gang mob Flashcards
an often idealized criminal subculture from mainstream society
A historical phenomena closely linked to urbanization and the lower class quarters of large cities
Criminals socialize and receive advice, recognition or support
To join the __________ one has to be seen as acceptable and trustworthy criminal
Underworld
Legal and legitimate groups of people
Corporate and state actors
Power-elite
Middle class society
White-collar criminals
The Upper world
What is the importance of the Kefauver comittee
Focused on a group of underworld figures from Chicago and New York suspected of controlling illegal gambling operations
2 contributions from Kefauver committee
-That organized crime existed on a national scale and threatened communities from the outside
-The notion of an ethnic component to the idea of OC
what is RICO
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) 1970
As law enforcement started learning about the Mafia, they saw other forms of OC emerge and other Ethnic groups
“a group, however organized, meet two requirements: (1) be composed of three or more persons in or outside Canada; and (2) have, as one of its main purposes or main activities, the facilitation or commission of one or more serious offences that, if committed, would likely result in the direct or indirect receipt of a material benefit, including a financial benefit, by the group or by any of the persons who constitute the group”
OC in canada
“any group having a corporate structure whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activities, often surviving on fear and corruption” (Bresler 1993: 319)
interpol definition of OC
commodities among high threat OCG in Canada
infiltrating law enforcement, security, government agencies and the private sector
extensive criminal associations to other OCGs, and
Who was the first country to authorize pirates/privateers?
England
Between 1519 and 1521 Hernán Cortés and a small band of men brought down the Aztec empire in Mexico, and between 1532 and 1533 Francisco Pizarro and his followers toppled the Inca empire in Peru.
spanish conquest
What could privateers not do?
- plunder villages or towns
- open the captured cargo until they returned to port.
what did privateers get in return?
In return, privateers were protected by nations, which provided (a) safe harbors, (b) supplies, and even auctioned
Henry Morgan
A privateer known for expeditions
Known for his fearsome image and daring acts on land and sea throughout the West Indies and along the North American East coast, his legacy has been the inspiration for many depictions of pirates throughout history.
Edward (black beard) Teach
Off the coast of England and made tax exempt, which in return men and ships available for war.
Cinque Ports
Who was Sir Francis drake?
Renown British Explorer
Given Letters of Marque from Crown to plunder Spanish and Portuguese vessels
One voyage (1572), Drake with French pirates seized a Spanish gold and silver depot
Who aided the US government in planned British attack on New Orleans?
The LaFittes
any incident which has a direct impact on the crew. To include:
a) crew being taken hostage, assaulted, injured, killed, kidnaped, missing, threatened
b) a hijacking where the command of the vessel is taken over by those boarding
c) an incident where the crew retreats into the citadel
Severity level 1
Severity level 2
to include a vessel being fired upon, security teams firing on approaching threat, robbers/pirates identified with weapons of any type (violence is inferred) whether boarded or otherwise
severity level 3
anything that isn’t in level 1 or 2
Who was the frontier outlaw?
Buster Crabbe
Carried on the OC tradition of the sea pirate
