Personal Perception of Organized Crime Paper

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper, describing your personal perception of organized crime upon entering this course. Identify any assumptions on which your perception is based, and answer the following questions:

How would you describe or define organized crime?
How does your perception compare to the definitions in the readings?
What characteristics do you think are associated with organized criminal behavior?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

No plagiarism

include a title page, reference page, in text citations

use correct grammar and answer all questions listed above.

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My description of organized crime will be that it is a group of persons who have conspired and committed various illegal activities. The organized crime will feature illegal activities being done by the organization with the aim of making money. A good example of an organization which fits my description of the organized crime is the Mafia (Abadinsky, 2012).

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