CRIM 477 - Organized Crime

CRIM 477 Syllabus

CRIM 477 Mid-Term Study Guide

Term paper guidelines

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SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZED CRIME   

Introduction to Organized Crime - powerpoint 

A preliminary practice quiz!

Pictures of:

      Albert Anastasia   
      Kate "Ma" Barker
     "Scarface" Al Capone 
     "Legs" Diamond
     Evelyn "Billie" Frechette
     Helen Gillis
     Polly Hamilton
    "Machine Gun" Kelly
    Mary Longnaker
    "Baby Face" Nelson   
    Bonnie Parker
    Anna Sage 
    "Dutch" Schultz   

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SECTION 2 - HISTORY AND STRUCTURE OF TRADITIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME IN AMERICA

History of Organized Crime in America - powerpoint

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

U.S. Cosa Nostra  

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

Not Just Urban Legend, by Interlandi

Kefauver Committee Final Report

United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime

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SECTION 3 - 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

FBI Agents Killed by "Baby Face" Nelson

Dillinger Not Killed by the FBI, by Nash

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

Eliot Ness

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SECTION 4 - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME 

International Organized Crime Groups - powerpoint

Pirates and Privateers of the 16th and 17th Century, by Barrett

Russian Organized Crime Groups - powerpoint

Asian Organized Crime Groups - powerpoint

Mexican Cartels - powerpoint

Motorcycle Gangs in America - powerpoint

Organized Crime in Europe           

Organized Crime in Southeast Asia       

Organized Crime in Central Asia

Organized Crime in Latin America

Organized Crime in Africa

Sicilian Cosa Nostra  

The Camorra and the Ndrangheta 

Central American Cartels (see pages 6 - 17)

Pablo Escobar

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

Semion "the Brainy Don" Mogilevich

Viktor Bout

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SECTION 5 - PROSTITUTION/HUMAN TRAFFICKING/PEOPLE SMUGGLING

U.S. Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Annual Reports  (TIP Reports)

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

Typical prostitution street enticement

United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons

United Nations Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants

Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings

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SECTION 6 - RACKETEERING AND EXTORTION

Jimmy Hoffa    

Sokaiya       

Rackteering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

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SECTION 7 - MONEY LAUNDERING

Money Laundering - powerpoint

International Money Laundering, by Webster and McCampbell  

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

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF)

FATF Blacklist

OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

OECD List of Uncooperative Tax Havens

How is Money Laundered?

Nugan-Hand Bank

Roberto Calvi

Bank of Credit and Commerce International

United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime statement on money laundering

Council of Europe's Strasbourg Convention on Money Laundering

Ten Strategies to Combat Money Laundering, drawn from Schroeder  

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SECTION 8 - NARCOTICS/DRUG TRAFFICKING    

United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

DEA Drug Threat Assessment - 2024

DEA Drug Threat Assessment - 2025

U.S. Coast Guard Narcotics Seizures

European Anti-Fraud Office news releases on cigarette smuggling

El Paso Intelligence Center

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SECTION 9 - MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZED CRIME VENTURES

Art Crime, by Summers

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

National Stolen Art File

Wildlife Trafficking, from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Association of Southeast Asian Nations' Wildlife Enforcement Network

Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network (TRAFFIC)

Wildlife Poaching by Country - 2025

World Animal Foundation Poaching Statistics - 2025

Cybercrimes, by David Wall

Human Organ Trafficking, from the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime

Human Organ costs on the Black Market

The Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism

Number of Small Arms and Light Weapons, from the International Peace Bureau

United Nations Arms Trade Treaty

U.S. Arms Transfers and Defense Trade - 2024

American Gaming Association, State of Play

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SECTION 10 - BUSINESS AND ORGANIZED CRIME

"Environmental Crimes," by Wright and Imfeld 

Predicting Organized Crime Infiltration into Legitimate Business, from Albanese  

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SECTION 11 - GOVERNMENT PERPETRATED ORGANIZED CRIME   

Genocide - Powerpoint

The Holocaust - Powerpoint

Synanon, drawn from Ofshe

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 12 - RICO AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT TACTICS 

RICO and Other Organized Crime Fighting Tactics - powerpoint 

Rackteering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

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 13 - LEGAL AND SOCIAL REFORMS   

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

Synanon, from Mitchell, Mitchell and Ofshe

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