CRJU 30923- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 64 pages long!)
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What is the definition of organized crime: there is a wide range of explaining the idea of organization related to crime; but across literature there are 3 major types of definitions, simple definitions, typological definitions, goal-oriented definitions. #2: typological definitions: three different types, vice operation. What is the problem: there are no good definitions of organized crime; they are all problematic, as a consequence, we look at value added modeling as a means to describe organized crime. The model identifies any given common phenomena characteristic which typify it; the more characteristics the more likely you are viewing organized crime. The more you see; the more likely it is that the phenomena actually rise to the level of. Sicily from italy: this created a strong sense of identity; they didn"t identify with italy, sicilians do not view themselves as italians; they see themselves as sicilians.
