Organized crime
What was the importance of saloon culture in the development of American organized crime, and what were the conditions in New York City’s Five-Points area, that gave
rise to organized crime activity?
What was the impact of alcohol prohibition in the United States, and why was Prohibition considered such a landmark in the evolution of modern organized crime?
What is labor racketeering, and give an example of a Union infiltrated by organized crime? What is money laundering? How was Al Capone involved with the euphemism
money laundering?
Compare and contrast the structure of the Crips and Bloods. What is MS-13?
Regarding Asian organized crime in America, what are the Tongs, and what is the Tongs relationship to Chinese American street gangs?
Book: Organized Crime by Mitchell P. Roth
