Organized crime
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| + | "[[African-American organized crime|Black organized crime]] is a frequent topic in [[Hip hop music|rap]] and hip-hop music, particularly in the subgenres of [[gangsta rap]]. It has also been a topos in the [[blaxploitation]] film genre."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| + | "The [[American Mafia]] is a [[Organized crime |secret criminal society]] and has been used in numerous books, films, and television series including ''[[The Godfather]]'', ''[[Goodfellas]]'', and ''[[The Sopranos]]''."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| - | '''Organized crime''' or ''''criminal organizations''' are groups or operations run by [[crime|criminal]]s, most commonly for the purpose of generating a [[money|monetary]] [[profit]]. | ||
| - | ==Typical activities== | ||
| - | Organized crime theft and fraud activities often victimize businesses, by [[carjacking|hijacking]] cargo trucks, [[robbery|robbing]] goods, committing [[bankruptcy]] [[fraud]] (also known as "bust-out"), [[insurance fraud]] or stock fraud ([[inside trading]]). Organized crime groups also victimize individuals by [[car theft]] (either for dismantling at "[[Chop shop]]s" or for export), [[burglary]], [[credit card fraud]], and stock fraud ("[[pump and dump]]" scam). Some organized crime groups defraud national, state, or local governments by [[bid rigging|bid-rigging]] public projects, [[counterfeiting]] money, [[smuggling]] or manufacturing untaxed [[alcoholic beverage|alcohol]] (bootlegging) or [[cigarettes]] (buttlegging), and providing immigrant workers to avoid taxes. | ||
| - | Organized crime groups also provide a range of illegal services and goods, such as [[loansharking]] of money at very high interest rates, [[bookmaking]] and [[gambling]], [[prostitution]], [[drug trafficking]], [[gunrunning]], providing [[hitman|murder for hire]], illegal dumping of [[toxic waste]], [[people smuggling]] and [[trafficking in human beings]] . Organized crime groups also do a range of business and labor racketeering activities, such as [[casino]] skimming, [[Insider trading]], setting up monopolies in industries such as garbage collecting and cement pouring, [[bid rigging]], getting "no-show" and "no-work" jobs, using non-union labor and pocketing the wage difference, [[money laundering]], [[political corruption]], and [[bullying]]. | + | '''Organized crime''' is a category of [[transnational organized crime|transnational]], national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by [[criminals]] to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for [[profit (economics)|profit]]. Some criminal organizations, such as [[terrorism|terrorist group]]s, are politically motivated. Sometimes criminal organizations force people to do business with them, such as when a gang extorts money from shopkeepers for "[[Protection racket|protection]]". [[Gang]]s may often be deemed organized crime groups or, under stricter definitions of organized crime, may become disciplined enough to be considered ''organized''. A '''criminal organization''' or gang can also be referred to as a '''[[mafia]]''', '''[[mob]]''', '''[[ring]]''', or '''[[syndicate]]'''; the network, subculture, and community of criminals may be referred to as the '''[[underworld]]'''. Sociologists define a “mafia” as a type of organized crime group that specializes in the supply of extra-legal protection and quasi-law enforcement. Work on the original “Mafia”, the [[Sicilian Mafia]], which predates the other groups, generated an economic study of organized crime groups and exerted great influence on studies of the [[Russian mafia]], the Chinese [[Triad (organized crime)|triads]], Hong Kong mafia, |
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| - | :''[[African-American organized crime]]'' | ||
| * [[List of criminal organizations]] | * [[List of criminal organizations]] | ||
| * [[Timeline of organized crime]] | * [[Timeline of organized crime]] | ||
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| * [[Mafia]] | * [[Mafia]] | ||
| * [[Underworld]] | * [[Underworld]] | ||
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"Black organized crime is a frequent topic in rap and hip-hop music, particularly in the subgenres of gangsta rap. It has also been a topos in the blaxploitation film genre."--Sholem Stein "The American Mafia is a secret criminal society and has been used in numerous books, films, and television series including The Godfather, Goodfellas, and The Sopranos."--Sholem Stein |
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Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist groups, are politically motivated. Sometimes criminal organizations force people to do business with them, such as when a gang extorts money from shopkeepers for "protection". Gangs may often be deemed organized crime groups or, under stricter definitions of organized crime, may become disciplined enough to be considered organized. A criminal organization or gang can also be referred to as a mafia, mob, ring, or syndicate; the network, subculture, and community of criminals may be referred to as the underworld. Sociologists define a “mafia” as a type of organized crime group that specializes in the supply of extra-legal protection and quasi-law enforcement. Work on the original “Mafia”, the Sicilian Mafia, which predates the other groups, generated an economic study of organized crime groups and exerted great influence on studies of the Russian mafia, the Chinese triads, Hong Kong mafia,
See also
- List of criminal organizations
- Timeline of organized crime
- Gang
- Gangster
- Mafia
- Underworld
- List of secret societies in popular culture
