How would you define organized crime? What distinguishes it from disorganized crime?
How does the United States’ definition of organized crime and those of other countries differ? How are they alike?
What do you believe was the impetus for the evolution of organized crime in the United States? What were the first organized crime groups in America?
Which particular theories do you think best explain organized crime, and why?
Why do some members of law enforcement believe that enterprise theory is the most valuable contribution of the explanations of organized crime? Provide an example with your answer
