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Organized Crime

The nature of organized crime makes it a very difficult kind of crime to control. This is largely because organized crime and those who control it run their organization through coercion in a clandestine manner. Through bribes, extortion, threats, infiltration with commerce, banking and politics, and violence, those who control organized crime are often able to conceal their illegal activities or legitimize them through the control of the economy and political environment. Organized crime is often hard to detect because it employs methods and tactics that are carried out through supposedly legitimate concerns, such as banks, corporations and casinos. Often, those who control organized crime have the ability to hire “front” men who are “clean”. In other words, they do not have a criminal record and, if they are connected to organized crime, the tracks leading to the connection are hidden or otherwise concealed. When there is a suspicion that someone is involved in organized crime, the accused often have enormous wealth to help thwart the prosecution process (bribing or threatening legal officials, witnesses, politicians, etc.). In addition to this, organized criminal activities are almost impossible to uncover because of the lack of ability to gain access to documentation or other evidence that might be helpful in prosecuting those who perpetrate them, “There are many reasons why the crimes of organizations have received less notice. One is the difficulty of gaining access to organizations and their records. Another is that even if indictments are levied against a corporation or underworld figure, the indicted party can usually afford to retain the very best legal counsel; this process means that court cases, as the result of the appeal procedure, may drag on for years” (Kelly 260). This analysis will explore some of the methods by which organized crime is able to take over the economy and politics of an area in o...

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Organized Crime. (1969, December 31). In LotsofEssays.com. Retrieved 02:26, March 29, 2024, from https://www.lotsofessays.com/viewpaper/1684828.html