Controlling Organized Crime Paper
Controlling Organized Crime Paper
CJA/ 384
August 19, 2013
Controlling Organized Crime Paper
Organized crime is an issue that has existed for many years and continues to be on the rise especially with the technology that we have today. Well – known criminal organizations include; Italian Mafia, Russian Mobsters, Nuestra Familia, Mexican Mafia, The Hell’s Angels, The Bandidos, John Gotti, Al Capone, and so much more. One of the most famous criminal organizations are the Gambino Family in which John Gotti was said to be the “Godfather” of the family and was the most powerful criminal in America. That being said, this is just one group can you imagine how many others who operate in our neighborhoods and worldwide? These groups operate solely with one focus which is monetary gains. One question that has not been clear to us is, “How can organized crime be controlled?” In this paper, I will pinpoint problems and numerous relationships in which were established by criminal organizations. I will also give a description of legal limitations in which is associated with combating organized crime along with critique of major federal laws and strategies that support this effort.
Problems and Established Relationships
Organized crime has changed throughout the years and has become more difficult than before. According to FBI.gov (n.d.), “when you think of organized crime, you probably picture the Italian and Sicilian Mafioso of television and the silver screen. But in recent years, the face of organized crime has changed, and the threat is broader and more complex than ever.
Today, Organized crime includes: * Russian mobsters who fled to the U.S. in the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse; * Groups from African countries like Nigeria that engage in drug trafficking and financial scams; * Chinese tongs, Japanese Boryokudan, and other Asian crime rings; and * Enterprises based in Eastern European nations like Hungary and Romania.
All of these
CJA/ 384
August 19, 2013
Controlling Organized Crime Paper
Organized crime is an issue that has existed for many years and continues to be on the rise especially with the technology that we have today. Well – known criminal organizations include; Italian Mafia, Russian Mobsters, Nuestra Familia, Mexican Mafia, The Hell’s Angels, The Bandidos, John Gotti, Al Capone, and so much more. One of the most famous criminal organizations are the Gambino Family in which John Gotti was said to be the “Godfather” of the family and was the most powerful criminal in America. That being said, this is just one group can you imagine how many others who operate in our neighborhoods and worldwide? These groups operate solely with one focus which is monetary gains. One question that has not been clear to us is, “How can organized crime be controlled?” In this paper, I will pinpoint problems and numerous relationships in which were established by criminal organizations. I will also give a description of legal limitations in which is associated with combating organized crime along with critique of major federal laws and strategies that support this effort.
Problems and Established Relationships
Organized crime has changed throughout the years and has become more difficult than before. According to FBI.gov (n.d.), “when you think of organized crime, you probably picture the Italian and Sicilian Mafioso of television and the silver screen. But in recent years, the face of organized crime has changed, and the threat is broader and more complex than ever.
Today, Organized crime includes: * Russian mobsters who fled to the U.S. in the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse; * Groups from African countries like Nigeria that engage in drug trafficking and financial scams; * Chinese tongs, Japanese Boryokudan, and other Asian crime rings; and * Enterprises based in Eastern European nations like Hungary and Romania.
All of these
References: FBI.org (n.d.), Organized Crime, retrieved from; http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/organizedcrime/overview Lyman, M. D., & Potter, G. W. (2007). Organized crime (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall