Stephen Mallory argues that it is perfectly logical for gangs began to exist (organized crime gangs) right after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Why? Because a "large number of Russians were earning as little as $11 per day" and though those poor wage earners did not necessarily wish to be lavishly rich, they simply wanted to survive (Mallory, 2011, p
Organized Crime -- the Fall of the Old Soviet Union How much influence did organized crime have on the collapse of the old Soviet Union? Did organized crime flourish during the events that culminated in the end of communist rule -- or was much of the growth of organized crime due in fact to the collapse of the Soviet Union? What were the factors that were relevant to organized crime in that era of perestroika? These questions and other issues will be critiqued and reviewed in this paper. Corruption & Lack of Ethics in the Soviet Union According to a peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Business Ethics (Neimanis, 1997), there are old values associated with the former Soviet Union that linger on, and some of those ethics and values have led to lawlessness
1). In the case of arson, unlike burglary or homicide scenes, arson scenes are often not confirmed as actual crime scenes for hours, days or even weeks after the fire is suppressed which makes preservation exceedingly more difficult, and as such must preventatively be considered crime scenes from the outset regardless of official declarations (Ross, 2012, pp
Understandably, any police officer can be put in the position of being the first responder to a crime scene, and as such it is essential that all law enforcement officials and forensics officials be trained in the methods of properly preserving a crime scene. For instance, significant effort must be made by any individuals coming in contact with the crime scene to disturb things as little as possible in assessing the situation, and particular attention should be paid to the floor as this is the most common repository for evidence and poses the greatest potential for contamination (Schiro, 2011, pp
Spiderman was a comic book character who tried to find a balance between the two worlds of totally supporting one's country or totally defying it. He was a superhero "beset with personal problems and hang-ups, battles for truth, justice and the American way -- often questioning himself and what he is fighting to uphold" (Horn)
The Dark Knight Returns and the Watchmen, as Umberto Eco states, were two comics that seemed to take the stance that space is permeable where the superhero took a role that supported a varied and contradictory battery of readings. The superhero was both the exotic bringing resolution with his costume, but surprising everyone by his adherence to an almost archaic code of personal honor (Reynolds)
" Susan Storm, Ben's girlfriend, was able to disappear into a cloak of invisibility, and thus appropriately assumed the name "Invisible Girl," or "Invisible Woman" to respond to the Woman's Movement. Sue's teenager brother, Johnny, generated flame from his body and propelled himself through the air with shades of the previous Human Torch, and thus was given the same name (Rovin)
There were other books against the Communists, as well. (Wright)
" As the authors further point out, CPTED enhances the safety of the normal user and makes the unwanted user feel exposed -- and at an increased risk of either scrutiny or apprehension. Individuals are likely to protect a territory they identify as their own, and have reverence for territories of other people (Hess, 2008)
69), "is based on the theory that the proper design and effective use of the built environment can lead to a reduction in the incidence and fear of crime, and to an improvement in the quality of life." As the authors further point out, CPTED is further reinforced by concepts derived from such diverse fields as criminology, psychology, and geography -- in which case there is general consensus that; the physical environment design as well as use has an effect on people's behavior, which has an influence on the productive utilization of space, thus informing what the authors term "an increase or decrease in exposure to crime and loss" (Sennewald and Christman, 2011, p
He later argues that two assumptions of the current war on drugs: (1) that cartels are "goose-stepping" across the world stage, and (2) that globalization has been a godsend to international crime, are false. He argues throughout the book that organized crime has always been part of society, and that 'globalization' as a term means nothing more than the "process that began as far back as Marco Polo; it is the process by which information about trade spreads across national and international frontiers, and goods and money soon follow" (Naylor, 2002; 5): under this definition, he argues, globalization has not eased the criminals' lot, rather, the organizations just continue as they ever did
" The examples of cyber crime offered by the authors in this case include, but they are not limited to, software piracy, industrial espionage, network break-ins, etc. As the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has pointed out in the past, cyber crime has (for the last few years), been on the increase among American business entities (Snow, 2014)
White Collar Crime is reported to be a term that Edwin Southerland, Sociologist of Criminology defined and one that identifies "those illegal non-violent activities that involve traditional notions of deceit, deception, concealment, manipulation, breach of trust or illegal circumvention." (Soto, 2008, p
Telemarketing fraud is reported to be such that has the elderly as its target and this is a problem since the elderly are "one of the most vulnerable segments in our society." (Kouri, 2005, p
1) This story is reported to be "one among hundreds recounting the financial losses suffered by individuals and organizations due to fraud by trusted business advisors and professionals." (Price and Norris, 2009, p
Therefore the major issues regarding identifying, gathering, and preserving illegal drugs as crime evidence include & #8230;. Type of Packaging: Packaging of illegal drugs to use as crime evidence is primarily dependent on the type of evidence and the laboratory examination to be performed (Wampler, 2011)
At the moment, there is not generally accepted statutory definition of organized crime. The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 however defined the term as the unlawful activities of various members of a rather highly organized and yet disciplined associates who are engaged in the supply of illegal products and services that include and not limited to prostitution, gambling, loan sharking, labor, narcotics as well as engagement of in various unlawful activities by the members of these organizations (Finklea,2010)
The power of this group grew and evolved over time into the concept of organized crime that we see today. The Italian mafia as it still works in Italy is extremely powerful (Summerfield,2005)
undoubtedly encouraged some entrepreneurial youth to take up drug dealing." (Hagan 2001) North America suffered great decreases in employment specifically in inner-city areas as well as a lowering of wages of a sum up to 30% "which affected mostly young, under-educated, racial minorities
" Of the many types of the activity, the most prevalent forms of white collar crime include fraud (computer, internet, credit cards, forgeries, bankruptcy fraud, tax evasion, securities fraud, mail fraud, bribery, counterfeiting, trade secret theft and insider trading to name a few. Further, not only are these crimes serious in the extreme, but the legal system can prosecute them as such (although some argue that white collar crime is prosecuted far less stringently than blue collar crimes -- possibly due to social and racial inequality (Hurst, 2003)), leveling "fines, home detention, community confinement, costs of prosecution, forfeitures, restitution, supervised release, and imprisonment," for those found guilty of offences (LII, 2004)