Between 1998 and 2009, gang members were only males and less than ten percent were females. While the majority of gang members are adults, as of 2008, two out every five gang members are under 18, as reported by law enforcement. In those years, gang members were more likely to be Hispanic and African-American. The gangster John Dillinger has done many things that lead to the fbi attempting to bring him down. “He and his violent gang terrorized the Midwest, killing 10 men, wounding 7 others, robbing banks and police arsenals, and staging 3 jailbreaks.” John Herbert Dillinger is his real name and he was born on June 22, 1903 in the Oak Hill section of Indianapolis. There were many federal complaints charging Dillinger with the theft and interstate transportation of the sheriff’s car, which was recovered in Chicago. That …show more content…
Out of all the sensational criminals, one man, John Herbert Dillinger, strove out to evoke this Gangster Era and stirred mass emotion to a degree rarely seen in this country. “Criminal organizations keep their illegal operations secret, explaining how Gangs sometimes become systematic and start getting called organized.” (John Dillinger). Criminal organization do everything to keep their operations a secret, meaning that it's crucial for anyone to know what they are planning and on who they are planning. Any information leak may put their safety at risk. “The prohibition era of the 1920s gave rise to the organized crime syndicate in the United States.” (John Dillinger). This actually meant that Federal officials have actually made really good efforts to enforce prohibition, like raids, but then they were fought on by well-organized operations with many connections. There are many events of the twenties and thirties that lead to the rise of organized crime, causing federal officials to enforce prohibitions or raids using organized