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Organized crime or criminal organizations is a transnational grouping of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals for the purpose of engaging in illegal activity, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. The Organized Crime Control Act (U.S., 1970) defines organized crime as "The unlawful activities of [...] a highly organized, disciplined association [...]". Mafia is a term used to describe a number of criminal organizations around the world. The first organization to bear the label was the Sicilian Mafia based in Italy, known to its members as Cosa Nostra. In the United States, "the Mafia" generally refers to the American Mafia. Other powerful organizations described as mafias include the Russian Mafia, the Chinese Triads, the Albanian Mafia, Bosnian mafia, the Irish Mob, the Japanese Yakuza, the Neapolitan Camorra, the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta, the Indian Mafia, the Unione Corse, Serbian Mafia, and the Bulgarian mafia. There are also a number of localized mafia organizations around the world bearing no link to any specific racial background. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist organizations, are politically motivated (see VNSA). Gangs may become "disciplined" enough to be considered "organized". An organized gang or criminal set can also be referred to as a mob. The act of engaging in criminal activity as a structured group is referred to in the United States as racketeering. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What are significant topics to cover reguarding Organized Crime in the 1920s? Q. I have to do a report on Organized Crime in the 1920s, and want to make sure I am as thorough as possible. If there are major organizations or facts I should cover, please list them, or sites where I could get more information. I'm not very familiar with this topic, so would appreciate any help I got. I also have to do a visual of some sort on it. If you have any ideas of what visual I could do, I would appreciate it greatly. Thanks a lot. Asked by SoulReaper818 - Fri Jan 26 00:13:58 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. There were three major businesses involving organized crime in the 20's involving the mob 1) Bootlegging 2)Prostitution 3)Gambling to find facts about these things I recommend looking up some of the key players in the game at the time. Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, and The Purple Gang (Detroit) and if your looking for n on-mob members for bootlegging look up Joseph Kennedy. Answered by murduk0420 - Fri Jan 26 00:25:31 2007 what is the different between white collar and organized crime? Q. this is all i know that white collar is profit off of legitimate businesses in a nonviolent way, while organized crime seeks profits through illegal businesses and frequently employs physical intimidation and violence. Between those two which one seems to best predict why someone would engage in these behaviors? Asked by Ant - Tue Nov 10 20:44:55 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. White collar criminals have much better lawyers. Thats about it, really. Answered by Quirk - Tue Nov 10 20:49:29 2009 social norms that are required in an organized crime group?
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