Organized Crime in Labor and the Drug Trade

Running head : ORGANIZED CRIME

The Ties That Bind : Organized Crime

John Q . Cipher

Utah Valley State College

Dr . Simon Gilmore

Psychology 4890

ABSTRACT

Organized crime has been around for several centuries and in the beginning they were include being on different continents and having little in common except for the type of crimes they were involved in . Over time and through modernization these crime units have meshed into the same areas all ending in the United States . Where once they didn 't much know of one another , now

they fight each other over territorial matters

Organized crime differs from region to region . Each have their own history and their own organizations that entail activities in different realms and on different levels . Organized crime is all interconnected now more than ever before and where once these factions were 1000 's of miles apart , now they are right next door to each other and spread worlwide

In China , the main group of organized crime is called the Triad which goes back to 1674 (Centre for Criminology ) At that time they were more for political reasons , today they are more involved in being terrorists There is a ladder to climb here . Most start out as bullies whose families are involved and the ages range from 12-18 , afterwards they promote themselves to the street gang level which houses ages between 18-25 . It is these two levels that bring the most attention to the police as they are...