the government, they have no choice to raise taxes for the law-abiding citizens. As street gangs, are more violent and more aggressive, this group only affects certain citizens, but not the entirety of society. Street gangs have minor involvement towards the economy, as organized crime influences the economy in a tremendous manner. As criminals become more intelligent their strategies and tactics continue to be successful. With the popularity of technology,

Many of the groups involved in Organized Crime, have originated from other countries that migrated and set up shop within the U.S and other countries. Italian Mafias like La Cosa Nostros and the Camora has more than 3,000 members and affiliates in the U.S., scattered mostly throughout the major cities in the Northeast, the Midwest, California, and the South. It is estimated that the four groups have approximately 25,000 members total, with 250,000 affiliates in Canada, South America, Australia, and parts of Europe. They are also known to collaborate with other international organized crime groups from all over the world.