1. CJ350 ORGANIZED CRIME Pete Jirasek M.S. Criminal/Social Justice

2. WELCOME!! It’s great to have everyone in class! I promise to make this as fun as possible! I enjoy seminars and interaction!!

3. IM THE GUY ON THE LEFT!

4. FIRST AND FOREMOST I know that the vast majority of students in this class are either one or more of the following 1) Parents 2) Employed on irregular hours 3) Involved/Married/Divorced 4) Chicago Cub Fans(Ok that’s a stretch)

5. SO IF YOU NEED HELP

6. COMMUNICATE! Try to Keep on Top of your work and not fall behind. If you have extenuating circumstances let me know before an assignment is due. I have in the past been pretty good about allowing extensions without a loss of points on assignments when you let me know!

7. IMPORTANT COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS Please make sure you read them! Especially regarding Writing projects and Discussion Board Postings Grading Rubric on Syllabus

8. YOUR TEXBOOK! ORGANIZED CRIME(9 TH EDITION) HOWARD ABADINSKY NY STATE PAROLE OFFICER 23YRS INSPECTOR COOK COUNTY(CHICAGO) SHERIFFS OFFICE A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON OC!!

9. THE MAFIA

10. NO THE REAL MAFIA! ORIGINS AND HISTORY DISCUSSED IN FIRST FOUR UNITS THE FOUNDATION OF THE ENTIRE MAFIA IS RESPECT. FEAR IS THE ENGINE, AND MONEY IS THE FUEL. PATRIMONIAL/PATRON-CLIENT NETWORKS

11. STRUCTURE BOSS CAPTAIN MEMBER CAPTAINMEMBER

12. DIFFERENCES IN TERMINOLOGY NEW YORK- MAFIA FIVE FAMILIES CHICAGO - OUTFIT CREWS

13. THE BIRTH OF THE MAFIA IN THE US THIS IS HOW IT STARTED! -IMMIGRATION -PROHIBITION -URBAN POLITICS

14. YOUR TURN UNDER THESE THREE TOPICS WHAT DO YOU THINK AFFECTED THE MAFIA’S GROWTH?

15. ATTRIBUTES OF OC WHAT ARE THEY? DIFFERENT THAN TERRORIST GROUPS?

16. QUESTIONS??

17. GREAT CLASS DON’T FORGET THE DISCUSSION BOARD OFFICE HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER CLASS