Journal of business Continuity

Running head: CRIMINAL LAW
CRIMINAL LAW
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CRIMINAL LAW1
Introduction
Organized Crime is considered to be a classification of the worldwide, national as well as
local groupings which relate to the highly centralized enterprises which are considered to be run
by criminals in order to engage in the criminal activities which would be with the motive or the
objective of gaining profit. Several criminal groups or terrorist groups are considered to be
politically motivated and at times the criminal organizations are considered to force the
individuals into doing business with them. In the United States, the Organized Crime Control Act
1970 is considered to regulate and govern these activities and they have defined organized crime
as the illegal activities of an extremely organized as well as controlled and well-ordered
association. The criminal activities are considered to be an arranged process which is referred to
as racketeering and due to the ever-increasing violence of the Mexico’s drug war a report which
has been issued by the United States Department of Justice symbolizes the Mexican drug cartels
as the greatest organized crime threat to the country.
This paper discusses the definition of organized crime and the history behind the
organized criminal activities along with the history of terrorism in America. It also discusses a
thorough example of a criminal organization and their criminal activities and along with such the
rivals for such criminal organizations. Furthermore, it discusses the most devastating terrorist
attack on the U.S. soil and why Mexico’s stability is of critical importance to the American
government. In conclusion, it would just summarize the points that have been discussed in the
paper.

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Discussion
History of Organized crime in America
In Chicago, Al Capone along with his family had massacred the North Side Gang. In
New York City from the end of the 1920s there were two factions of organized crime that had
appeared and developed in order to fight for the control of the criminal underworld. Organized
crime begun in urban America due to the global connections that are considered to characterize
the phenomenon today and organized crime has proven itself to be some kind of a dynamic
enterprise. Therefore, a tremendous growth related to the crime in the US led to the creation of a
national organization. Subsequently the repeal of that of the Eighteenth Amendment, which put
an end to lifting the practice relating to illegal manufacturing or selling or transporting of the
liquor to felonious overlords turned to various other activities and such, became extremely
organized. The set up was usual which was considered to be a hierarchical one with several
families as well as syndicates who were considered to be in operations in several major cities.
Wherever such crimes existed it tried to seek protection from the interference of police and
courts. In addition to such, the illegal activities which were taking place primarily gambling and
along with such narcotics trafficking which were the principal source of revenue of the
syndicates they also engaged in nominal genuine enterprises.
Organized Crime Activity
There are several ways through which the syndicates or the groups engage and indulge in
criminal activities however, in many developing countries such activities are through smuggling
and corruption and it involves the black market. One such organization that is involved in
organized crime would be the Barrio Azteca which is currently operating and is based in Texas.