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    Introduction: This paper explores white collar crime and elaborates on the types of organized crimes through the analysis of case studies. Furthermore, I will also discuss the differences and similarities between professional crime and organized crime. White collar crime is the use of deceptive acts to solely benefit oneself, often leaving many victimized. Within this paper, I explain which theories best clarify why individuals partake in these criminal behaviors, and preventative methods. In addition

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    2011). Organized crime and corruption are substantial impairments to both investments and financial growth, which has an estimated 60 billion dollars squandered yearly in unused public resources. Transnational organized crime has manifested because of globalization and the increasing financial interdependence, which have been the placated and steadying influences that have encouraged crime across the borders, places, individuals, and identifiable victims (Massari, 2001). Organized crime started

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    Introduction Russian organized crime in the United States is unique to traditional organized crime, specifically La Costa Notra, in several ways. These unique traits distinguish the abilities and operations of Russian organized crime. It is generally agreed by researchers and practitioners that Russian groups are generally less structured than Italian organized crime groups. Additionally, they have thrived by adapting to and exploiting technology. Many Russian organized crime members are highly educated

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    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. In order to fill the hole, organized crime families moved into

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    Organized crime was major thing during the 1920s. It was such a big deal Fitzgerald used real organized crime to help form ideas for his book. Organized crime is an illegal act that is committed by a criminal group or organization. During the whole novel of the great gatsby, Jay gatsby came into all of his money by being a party of organized crime. In the book, Fitzgerald refers to a man named Meyer Wolfsheim. This character was influenced by a real gangster, and in this book he symbolize the gangster

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    Throughout time organized crime has had a prolific impact on the United States and the world as a whole. Specifically in the 1930’s when prohibition was in effect and even after it was repealed. Their was one group that stood out in the midst of all the organized crime of the 1930’s. That group is called the Mafia. The Italian based criminal syndicate was one of the most powerful and influential groups when it came to organized crime in the 1930’s. Their numbers were vast and their powerful reputation

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    Organized crime didn’t really become a major problem until the Prohibition as that event was something that spurred people who wouldn’t have normally become someone that commits crimes. This was something that was not really a big problem before the 1920s as some of the bigger groups were more inclined with drug trafficking or getting their foot in the door of other ventures of things most people would most definitely not get into if not for anything other than the fear of risk. Now, the Mafia is

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    Enrollment in organized crime also saw a decline as people began to view the chaos that was occurring in gangs and as insular Italian-American neighborhoods, once a traditional recruiting ground for mobsters, underwent demographic shifts and became more assimilated into society at large. By the start of the 21st century, the American Mafia was a shadow of its former self. After the near destruction of the mafia in the 70s, it took a while for them to bounce back. For many years, organized

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    Organized Crime Group Analysis Team A CJA 384 Organized Crime Group Analysis In this paper it was asked of us as a team to give an in-depth historical analysis of an organized crime group. With this class being about organized crime one would think to write about mobsters, but we decided to think outside the box. Even though when thinking of organized crime the first thought is The Italian Mafia and groups of that sort, one has to remember that organized crime comes in many different forms

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    Provisions for & Definitions of “Organized Crime” CARLO CAVALIERE 100817631 OCTOBER 1ST 2014 Defining organized crime has proven to be a general difficulty throughout history. The belief of this paper is that definition is crucial, however, at the same time one should identify that within the scope of organized crime, definition has been quite subjective and controversial. The reason why it is important is because the exact way in which organized crime is defined goes a significant

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