Essay On Organized Crime

Organized crime is a dilemma on an international scale that has many adverse effects on society, including human safety, risking peace, and the economic, social, cultural, political and civil development of the countries operates within. Organized crime has penetrated society through intimidation, entrance into governmental positions, and bribery, to human trafficking, firearms, and narcotics, along with the facilitation of money laundering and extreme violence. Organized crime has grown exponentially and through corruption, extortion, and bribery this undermines legal systems on an international scale and delivers huge power to organized crime leaders in many countries. In this paper I will compare and contrast the differences and
They all seem to traffic in narcotics, launder money, prostitution, and gain influence over government officials through bribery and extortion. Another similarity is that they are rapidly gaining influence and power as the tools of crime are advanced by technology. All of these groups have leaders, mid-level managers, and grunts or foot soldiers, and have methods for promotion within. In addition, Russian and Americans in organized crime have a code of conduct in their system. For example, there is a traditional code of conduct within this old style of organized crime in Russia called "Vory v Zakone," or thieves in law. This group existed throughout the Soviet era and continues today throughout the republics of the former Soviet Union. In this society the thieves in law live and obey the "Vorovskoy Zakon," the thieves' code. The members are bound by 18 codes and if they are broken, the transgression is punishable by death. In America, there is a traditional mafia code and the members must live and obey the conducts if the rules are broken, the members are punished by