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ALL WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL, IN APA FORMAT, CITED AND WILL BE SUBMITTED TO TURN-IT-IN. DUE DATE IS SATURDAY 10/31/20 @ 1300 EASTERN STANDARD TIME. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED & INCORPORATED INTO ONE ESSAY. 4 PAGE MINIMUM, NOT INCLUDING THE TITLE PAGE. FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ARE LISTED BELOW.

Assignment Expectations

• Length: 500 words per essay prompt (2000 total for this assignment)


• Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimal word amount for this assignment.


• References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly citations to support your claims.


• Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).

Assignment:

Answer these essay questions:

1. Explain broadly what official investigations into organized crime have told us. Then select one official investigation discussed in the book and explain what specifically it told us, and whether or not what was uncovered helped shape future investigations, and how.


2. Discuss the basic qualifications for membership in an organized crime group. Include whether or not you agree with the basic qualifications and why, and if you’d change or eliminate any of them, and why, if you were in charge of one.


3. In your opinion, explain whether or not you agree with the following statement: “Hollywood glamorizes organized crime to an extent that it attracts more young people and causes more violence that would exist without such focus.” Support your opinion with statistics, news stories, coverage of organized crime shows and movies, and other relevant facts/support. Also include your personal interest (or lack there of) in organized crime and how Hollywood has or has not contributed to it.


4. Explain how organizational theory helps us understand the concept and function of organized crime.