Essays and Research Papers on Organized Crime Studies

A 15 page discussion of the circumstances surrounding the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The author reviews the various conspiracies and concludes that only one thing is clear, the events surrounding the assassination could not have occurred as our government tells us they did. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses the the increase in crime in the areas of telecommunications theft, car theft and small arms trafficking in Australia. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses the the increase in crime in the areas of telecommunications theft, car theft and small arms trafficking in Australia. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 7-page paper is a review of Zedner and Morgan's groundbreaking book dealing with the impact of criminal acts on children, and how children are further victimized in their trips through the judicial system as a result.

This 4-page paper, using Davis "The City of Quartz" as a jumping-off point, suggests that reasons for urban unrest can be traced to unemployment, poor schools and other social issues. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines various aspects of organized crime in New York City and Chicago. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper answering 3 questions, 2 of which address the apparent inequities of sentences relative to the crimes to which they are linked. Discussion includes theories of punishment; ethical behavior by correctional officers; and a speech by the governor of Connecticut supporting the state's death penalty. A 21-slide PowerPoint presentation on ...

This 4 page paper reviews a 2005 article on a gang arrest in the Washington D.C. area. The article examines the case and relays applicable details about the murders involved. No additional sources cited.

4 pages in length. The extent to which organized criminal enterprises have their collective fingers spread throughout the national community – from cops to merchants and public officials to physicians – is both implausible and repugnant. Racketeering, one particularly lucrative venture, refers to one who enlists the aspects of extortion, bribery, loan sharking ...

A 5 page research paper that first offers a newspaper account of gang related crime and then discusses how social organization theory offers possible explanations for its causation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 11 page paper examines the sex industry but focuses on the sex slave trade. The paper rips through newsmagazine and newspaper stories to demonstrate that there is really no proof that these sex rings exist. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page paper tracing the history of the Gambino crime family of New York, one of the most powerful of the five crime families of the past. With the death of John Gotti in 2002 and the conviction of his son in 1999 for racketeering, it appears that an era has passed. ...

This 9 page paper examines the impact of fraud on society, specifically on business, and argues that it is definitely not a "victimless" crime. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 10 page paper compares and contrasts Irish and Italian crime groups. Immigration to America is discussed in the context of the analysis Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page research paper that investigates how the career of criminal Mickey Spillane of the Westies mob fits with criminological theory. "The Westies" is a term used to indicate an organized crime gang, which was made up of predominantly Irish Americans, and operated out of an area on Manhattan's West Side known as "Hell's ...

This 4 page paper examines street gangs and organized crime. Their relationship is highlighted. Changes in crime over the course of the twentieth century are explored. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 10 page paper focuses on gang activity but also looks at juvenile delinquency. The focus of this paper is on how gangs form in contemporary society, and the reason why juveniles join gangs. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

In four pages this paper examines the research that criminologist and sociologist Carl B. Klockars used for his 1974 criminology text The Professional Fence and considers if there could have been a different approach used. There are no other sources listed in the bibliography.

A 5 page research paper that discusses 2 organized crime groups. The Cali Cartel of Colombia, a highly successful drug trafficking organization, is, in many ways, similar to La Cosa Nostra (American organized crime) in both its history and structure. This paper contrasts and compares these two crime organizations. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7-page paper examines the Aryan Brotherhood, describes its history and impact on today's society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts Italian and Russian organized crime. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 13 page paper which examines John Gotti and mobsters. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

In four pages this paper examines the sociopolitical phenomenon of organized crime in America in an overview that includes definition, its development in the United States, its attempts to influence the government, and the organization of organized crime groups after the Prohibition era. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 4 page paper discusses crime boss John Gotti and how he fits in with theories of criminal behavior; it also discusses types of gangs. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts organized crime in these countries with their counterparts in the United States and also considers whether or not organized crime infiltration of labor unions is global in scale or strictly an American phenomenon. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography. TGcosaglobe.rtf