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Navigable Slide Index
- Introduction
- What is organized crime?
- Definition of organized crime
- Types of organized crime
- North American history of organized crime
- Organized crime in the U.S.
- The gangster era in the U.S.
- 1920s to 1950s: from city gangs to mafia
- 1950s-1960s: from mafia to cosa nostra?
- 1960s and 1970s: from Valachi to new laws
- 1980s to present: first major mob prosecutions
- Common elements to OC groups in U.S.
- The ethnicity trap
- Canadian organized crime
- Motorcycle gangs and money laundering
- Mexican organized crime
- Kidnapping for ransom
- A model of OC criminal structure
- Old cons vs. new criminals
- Sentencing organized crime
- Future of organized crime
- Conclusion
- Sources
Topics Covered
- Organized crime
- Definitions, types and history
- The gangster era and rise of the mafia in 20th century America
- Organized crime in Canada and Mexico
- The ethnicity trap and models of organized crime structure
- Prosecution and sentencing in organized crime cases
- The future of organized crime
Talk Citation
Albanese, J. (2008, November 3). Organized crime in North America [Video file]. In The Business & Management Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved December 9, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.69645/YLNO6252.Export Citation (RIS)