Cja 384 Week 3 Social Organized Crime Perspective

Social Institution and Organized Crime Name Course Tutors Name Date Social Institution and Organized Crime A social institution is defined as an organization which is founded on a shared set of goals or tasks and persuades members of the community to get involved to ensure the realization of the goals and completion of the tasks. There is a relation between social institution and organized crime in several ways. Warren (1973) argues that the emergence and development of criminal organizations in different geographical locations is as a result of the demand for the product that these organizations offer by members who reside in the same area or jurisdiction. Therefore this enables the organization to thrive in the production, distribution and consumption of the product. In addition, criminal groups tend to focus on the social structure of a community, social control over community members, and the degree of participation of each individual in the community. Furthermore, criminal organizations foster good relations and ties with legal businesses and their owners as long as they stand by their cause. This paper shall empirical and speculative theories that are most applicable when applied to organized crime and criminal behavior. According to the alien theory, criminal