Over the years, organized crime has become a more complex phenomenon than ever. In today’s society, criminal organizations are no longer hidden behind other major offences in today’s world, but have evolved into complex networks that have become the forefront of activities and corruption in many countries. Combining both illegal and legal businesses, organized crime groups have extended their scope of operations by dividing into sectors and have vastly been seen as the “God- father” of main stream crime. Becoming increasingly more sophisticated and mobile, organized crime has diversified their activities and has become more difficult to handle; ultimately creating an understanding that organized crime groups are everywhere. With a constant …show more content…
However, one may better understand organized crime by examining the eight attributes in organized crime groups; these typologies are: non-ideological, hierarchical, limited or exclusive membership, perpetuates itself, willingness to use illegal violence and bribery, specialization or a division of labour, monopolistic and explicit rules and regulations (Abadinsky, 2013). Although not all of these typologies are possessed by every organized crime group, most are a contributing factor and ultimately creates guidelines for all organized crime groups. By examining each characteristic, one can establish criminal organizations that follow under such …show more content…
Although it is often seen as a negative part of criminal organization violence is readily accessible and can be an accepted resource when needed (Abadinsky, 2013). Having the access to private violence can be an important aspect that allows crime groups to achieve their goals. However, the only limitation to violence and bribery is that it is controlled by practical consideration, not ethnical (Abadinsky, 2013). Although violence in organized crime is often used as the last resort in order for crime groups to solve problems, one criminal organization uses violence to solve every problematic matter. Since the Mexican cartels had declared war against government officials, an estimated 6,500 deaths have occurred between December 2006 and December 2012 (Davison, 2014). This type of violence is not seen in all organized crime, and is in fact rare. In cases of outlaw motorcycle clubs, violence that does occur is often biker on biker violence, in which clubs fight for territory or the rights to have power (Abadinsky,