Social Organized Crime Perspective
In order to understand some of the possible reasons behind criminals’ actions, research is done to find answers. Comparing criminal organizations to that of a … Read more
Organized Crime
Was Jack Ruby Involved with Organized Crime?
Since President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in November of 1963 in Dallas, Texas, the assassination has been the source of … Read more
Does Organized Crime Exist in Las Vegas?
As a regular writer of Las Vegas articles, I am often asked if I believe that there is still a connection between organized crime and … Read more
Brief History of the Mafia and Organized Crime
Organized crime has deep roots in time. The Italian mafia was founded in Italy in the 1800’s, originally as a group of resistance fighters. Their … Read more
Prohibition and the Mob
In 1920 the 18th Amendment went into effect outlawing the production and sale of intoxicating alcohol; however, what most Americans did not realize was that … Read more
Controlling Organized Crime
Throughout this document numerous characteristics of criminal organizations will be covered. Theories, such as the alien conspiracy, social control, differential association, and strain and anomie … Read more
The Evolution of Organized Crime in the United States: African American and New Immigrant Mobs
In The New Ethnic Mobs: The Changing Face of Organized Crime in America, William Kleinknecht discusses organized crime and the impact of Asian, Russian, Hispanic … Read more
Sicilian Women Trade in Their Aprons for Murder Weapons
The Sicilian mafia once painted a portrait of their women; their wives, mothers, sisters and daughters, as sweet innocent objects who stand behind their Mafioso … Read more
Prison Gangs: The Aryan Brotherhood
The Aryan Brotherhood is a racially based biker gang which began to spread hatred in 1967, originating in San Quentin Prison in California. The Aryan … Read more
A Winter Afternoon at Mount Airy Casino in the Poconos
An insistent opposition has dogged the development of a slots machine casino at the former Mount Airy Lodge in Mount Pocono, PA. Among the residents … Read more