CRIM 477 - Organized Crime

CJ 477 Syllabus

CJ 477 Study Guide

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Motorcycle Gangs in America - powerpoint


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SECTION 1 - Introduction to Organized Crime                       

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SECTION 2 - Definitions of Organized Crime    

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SECTION 3 - History and Structure of American Organized Crime

Sicilian Cosa Nostra  

The Camorra and the Ndrangheta 

Organized Crime:  US History - powerpoint

U.S. Cosa Nostra  

An Organized Crime Family, drawn from the Presidential Task Force on Organized Crime

Not Just Urban Legend, by Interlandi

Art Crime, by Summers

Art Crime Complaint, U.S. District Court Southern District of New York

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SECTION 4 - American Organized Crime Case Studies    

Organized Crime: Case Studies - powerpoint

Arnold Rothstein, from American Mafia History

Johnny Torrio, from American Mafia History

Lucky Luciano, from History.com

Al Capone, from History.com

John Dillinger, from History.com

Frank Costello, from American Mafia History

Meyer Lansky, from American Mafia History

Albert Anastasia, from American Mafia History

Bugsy Siegel, from American Mafia History

Picture of current storefront at 770 Saratoga Ave., NYC (site of Murder, Inc., Midnight Rose)

Dillinger Not Killed by the FBI, by Nash

John Dillinger:  Dead or Alive?, from the National Museum of Crime and Punishment

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SECTION 5 - International Organized Crime 

Russian Organized Crime Groups - powerpoint

Asian Organized Crime Groups - powerpoint

Mexican Cartels - powerpoint

Sokaiya

Abstract - Colombian Cartels/Russian Mafia  

A Model for Success in the Drug War, by Thomas

Bloodshed on the Border, by Campo-Flores and Campbell

A Mexican Town Wages Its Own War on Drugs, by Okeowo

Mexican/American Drug Flow Cartoon, by Keefe

Abstract - Japanese Yakuza  

Abstract - China:  Triads  

Typical Triad Organization, from the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations  

History of Organized Crime in Russia, by Gilinsky

Russia, Ukraine and Organized Crime, by Felbab-Brown and Garcia

Differences Between the 1967 and 1987 Presidential Investigations of Organized Crime, from Albanese

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SECTION 6 - Gambling  

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SECTION 7 - Prostitution/Human Trafficking    

U.S. Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Annual Report  (TIPS Report)

"A Health Provider's Role in Fighting Human Trafficking," by Jkim

Human Trafficking in Cambodia, U.S. State Department 

Characteristics of Chinese Human Smugglers, by Zhang and Chin 

Prostitution Laws of the World

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SECTION 8 - Racketeering             

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SECTION 9 - Money Laundering      

Money Laundering - powerpoint

International Money Laundering, by Webster and McCampbell  

Money Laundering:  A Global Threat and the International Community Response, by Schroeder

FATF Blacklist

How is Money Laundered?

Ten Strategies to Combat Money Laundering, drawn from Schroeder  

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SECTION 10 - Narcotics/Drugs    

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SECTION 11 - Business and Organized Crimes

"Environmental Crimes," by Wright and Imfeld 

Predicting Organized Crime Infiltration into Legitimate Business, from Albanese  

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SECTION 12 - Government Perpetrated Organized Crimes   

Genocide - Powerpoint

The Holocaust - Powerpoint

Synanon, drawn from Ofshe

Link to a documentary on genocide, "Worse Than War" 

Link to the movie, "The Act of Killing"

Film Documentary on the Rape of Nanjing

Painting of the Rape of Nanjing, from the Nanjing Holocaust Museum    

"Justice and the Killing Fields," from The Economist

Statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky

Night of the Long Knives, from Wikipedia

Dachau: The Medical Experiments, by Blaha

Birkenau Extermination Camp, by Bendel

Auschwitz: The Gas Chamber, by Litwinska

Holocaust Testimony, by Bingel

Lt. Erwin Bingel's account of the massacres in Uman and Vinnitsa 

Bielski Brothers and the Partisans

Plaque in Warsaw identifying the site where 102 Polish men were executed by the Nazi's on 1/28/44

Plaque in Warsaw identifying the site where 50 Polish men were executed by the Nazi's on 9/2/44

Photo of the Schoner, Halmo

Corruption in the 21st Century

Transparency International Corruption Research Conclusions

The Watergate Affair

Watergate handout

Iran-Contra

International Law and Crimes of the State

International Law, from Friedman

Twenty-Two International Crimes in the Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice

Movies and documentaries dealing with genocide:

Link to a documentary on genocide, "Worse Than War" 

Link to the movie, "The Act of Killing"

Link to the movie, "Hotel Rwanda"

Link to the movie, "Blood Diamond"

Link to the movie, "The Killing Fields"

Link to the documentary, "Nanking"

Link to the documentary, "Rape of Nanking"

Link to a documentary on the Armenian Genocide

Link to a documentary on the Rohingya Genocide

Link to a documentary on the Holocaust, "The World at War - Genocide" 

Link to the movie, "Miracle at Midnight"

Link to the movie, "Wallenberg:  A Hero's Story"

Link to the movie, "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler"

Link to the documentary, "Warsaw Uprising"

Link to the documentary, "The Most Destroyed City in the World:  Warsaw in Ruins 1944" 

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SECTION 13 - RICO and Other Enforcement Tactics  

RICO and Other Organized Crime Fighting Tactics - powerpoint 

The Activities and Personnel of Twenty-First Century Organized Crime, by Moore  

Problems in Prosecuting Organized Crime

A Review of Deterring Corporate Crime, by Simpson and Koper

INTERPOL, by Imhoff and Cutler

Link to the INTERPOL website

INTERPOL, Wikipedia

Meeting the Challenge of Transnational Crime, by Finckenauer

Asset Forfeiture Through Illegal Drug Trafficking Taxes, by Laver and Denigro     

What the Mafia's Good For, by Luttwak 

Organized Crime Threat Assessment Variables 

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SECTION 14 - Legal and Social Reforms   

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