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Some Criminal Organization s, such as Terrorist Organization s, are Politically Motivated . Mafia s are criminal organizations whose primary motivation is Profit . Gang s sometimes become "disciplined" enough to be considered "organized". The act of engaging in criminal activity as a structured group is referred to in the U.S. as racketeering. In the United States, organized crime is often prosecuted federally under the Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Statute ( 18 U.S.C. Part I Chapter 96 §§ 1961-1968 ). OVERVIEW Criminal organizations keep illicit actions secret, and members communicate by word of mouth or telephone. Many organized crime operations have substantial legitimate businesses, such as licensed Gambling , building construction, trash hauling, or dock loading enterprises, which operate in parallel with and provide cover for Drug Trafficking , Money Laundering , Prostitution , Extortion , Hijacking , Fraud , and Insider Trading , among many other possible criminal activities. In order for a criminal organization to prosper, some degree of support is required from the Society in which it lives. Thus, it is often necessary to corrupt some of its respected members, most commonly achieved through Bribery , Blackmail , and the establishment of symbiotic relationships with legitimate Business es. Judicial and Police officers and Legislators are especially targeted for control by organized crime via bribes, threats, or a combination. Financing is made easier by the development of a customer base inside or outside the local population, as occurs for instance in the case of drug trafficking. In addition, criminal organizations also benefit if there is social distrust of the Government or the Police . As a consequence, criminal organizations sometimes arise in closely-knit immigrant groups who do not trust the local police. Conversely, as an immigrant group begins to integrate into the wider society, this generally causes the organized crime group to weaken. Lacking much of the paperwork that is common to legitimate organizations, criminal organizations can usually evolve and reorganize much more quickly when the need arises. They are quick to capitalize on newly-opened markets, and quick to rebuild themselves under another guise when caught by authorities. Globalization occurs in crime as much as it does in business. Criminal organizations easily cross boundaries between countries. This is especially true of organized crime groups that engage in Human Trafficking . The newest growth sectors for organized crime are Identity Theft and online Extortion . These activities are troubling because they discourage Consumer s from using the Internet for E-commerce . E-commerce was supposed to level the playing ground between small and large businesses, but the growth of online organized crime is leading to the opposite effect; large businesses are able to afford more Bandwidth (to resist Denial-of-service Attack s) and superior Security . Furthermore, organized crime using the Internet is much harder to trace down for the Police (even though they increasingly deploy Cybercop s) since Police forces and Law Enforcement Agencies in general operate on a national level while the Internet makes it even more simple for criminal organizations to cross boundaries and even to operate completely remotely. NON-TRADITIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME In addition to what is considered traditional organized crime involving direct crimes of fraud swindles, scams, racketeering and other RICO predicate acts motivated for the accumulation of monetary gain, there is also non-traditional organized crime which is engaged in for political or ideological gain or acceptance. Such crime groups are often labeled Terrorist Organization s and include such groups as Al Qaeda , Earth Liberation Front , and Animal Liberation Front . MAFIA BUSINESS Organized crime can be categorized:
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