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The Knapp Commission: Organized Crime and Police Corruption

lure police officers into its grip is disturbing to say the least. Police officers are in constant public contact and have ample ...

Russian Organized Crime

to the Russian Mafia are members of an organization that has "hundreds of gangs" and its membership numbers in the thousands (Meye...

Organized Crime

representatives has shrunk, and it is presumed that much of the activity is based on the east coast of the country (Grabianowske, ...

Yakuza, Triad, and Mafia History

1924, when Mussilini made an aggressive move to get rid of the Mafia in Italy, many more fled to the United States which increased...

Politics, Organized Crime, and a Reciprocal Influence

"union members were denied the right to go to federal court to challenge elections won by violence and fraud; only the Secretary o...

American Criminal Justice Policy and 'On the Waterfront'

Malden), the movie offers viewers a glimpse into the underworld dealings of crooked unions and the infiltration or organized crime...

Overview of Mobster Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano

1945 and was one of five children (Amoruso, 2002). His parents were not a part of organized crime; rather, they were hard working ...

Hell's Angels, An Overview

This research paper pertains to Hell's Angels, tracing the history of the motorcycle club, and describing its prevalence and invol...

Organized Crime Theories

but they are truly breaking the law. Many of them are murderers, but aside from such egregious crimes of murder and torture, organ...

The Evolution of Organized Crime

Our society functions in dependence on various physical and philosophical infrastructural features....

Organized Crime from the Personal Viewpoint

This paper explores some of the beliefs regarding these criminal organizations. Discussion Its probably fair to say that most peo...

Organized Crime and Drug Cartels

laundering and counterfeiting and even cybercrimes, all created to fund the organization (Dean, 2012). Drug cartels, like other ...

Decline of Organized Religion and American Social Problems

idea that crime is caused by a change in social norms. V. Conclusion All of these things have in common is that they are thi...

Stereotypes Involving Organized Crime and Italian Americans

crime as a malignant tumor on the face of society. After assessing the facts against what popular culture has had to say about th...

New York Mob Territory Setting for Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Back in the old country, the Sicilian Catholics had placed great significance upon supernatural messages and prophecies. When Mac...

Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas, Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather and Their Depiction of Crime and Punishment

He seems to have made up his mind at the very beginning of the saga. He has become a part of the military...

Israel and Organized Crime

In five pages this paper examines such topics as money laundering in a consideration of the Russian mafia and Israel's organized c...

Prohibition and the Growth of Organized Crime

It was during this time in the United States when Prohibition first opened the door for crime families to take over the illicit li...

Organized Crime in Japan and an Overview of the Yakuza

evolved from there. They wore unusual clothing and their haircuts were also odd (2001). They carried long swords, which were quite...

Life and Career of Gangster Lucky Luciano

In ten pages this research paper examines the life and organizational skills of 'organized crime' boss Lucky Luciano. Four source...

Rick Porrello's The History of the Cleveland Mafia

In 10 pages this memoir considers the author's family's organized crime activities during the Prohibition era. One source is cite...

Criminal Justice System and Organized Crime

international scope quite considerably since the spread of Internet communication. In addition, international travel has itself gr...

Human Trafficking and Organized Crime

(2) products (drugs, prostitution, gambling, loan-sharking, pornography) that have been outlawed " (Organized Crime, 2001). Tod...

American Prohibition and the Economic Boom of the 1920s

At the turn of the century, dry legislatures had been favoring womens suffrage and also allowed popular referenda in respect to wh...

South Philly Overview

(Learning Center/Philadelphia). However, shipbuilding still employed some 50,000 workers after World War II, but then began a pre...

Critically Examining America's Juvenile Gangs

also by engaging in certain activities or behavior patterns (1999). Also, gangs are universally loyal to their neighborhood, and ...

The Sopranos First Episode Analyzed

from the contrasts that are presented in every episode. Episode One The first episode of the first year of the series is an exce...

Organized Crime Activity and the Impact of the UN

these actions by the United Nations will help alleviate the numbers of smuggling activity going on across international borders. ...

Corruption and Police

has the profession of law enforcement. We, both individually and collectively, entrust our police officers with our security, wit...

Individual and Societal Effects of Organized Crime

corruption is seen as nothing more than the standard way of operating various government agencies. Most of the former Eastern Blo...