UNIT 8 Organized Crime Hate Crimes Youth Crimes. Policing America, 6 th edition Kenneth Peak © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All

UNIT 8

Organized CrimeHate CrimesYouth Crimes

Policing America, 6th editionKenneth Peak

© 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458.

All Rights Reserved.2

Unit Seven and Eight Assignments

Seminar Discussion Board Quiz Reading (Chapter 12 –

Illegal Immigrants, Mob, Hate, Youth and Chapter 13 – Policing Trends)

Unit Seven Unit Eight

Seminar Discussion Board Quiz Project Paper Reading (Chapter 10 –

Civil Liability and Chapter 11 – Terrorism, Gangs and Drugs)




Unit 8 Assignments Unit 8 Quiz Unit 8 discussion question Unit 8 seminar




Grading Policy Reminder I will extend deadlines for papers Left quizzes open BUT I expect early and frequent

discussion board responses Not every instructor




Unit 9 Project Paper Technology designed for law

enforcement Read chapter 14 & 15 for ideas Research 3 new technologies Explain the benefits to police and

community




Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

ynCjlwFP-vk&feature=related




Questions Why do Americans like the mob

movies so much? Do you think they are realistic? Growing Up Gotti, Mob Wives




Question What is the current state of the

mob in your area?




Question What is your definition of

‘organized crime’?




Policing Organized Crime

Organized crime Any group having some manner of

formalized structure and whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activities

Oldest, most profitable, and most dangerous form of organized crime in the US is the Mafia




Question In terms of organized crime, what

organizations are the most dangerous today? Why?




Organized Crime Several nationalities are involved in

organized crime Examples are the Chinese Triads,

Japanese Yakuza, Russian Vorovskoy Zakon and other groups

Drug Cartels Street Gangs




Policing Organized Crime Origins can be traced back to 13th

century Sicily “Morte Alle Francia Italia Anela”

meaning “Death to the French is Italy’s Cry”

The acronym of this is MAFIA Mafia has a formal structure Silence is critical





By the 1960s the Mafia’s influence in America had grown to a multibillion-dollar syndicate of criminal enterprises run by 26 families nationwide

Beginning in the mid-1980s, the FBI led an assault on the Mafia

Put away two generations of godfathers. HOW??




Video Time

Watch this video and return back to class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNiLV1kP1xI&feature=relmfu

Return to the class after watching the video in You Tube




Informants for Organized Crime

FBI and other agencies will work undercover to gather information

FBI also obtained the cooperation of known mafia members

Need good informants





How was this success obtained?1. Expanded use of electronic eavesdropping

(wiretapping)2. Use of informants as explained in

video 3. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt

Organizations Act (RICO)In your opinion is the mafia more of an

illicit mom-and-pop operation or a real threat?




Question What is a hate crime?




Policing Hate crimes A hate crime is defined as a crime

motivated by a offender’s bias against a victim’s race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation

Frequently there are a combination of crimes such as property crime and a hate crime

What are the indicators of a hate crime?




Video Time

Watch this video and return back to class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXxY681UgoA&feature=related


What are your reactions to the video?




Policing Hate Crimes Your reactions to the hate crime

video?

Hate Crime Statistics Act (1990) Forced police to collect statistics on hate crimes

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Developed expertise in identifying and tracking

hate-crime groups and incidents




Policing Hate Crimes FBI reports about 9650 hate-crime

victimization each year About 52.1% are motivated by

racial-bias About 15% are aimed at sexual

orientation About 18% religion About 1% aimed at victim’s

disability




Policing Hate Crimes Authority on hate crimes and groups Intelligence Project

Conducts training for law enforcement Counts 803 active hate groups in US Include black separatist groups, Christian

identity groups, the KKK, neo-Nazis, neo-Confederates, racist skinheads




Question In your opinion, what are the

crimes most likely carried out by youths?




Policing Youth Crimes School violence and bullying Strategies for police and citizens to

help prevent school violence1. Publicizing the philosophy that a

gang presence will not be tolerated2. Alerting students and parents about

school rules and punishments




Video Time Watch this video on school bullies and

return back to class http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p-

pt1H4AJw


What are your reactions to the video?




School Bully Video The victim was Casey Heynes He was a victim of that boy for

months. He suffered repeated attacks at school

The boys video taped the attack to embarrass the victim at school

The You Tube video was very popular Was his reaction appropriate?




Policing Youth Crimes School resource officers (SROs) Bullying Two key components1. Repeated harmful acts2. An imbalance of power

Between 5 and 9 percent of students bully others with some regularity




Policing Youth Crimes

About 46.3% of all persons arrested in the US are under the age of 24

26.2% are under 19 Juvenile crime remains one of the

nation’s most serious problems During a recent ten-year period,

juveniles ages 12 to 14 and 15 to 17 experienced average annual rates of nonfatal violence that were about 2.5 times higher than rate for adults




Policing Youth Crimes Four in five victims of nonfatal violent

crime, ages 12 to 14, perceived the offender to be a juvenile

Laws enacted that make the juvenile system more punitive and easier to transfer juveniles into the adult system

Incarceration rate of 645 makes the US second only to that of Russia at 685





3. Creating alternative schools for students that cannot function in a regular classroom

4. Training parents, teachers, and school staff to identify at risk children

5. Developing community initiatives focused on breaking family cycles of violence

6. Establishing peer counseling





Four areas of concern1. The environmental design of the

school areas2. Teachers’ knowledge and response

to the problem3. Parents’ attitude and responses4. Students’ perceptions and

behaviors




Policing Youth Crimes Gun violence Overall homicide rate declined in

1980s and 1990s Youth violence, particularly gun

homicide began increasing dramatically

Research as linked urban gun violence to gang conflicts over drug markets

Operation Cease Fire




Policing Youth CrimesDisorderly conduct in public placesResponse to the problem1. Creating alternative legitimate

places and activities for youth2. Encouraging youth to gather

where they will not disturb others3. Reducing the comfort level of

popular gathering places





4. Installing and monitoring closed-circuit television cameras

5. Establishing and enforcing rules of conduct

6. Denying youth anonymity by getting to know the names and faces of young people




Policing Youth Crimes Underage drinking The average age when youth first try

alcohol is 11 years for boys and 13 years for girls

Average age at which Americans begin drinking regularly is 15.9 years

Adolscents who began drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependency than those who began at 21




Policing Youth Crimes Estimated 3 million teenagers are

alcoholics Of the three leading causes of

death for 15- to 24-year-olds – automobile crashes, homicides, and suicides – alcohol is a leading factor in all three





Police responses to underage drinking

1. Target reduction of the community’s overall alcohol consumption

2. Use a comprehensive approach




Goodnight

Thank you for the active participation

My AIM martinfoley1 [email protected] Start to participate on the discussion

board…review your grade report

Class will end July 26th

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UNIT 8 Organized Crime Hate Crimes Youth Crimes. Policing America, 6 th edition Kenneth Peak © 2009 Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All