Organized Crime CHAPTER Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved SIXTH EDITION Part 2 Understanding Organized Crime 1

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved The Forms of Organized Crime Standard Hierarchy Regional Hierarchy Clustered Hierarchy Core Group Criminal Network

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved The Forms of Organized Crime Standard Hierarchy Single Organized Crime Group Led by Single Powerful Individual Clearly Defined Roles Identified Chain-of-Command Strong System of Internal Discipline Usually has a Name Ethnic / Social Identity

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved The Forms of Organized Crime Regional Hierarchy Tightly Controlled Groups Strong System of Internal Discipline Clearly Defined Roles/Lines of Authority Autonomy & Independence are granted to the local organizations. (i.e. O.M.G.)

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved The Forms of Organized Crime Clustered Hierarchy Number of smaller organized crime groups. Coordinated activities / enterprises. Established arrangements of managing their respective activities. (i.e. Mexican D.T.O.)

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved The Forms of Organized Crime Core Group Adapted to conducting criminal enterprise in a global economy. Unstructured groups surrounded by larger networks of individuals engaged in crime. Flat Organizational Structure (power is shared). No ethical/social identities.

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved The Forms of Organized Crime Criminal Network (discussed in Part 1) Loosely organized, highly adaptable, fluid networks of individuals who organize themselves around an ongoing criminal enterprise.

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Categories of Organized Criminal Behavior Illicit Services:  Protection rackets, loan sharking, gambling, and prostitution. Illicit Goods. Conspiracy (to Commit Crimes). Bribery Extortion

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Categories of Organized Criminal Behavior Penetration of Legitimate Business Extortion Corruption

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Cost of Organized Crime Estimated $37 Billion in lost tax revenue to the U.S. yearly. With corrupt public officials, tax dollars support less effective and less efficient government.

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Mussolini's Mafia Purge The Hennessey Incident in New Orleans Landesco's Organized Crime Investigation The Castellammarese War Thomas Dewey and the Mob

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Mussolini's Mafia Purge The Kefauver Committee The Apalachian Incident The Valachi Testimony at the McClellan Committee Robert Kennedy's Justice Department Task Force

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Mussolini's Mafia Purge Palermo's Maxitrial  Buscetta's Dilemma  The Pizza Connection Giuliani's Mafia Trials Louis Freeh and the New Mafia War

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Models of Organized Crime The Criminal Group  Continuity  Structure  Membership

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved The Criminal Group Criminality Violence Power and profit

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved The Criminal Group Protectors Specialized Supporters User Supporters Social Supporters

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Cressey's Cosa Nostra Theory The boss The consigliere The underboss The caporegime Soldiers

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Rules of Conduct Be loyal to members of the organization Be a man of honor and always do right Be rational Be a stand up guy Have class

Organized Crime, Sixth Edition Michael D. Lyman | Gary W. Potter Copyright © 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Organized Crime, the Media, and Popular Culture Superficiality Sensationalism Creating reality