SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Victimless Crime, Homicide, Contract Killing
16 Jan 2017
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Illegal activity conducted by individuals or groups acting in association with one another. Typically involves: extortion, fraud, theft, smuggling, or the same of illegal products. Well established businesses can be a front for organized crime. Piracy is among the earliest examples of organized crime (c. 1200-146 bce) From the 8th century, the vikings of scandinavia were known to practice piracy throughout france, scotland, england, and ireland. Most famous examples: occurred during the 1600s: stereotypical halloween pirates emerged: steal from ships that carried goods to and from colonies to the new world. Any group having a corporate structure whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activities often surviving on fear and corruption (interpol. Robbery and smuggling of precious and antique goods. Infiltration and control of private and commercial banks. Involved in crimes ranging from cigarette smuggling to illegal gambling to other types of criminal activities. Examples: indian posse, redd alert, alberta warriors, and native syndicate (large aboriginal crime groups)
