Institutional Organization
When the topic of organized crime is broached, the individual often imagines the old-school gangsters of Chicago with fedoras and Italian accents. However, over the years, the face of organized crime has changed dramatically. No longer is organized crime in America the sole venue of the Sicilian Mafia; today, organized crime takes on many different faces. Each different group offers different challenges to authorities, and each group varies in organization, level of violence, and type of crime that they specialize in. The size and the structure of the organization can vary widely as well; this is one of the ...
