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    Al Capone John Tozer The purpose of this short biography on Al Capone is that it relates greatly to the novel "The great Gatsby" because Al Capone is similar to Gatsby in many ways. The fact that both Gatsby and Al both resorted to crime to achieve their prosperity is greatly reminiscent of a growing materialness and desperateness in that age. Al Capone is a great representation of an individual who wanted to live the "American Dream" and put himself on the line

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    Personal Perception Of Organized Crime Paper Tatiana Cline CJA/384 December 1‚ 2014 Facilitator Hall Personal Perception Of Organized Crime Paper Statistic show that a majority of crimes committed in the United States are crimes of opportunity‚ passion‚ or convenience. Most crimes committed are for ones own selfish reasoning. These crimes are known as street crimes of unorganized crimecrimes like these are considered unpredictable and sporadic. These crimes are hard to solve because

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    Controlling Organized Crime CJA/384 SherrylRoten-West February 18‚ 2013 Controlling Organized Crime Many years ago people where able to move away from organized crime in order to keep their family safe‚ but today there is nowhere else to go. Organized crime is everywhere in the world and it is only getting worse. There is so much money and drug laundering‚ along with bank heist‚ robberies‚ and violence going on from the different organized crime groups that we do not know where organized crime starts

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    and discussion in regards to which method of approach would be best suited to target organized crime. Should law enforcement supplement traditional police enforcement with additional officers and prisons‚ or are new enforcement approaches required to combat organized crime? The shortfalls of traditional police enforcement will be discussed‚ as will the evaluation of new approaches for the regulation of organized crime. Topics of proactive measures‚ rather than reactive‚ will be addressed. Suggested

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    In 2005 Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko was awarded a John Newbery Honor. Set during the 1930’s‚ Matthew Flanagan‚ a twelve-year-old boy‚ must adjust to living on the same island as the Alcatraz Penitentiary. In addition to the challenges he faces as a result of his location‚ Matthew also deals an internal struggle. In Al Capone Does My Shirts‚ topics such as children with disabilities‚ maturing‚ strained relationships with parents arise. Matthew’s internal dilemma is what makes

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    My perceptions of Organized crime. To define organized crime organization and to understand the concept of organized crime organizations is to realize that they have been around for centuries and they have been documented through our American history and media sources. Organized crime organizations are a group of people who form an alliance to engage in illegal crimes within their communities

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    Personal Perception of Organized Crime In answering this question of what Angie’s personal perception of organized crime‚ it takes me back to the days of organized groups that united for financial gain‚ control over business‚ law enforcement‚ the public and anyone or anything that they could rule. Organized crime brings about change in a community‚ hurt‚ danger‚ and sometimes death. When thinking of organized crime it takes us back to the days of the Mafia. The days of Al Capone comes to mind more

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    similarities between the Gambino organized crime family and Al Qaeda terrorist groups the influences in the modern-day world have made the growth of these organizations possible. The technology available today has made it easier for international communication‚ cell phones‚ email and the internet expand reach into all corners of the world. The organized crime family can use this technology to arrange drug trafficking‚ from anywhere in the world to create large profits. Similarly‚ the Al Qaeda group also uses

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    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

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    Models of Organized Crime Executive Summary Fiona Williams CJA 384 February 03‚ 2014 Professor Edward Rafailovitc Models of Organized Crime Executive Summary In society‚ the foundation of criminal activity is the beginning of organized crime. The idea of organized crime is defined as “a criminal enterprise that is composed of a group of individuals with an identified hierarchy that engages in significant criminal activity” (FBI‚ 2014). The structure of organized crime consists of two major

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