SOC 0471 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Hierarchical Organization, Intergang
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Irish dominated the organized crime scene for the last two decades of the last century: controlled large cities, political machinery (such as industries of construction, trucking, public utilities, and the waterfront) 1920s: jews took over: controlled gambling and labor racketeering. New ethnic gangs usually rely of drug trafficking on their primary source of income. Mafia has been losing power but no new ethnic crime organization has yet to replace it (stuck in the second stage) (cid:862)a glo(cid:271)al perspe(cid:272)tive o(cid:374) orga(cid:374)ized (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e(cid:863) (4(cid:1005)(cid:1004)-411) Organized crime is a way for ambitious, poor youth to get rich. Hierarchical organization where lower class members are relatively obedient and loyal to their leaders. Triad in hong kong swear loyalty 36 times. Organized crime in russia is rife with distrust with people willing to sell out each other.
