Law and Politics

In the early nineteenth century, brothel prostitution in New Orleans was pioneered by women such as ...

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In northeastern South Carolina, tucked away in the Glassy Mountains, is the area referred to as the ...

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By the pre-Prohibition twentieth century, the well-established brothel operations had passed into ...

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The vice district "Storyville" became the prime tourist attraction in what major U.S. city?

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One of the myths about bootlegging and moonshining in the south is that rather than being associated ...

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It is well established in the organized crime literature that citizen demand for illicit gambling, ...

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In the post-Civil War period, vice in the south had spread predominantly due to __________.

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Criminal networks active in piracy usually operate __________.

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A historic difference between maritime pirates and highwaymen is that highwaymen often __________.

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Upon his death in 1976, law enforcement officials widely believed that Carlo Gambino had probably ...

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TheBlack Sox Scandalimplicated Arnold Rothstein, who was called to testify in Chicago in 1920. After ...

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Joseph Bonanno worked for Chicago's Al Capone in the bootlegging business during the 1920s. In the ...

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Joey Colombo began his criminal career as a low-level thief until he was ultimately taken into Al ...

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Before he was sentenced to prison in 1992, John Gotti was the prototype of the new breed of Italian ...

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Which is true of organized crime in Chicago around 1900?

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Which event spurred organized crime operations in the United States prior to the Prohibition Era?

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Which best explains the motive of supporters of the Prohibition Movement?

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Which best explains the appeal of political machines for immigrants from Italy and Ireland?

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The city of Cicero, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and the Hawthorne Hotel are associated with ...

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During the 1920s, which cities saw black organized crime operators gain more influence than they did ...

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Thesociopathis thought to be a dangerous, aggressive person who shows little remorse for his or her ...

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Special deterrence theoryholds that penalties for criminal acts should be so sufficiently severe ...

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Experts suggest that how to become criminals and how to deal emotionally with the consequences of ...

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Cloward and Ohlin's argument based ondifferential opportunityis summarized as follows: many ...

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According to Merton'sanomie theory,aberrant behavior can be viewed as a symptom of the dissociation ...

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