Sociology 3364F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Robert De Niro, Vito Corleone, Fredo Corleone
20 Apr 2016
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10% illicit trade: underground/hidden economy/black market (illegal service) Money laundering: 2 to 5% of world gdp. Profits on human misery & suffering: human trafficking. Undermines economic development: mob control of garbage industry ex: mob once controlled the garbage industry in new york. ** prof won"t ask statistics or date questions unless mentioned like: > 10 % of the world is illicit trade. * links posted aren"t testable unless notified by prof! There are a multitude of definitions of organized crime. Based in either law enforcement, political or academic agendas. There is no single accepted definition of organized crime. 3 things: no single accepted definition of organization of crime, law enforcement have not been able to agree on a single definition, definitions are problematic! Law enforcement have not been able to agree on a single definition. Any structured criminal group that comes together to further its unlawful activities.
