CRIM 1410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Municipal Law, Participatory Democracy, Stamen
30 Jul 2018
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Types of crime: violence against women (week 12) Extent of violence against women: ipv and rape. Irish, jewish, italian: policy gambling, cocaine trade, why did syndicated crime flourish in cities at this time, government tried to control these groups when they were grouped together after immigrating here. If a group can get the government on your side, almost unstoppable: organized crime in modern age is an area where diverse ethnic and racial groups have pursued economic opportunities and the american dream. Explanations of organized crime: 3 models of organized crime (conflicting views, la cosa nostra, enterprise power, patron client, there is disagreement over levels of organization. Explanations of organized crime: enterprise-power syndicates: block: study of syndicates in ny, 1930-1950, remember: block finds no evidence national crime syndicate, 2 types of syndicates, enterprise syndicates. They would pay bonders that could help them get out of jail and bribed others.
