Page 398 © Jones and Bartlett Publishers. NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION CHAPTER 15 OBJECTIVES Explain the similarities between organized crime and legitimate business enterprises. Identify different categories of white-collar crimes. Describe the characteristics of organized crime groups in the United States. Explain white-collar crimes with historic and present examples. Recognize the difficulties in using current criminological theories to explain white-collar criminals
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Arms trafficking‚ also known as gunrunning is the illegal transporting of firearms from one state‚ or country to another. Organized crime groups buy and sell weapons such as heavy machine guns‚ hand-held guns‚ recilles rifles and grenades to name a few to other groups for large profits. Arms’ trafficking is a multi-billion dollar business. 87% of firearms recovered from Mexico were traced back to the US over the last five years and is said to be responsible for fueling Mexico’s drug violence according
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to make a living during the prohibition era. Tom also cares about his family. He does not get along with his brother very much‚ but he does try to take care of his mom and be there for her. In my opinion‚ Tom is a guy who got lost in the world of crime‚ but his intentions were to make a decent living and take care of those around him. I would say he is a hero‚ but does things in the “wrong” way. It reminds me of the common issue of ethics regarding if it would be wrong to steal bread to feed your
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Italian-American Mafia is a secret criminal society without a formal name. Its members usually refer to it as Cosa Nostra (Italian pronunciation: [kɔza nɔstra]‚ Italian for "our thing"). The press has also coined the name "National Crime Syndicate" to refer to the entirety of U.S. organized crime‚ including the Mafia. The Mafia emerged in New York’s Lower East Side‚ other areas of the East Coast of the United States‚ and several other major metropolitan areas (such as New Orleans[1]) during the late 19th century
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there was a "similarly conceived criminal organization in the United States" (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mafia). There is no denying that the face of organized crime has changed throughout history. In spite of these changes‚ ideas about family and loyalty have remained a relentless aspect of the culture of organized crime. By illustrating American derivations of the Italian Mafia‚ such as The Sopranos and The Godfather‚ we will explore the ways in which customary perspectives of the
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What is crime? Crime is the conduct that is in violation of the criminal laws of state‚ federal government‚ and local jurisdiction. In normal terms‚ breaking anything that the people who make laws finds to be wrong and immoral. Crime nowadays can be pretty much anything. There are so many different items and actions that society and lawmakers are making illegal. The criminal justice system has been established to control these crimes and to protect those of us that are victims and to punish those
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Motorcycle Clubs and Organized Crime There are different types of gangs; this paper will explore the origin of outlaw motorcycle gangs. I will explore the history of the motorcycle‚ origin of outlaw motorcycle gangs‚ their bureaucratic structure‚ illegal activities and involvement in organized crime. The four major biker gangs that exist within the United States and those that have expanded internationally will be discussed. Let’s start with a little history lesson. The
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theories of youth crime This essay will discuss the understanding of the sociological and psychological factors of youth crime. It will be agreeing and disagreeing in the above statement Youth crime is also known as juvenile delinquency‚ juvenile delinquency refers to criminal acts performed by juveniles. Most legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles‚ such as juvenile detention centres. There are a multitude of different theories on the cause of crime‚ most if not all
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Transnational Crime Comparative Criminal Justice Systems Introduction: Transnational crime is a growing problem. Transnational crime is defined as “self-perpetuating associations of individuals who operate transnational for the purpose of obtaining power‚ influence‚ monetary and/or commercial gains‚ wholly or in part by illegal means‚ while protecting their activities through a pattern of corruption and/ or violence‚ or while protecting their illegal activities through a transnational structure
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Computer crime Computer crime‚ or cybercrime‚ refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network‚ where the computers may or may not have played an instrumental part in the commission of a crime.[1] Netcrime refers‚ more precisely‚ to criminal exploitation of the Internet.[2] Issues surrounding this type of crime have become high-profile‚ particularly those surrounding hacking‚ copyright infringement‚ child pornography‚ and child grooming. There are also problems of privacy when confidential
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