Controlling Organized Crime
Controlling Organized Crime
Introduction
Organized crime has been a huge issue in the Unites States for many years. The Mafia was one of the first well known organized crime group. The Mafia was a very powerful organized crime group that has been in existed since the 1970’s. The Mafia is not the only organized crime group; there are many other organized crime groups that mimicked the structure of the Mafia. These organized crime groups operate solely for monetary gain. These groups operate worldwide and some operate in your own neighborhoods. The question now, is how can organized crime be controlled? This paper will identify problems presented and the various relationships established by organize crime. It will also describe the legal limitations associated with combating organized crime, including a critique of major federal laws and strategies that support this effort.
Organized crime can be defined as crime committed on a national or international scale by a criminal association; also, the associations themselves. Such associations engage in offenses such as cargo theft, fraud, robbery, kidnapping for ransom, and the demanding of "protection" payments. Their principal source of income derives from the supply of illegal goods and services for which there is continuous public demand, such as drugs, prostitution, "loan-sharking" (i.e., the lending of money at extremely high interest rates), and gambling (Britannica Encyclopedia). Organized crime is the unlawful activity performed by groups or criminal organizations of people for monetary gain. These groups may sell illegal drugs, have illegal prostitution rings, and gain money from financial scams. When people think of organized crime, they usually relate that to the mafia. Mafia was a term used to describe a number of criminal organizations all around the world. Some terrorist organizations can even be considered an organized crime group.
The problem that organized crime has brought to
Introduction
Organized crime has been a huge issue in the Unites States for many years. The Mafia was one of the first well known organized crime group. The Mafia was a very powerful organized crime group that has been in existed since the 1970’s. The Mafia is not the only organized crime group; there are many other organized crime groups that mimicked the structure of the Mafia. These organized crime groups operate solely for monetary gain. These groups operate worldwide and some operate in your own neighborhoods. The question now, is how can organized crime be controlled? This paper will identify problems presented and the various relationships established by organize crime. It will also describe the legal limitations associated with combating organized crime, including a critique of major federal laws and strategies that support this effort.
Organized crime can be defined as crime committed on a national or international scale by a criminal association; also, the associations themselves. Such associations engage in offenses such as cargo theft, fraud, robbery, kidnapping for ransom, and the demanding of "protection" payments. Their principal source of income derives from the supply of illegal goods and services for which there is continuous public demand, such as drugs, prostitution, "loan-sharking" (i.e., the lending of money at extremely high interest rates), and gambling (Britannica Encyclopedia). Organized crime is the unlawful activity performed by groups or criminal organizations of people for monetary gain. These groups may sell illegal drugs, have illegal prostitution rings, and gain money from financial scams. When people think of organized crime, they usually relate that to the mafia. Mafia was a term used to describe a number of criminal organizations all around the world. Some terrorist organizations can even be considered an organized crime group.
The problem that organized crime has brought to
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