Introduction
Organized crime is a particular type of crime mainly committed by national, transnational, and local groups of highly centralized enterprises. These people mostly commit crimes for money or for the sake of some profit. Organized criminals are mainly in the form of groups and gangs. Such types of organized groups or teams are also called Mafia.
Similarly, the network or the community of the criminals is also known as The Underworld.
Literal Meaning
“Organized crimes mean criminal activities that are planned and controlled by powerful groups and carried out on a large scale.”
Definition
According to Merriam-Webster:
“A group of professional criminals who work together as part of a powerful and secret organization.”
According to Wikipedia:
“Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist groups, are politically motivated.”
How Organized Crime is Promoted?
Organized crime gets promoted by the relationship between the criminals and the politicians. The criminals feel powerful due to their relationship with the politicians and commit crimes without fear.
This type of connection is hazardous when relating to elections to the parliament.
Characteristics of Organized Crimes
The elements of organized crime are the following.
- Organized crime is committed by a group of persons
- In an organized crime, only one or few members of the group enjoy the whole authority
- It may dominate law enforcement agencies through corruption or the use of political powers.
- Organized crime criminals develop close relationships with lawyers, doctors, engineers, politicians, judges, and other authority figures.
Objectives of the Criminals
The object of these criminals is to get huge profits from the people by every possible means, legally or illegally. They also buy and sell illegal goods in illegal ways.
Classification of Organized Crimes
Organized crimes are classified as follows
- Corporate Crimes
- White-Collar Crimes
- Smuggling
- Property Crimes
- Crimes Related to Drugs
- Hijacking & Kidnapping
1. Corporate Crimes
The crimes committed by a corporation are known as Corporate Crimes. Corporate crime has an impressive effect on the social and economic life of individuals. For Example, insider trading, embezzlement, brExample2. White-Collar Crimes
White-collar crimes are those crimes that are committed by business people, government officials, and entrepreneurs. These people enjoy a high social position and commit crimes due to their extraordinary authority. These crimes include money laundering, fraud, and corruption.
3. Smuggling
Smuggling is the illegal movement of goods into or out of a country. The significant reasons for smuggling are greed for wealth and lack of nationalism.
The smugglers smuggle the goods and substances by participating in illegal trade ( weapons trade, drug trade, tax evasion, illegal emigration, and illegal immigration.
4. Property Crimes
Property crimes involve obtaining money, property, or some other benefit. People commit these crimes by using force or the threat of force.
The primary cause for committing property crimes is to destroy or steal someone’s property through force.
5. Crimes Related to Drugs
Crimes related to drugs are those crimes in which a man owns, manufactures, and distributes drugs such as heroin, morphine, and cocaine.
These crimes include drug production and drug trafficking at the same time.
6. Hijacking and Kidnapping
The crimes of Hijacking and Kidnapping are grave. There is a considerable danger to the lives of people in these crimes.
Hijacking is a crime committed by a group or gang in which they seize an aircraft, ship, or any other vehicle while travelling.
In Kidnapping, an individual is seized or detained against his will by a gang. For example, they were Detaining a child.
Conclusion
It is concluded that Organized Crime is a resExamplecriminal conspiracy in which it is planned to exploit society’s social, economic, and political setup.
Hence, organized criminality causes the same harm in society as a tapeworm (a parasite found in the elementary canal) causes damage to the human gut.
Law Enforcement Agencies can play an essential role in resolving these crimes.
