Seminar 4Seminar 4

CJ350 Organized CrimeCJ350 Organized Crime

Scott HarrisScott Harris

Welcome!Welcome!

QuestionsQuestions

• Questions on Unit #3Questions on Unit #3

• Questions on Unit #4Questions on Unit #4

• Questions on Project #1 Anything someone did not Questions on Project #1 Anything someone did not understand not about specific points.understand not about specific points.

• Immediate questions on upcoming midterm Immediate questions on upcoming midterm requirements. We will discuss specifics laterrequirements. We will discuss specifics later

Types of GangsTypes of Gangs

• How many types of gangs were defined by Jerome How many types of gangs were defined by Jerome Skolnick?Skolnick?

• List the types List the types

• Give a brief definition of oneGive a brief definition of one

• Give a brief definition of the other.Give a brief definition of the other.

Cultural GangsCultural Gangs

Cultural GangsCultural Gangs Cultural gangsCultural gangs are strongly grounded in are strongly grounded in

a neighborhood identity, and members a neighborhood identity, and members may be involved in crime, including may be involved in crime, including drug traffickingdrug trafficking

Can anyone give an example of a Can anyone give an example of a cultural gangcultural gang

Entrepreneurial Entrepreneurial

Entrepreneurial gangsEntrepreneurial gangs Organized for the express purpose of Organized for the express purpose of

distributing drugsdistributing drugs

Gangster DiscipleGangster Disciple

Use the Bureaucratic modelUse the Bureaucratic model This also makes them easier to prosecute This also makes them easier to prosecute

since they leave a paper trail since they leave a paper trail (communication, structure, business (communication, structure, business transactions, etc.)transactions, etc.)

Are the result of the merger of two Are the result of the merger of two separate gangsseparate gangs Supreme Gangsters – Larry HooverSupreme Gangsters – Larry Hoover Black Disciples – David Barksdale “King Black Disciples – David Barksdale “King

David”David”

Disciples Disciples

Minutely involved in local politics Minutely involved in local politics and community activity – 21and community activity – 21stst Century Century http://www.ngcrc.com/ngcrc/page13.http://www.ngcrc.com/ngcrc/page13.htmhtm

Mainly involved in dealing drugs Mainly involved in dealing drugs (cocaine and heroin) in Chicago, (cocaine and heroin) in Chicago, Quad Cities, and in several states Quad Cities, and in several states including Wisconsin, Indiana, including Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Georgia. Missouri, Oklahoma, and Georgia.

DisciplesDisciples

Not sure how many members they haveNot sure how many members they have In 2006 it was estimated at 18,000 in Illinois In 2006 it was estimated at 18,000 in Illinois

alonealone http://www.house.gov/list/press/il10_kirk/http://www.house.gov/list/press/il10_kirk/

gangs.htmlgangs.html We do know they have splintered We do know they have splintered

They are everywhere including the They are everywhere including the militarymilitary http://www.militarytimes.com/static/http://www.militarytimes.com/static/

projects/pages/ngic_gangs.pdfprojects/pages/ngic_gangs.pdf

Other Black GangsOther Black Gangs

Bloods & CripsBloods & Crips Mainly in the western part of the Mainly in the western part of the

Country (Los Angeles, Ca.)Country (Los Angeles, Ca.) El Rukins/Black P-Stone NationEl Rukins/Black P-Stone Nation

Chicago BasedChicago Based Jeff Fort, founder, currently in prison Jeff Fort, founder, currently in prison

Upcoming MidtermUpcoming Midterm

Two questionsTwo questions John Gotti received more publicity than John Gotti received more publicity than

any previous crime figure. Discuss the any previous crime figure. Discuss the theories developed by Sutherland, theories developed by Sutherland, Merton, and others and compare and Merton, and others and compare and contrast them regarding which would contrast them regarding which would appropriately describe Gotti's criminal appropriately describe Gotti's criminal development.development.

Jerome Skolnick and his colleagues have Jerome Skolnick and his colleagues have distinguished between two gang types. distinguished between two gang types. Discuss these types of gangs. What type Discuss these types of gangs. What type are the Gangster Disciples? Explain. are the Gangster Disciples? Explain.

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Questions over the seminarQuestions over the seminar Questions over anythingQuestions over anything