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    Criminology SOC 2336 August 6‚ 2008 Organized Crime and Media Glamorization The media has played a huge role in this "glamorization" or organized crime. The various organized criminal "families” particularly that of the Italian-American "Mafia"‚ which for some reason most Americans solely associate with the term "organized crime"‚ are organized differently. More so‚ they are able to engage in criminal enterprises far more advanced than the inner-city youth gangs. True‚ films like The Godfather

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    The existence of these criminals and many others like them‚ are many unanswered question about the cause and development of their criminal behavior and pointing out a theory. The alien conspiracy theory is most widely known organized crime of today. This includes the west coast area of Las Vegas‚ the Midwest with Chicago and Cleveland‚ and the east coast New York‚ and Boston. The alien conspiracy theory is blamed for outsiders and outside influence widespread of organized crime in the U.S. society

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    La Cosa Nostra and the Gambino Crime Family Jodiann K Gleason Southern New Hampshire University La Cosa Nostra (LCN) is an Italian/Sicilian organized crime or mafia family that performed illegal and corrupt activities in New York from the 1920’s and onward. Their activities started with prohibition and moved to include money laundering‚ gambling‚ loan sharking‚ extortion‚ labor and construction racketeering and a poultry monopoly just to name some of the major ones. Some would state

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    The Mafia was first developed in Sicily in feudal times to protect the estates of landlords who were out of town. The word Mafia‚ derived from the Sicilian word‚ Mafioso‚ means family. Today‚ Mafia is a name which describes a loose association of criminal groups. These groups can be bound together by blood‚ oath or sworn secrecy. Many people had considered the Sicilian Mafia as the most ruthless mobsters of the twentieth century. By the 1900‘s‚ the Mafia had become known as a network of criminal

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    Did you know in the 1920’s two hundred and twenty seven gangsters were killed in the space of four years in Chicago(Chamernik‚ Mike). The period of Prohibition was very important part of America’s history . During Prohibition there was the mafia and their notorious characters such as Al Capone and the young Federal Bureau of Investigation. In the 1920’s during the period of prohibition a new kind of Gangsters came about which specialized in illegally transportation and selling of alcohol. Prohibition

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    The Italian Sub-culture has been around since the 1800s after the Italians started emigrating to the United States of America for a chance to live the American Dream. This sub culture was dominated by the Italian Mafia and gangsters. During the Prohibition era these gangsters became increasingly popular and influenced America as well as the fashion of the 1920s fashion. The most notorious gangster of this time was Al Capone‚ infamously known for his style as well as the Valentines Day massacre.

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    According to the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation there were 24 active Mafia families living in the United States in 2004 (New Jersey‚ 2004). Thomas Milhorn (2004)‚ reported that the Mafia was active in 26 cities across the United States during the same year. The Italian crime families are set up in 15 states across America. The crime families are set up in similar Hierarchical structure consisting of a boss‚ under boss‚ consigliere‚ caporegime‚ soldiers‚ and associates. The boss is

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    Ukraine‚ Moldova‚ Georgia‚ Armenia‚ Azerbaijan‚ Kazakhstan‚ Turkmenistan‚ Uzbekistan‚ Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The form of the government was Communist Dictatorship. The Russian Federation was founded in 1992. It covers an area of 16‚377‚742sq km and has a population of 138‚739‚892 residents. The capital of the Russian Federation is Moscow and the form of the government is Federal Semi-presidential Republic. HRM policies under the strong Soviet ideology As a state with a very strong communistic

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    a man named Roger Thornhill going through his normal routine after work and meets up with his friends. As he is with his friends‚ two Russian agents mistake him for an American agent and capture him. He is taken to their boss and is asked questions that he obviously does not know. The boss‚ who is going by a different name‚ orders him to be killed. The Russians get him drunk so it appears that he committed suicide by driving off a cliff. Thornhill regains some of his soberness‚ and avoids the

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    The main goal of this report is to figure out the differences between Russian and Spanish culture. Given countries will undergo the thorough analysis of the main peculiarities and features of their cultures. Moreover‚ in order to get deeper understanding of the matter we adapt our professional skills to the cultures and working style of the countries in question. As an example of this we will analyze these cultures using a cultural framework of Trompenaars. First of all‚ in order to trace a

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