Violence In Organized Crime

When it comes to the use of violence in organized crime, crime is and always has been an intricate and calculated part of organized crime. Violence against other crime families and gangs to control territories has always been first and foremost when speaking about organized crime families and gangs. Violence is also used to intimidate any potential witnesses in the neighborhoods where organized crime families and gangs conduct illegal businesses as a way to in sure that no one has an idea to come forward as a witness. Some examples of the violence within the Stanfa regime came after John stanfa took over the Philly mob” and engaged in an all out street war with a younger faction led by Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino. The use of Violence in