As a society until one reaches a certain age we are exposed to on certain thoughts and ideas. We get these through television, celebrities, news and other social media that runs through our minds from a young age. We take these ideas and form opinions because what else are young people taught. It is not until you reach an interest or get properly educated that one can see the real truth behind many fake things on television, many things that are described wrong or inaccurate.
Organized Crime
Organized Crime was not defined to me before this class. At my age and upbringing we always call it gangs, or mafia or the mob. The reason behind this is because of the things that people read in the newspapers, and the shows that people watch on television. Myself personally …show more content…
The first thing that is a must and makes organized crime groups all in it for the same thing is the want of profit. These groups main goal is for the profit and this is what these groups are similar in that set. There are also other similarities within the groups in how they gain this money. They use violence as a common similarity in their way of gaining respect and access. These groups want and need in many cases to be feared and violence is used for those people who work against them, or sometimes their own who make mistakes. The last and most important similarity that I have learned about it the illegal activity that these group work in. To gain profit, and to keep gaining they work in many illegal ways. Not all of the organized crimes are all illegal, some have legit businesses and organizations along with illegal activity. This ranges anywhere from selling drugs, human trafficking, fraud and many other illegal activities. Organized crime groups work illegal ways and in many different ways. For the similarities though they do illegal work, use violence and are in it for the