Controlling Organized Crime

CJA/393 Criminal Organizations
June 1, 2010

Controlling Organized Crime In this paper, I will identify the problems presented and the various relationships established by organized crime. I will also describe the legal limitations associated with combating organized crime, and include a critique of major federal laws and strategies that support this effort. Lastly, I will suggest a solution to control organized crime by discussing and evaluating the effectiveness of organized crime prosecutions. The organized crime legal definition is defined as a widespread group of professional criminals, who rely on illegal activities as a way of life and whose activities are coordinated and controlled
These are extremely essential for resolving a number of problems and also for punishing criminals. Organized crime is a threat not just to a single nation but to the global economy. Hence a number of agencies and international conferences bring the world together against organized crime. This unification is possible only through international relations and helps fight against terrorism, smuggling and other forms of organized crime. There have been many theories pertaining to the groups, trying to identify why the groups function the way they do. Some of the known theories consist of the enterprise theories, conspiracy theories, social theories, and anomie theories. Some of the most well-known sociologist and criminal psychologist have tried to uncover the way of thinking with the crime groups. In my viewpoint, when the groups are in it for the money, I would consider it to be an enterprise theory. The main idea for these groups was getting rich and not including the actual labor associated with working. Over the years, the agencies that battle against these organized crime groups, have come across constant struggles trying to take down the leaders at the top. These agencies include the FBI, U.S. Marshals, DEA, ATF, and a multitude of other state agencies. There are many who have loss their lives in the fight against organized crime. An ATF agent named Billy Queen