Question

What is organized crime? What typical activities are included in organized crime?

Answer 1

@katy1563

Answer 2

@Charles.305

Answer 3

An organized crime is any group having some manner of a formalized structure and whose primary objective is to obtain something through illegal activities. Gambling, copyright infringement, kidnapping, smuggling, etc.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

What is a public order crime? Give at least one example of a public order crime in your answer.

Answer 6

Crime which involves acts that interfere with the operations of society and the ability of people to function efficiently. Public drunk, Drug crimes, Prostitution, etc.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Why do you think society and the media focus on street crimes rather than white-collar crime given the financial costs of the latter?

Answer 9

@katy1563

Answer 10

Violence sells news, and everyone wants attention and to be the first person to break the headline. They want viewers and to promote business so the focus on violence.

Answer 11

Scholars have suggested several ways of better controlling organized crime than were discussed in the unit. If you were given the task of controlling organized crime, what would you choose to do (you can discuss some of the ideas from scholars or your own ideas)? Why do you think this would reduce organized crime?

Answer 12

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http://www.brookings.edu/research/articles/2012/08/drugs-crime-felbabbrown

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Answer 13

thnx :D and yes of course :D

Answer 14

no problem ;)