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Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminal, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. The Organized Crime Control Act (U.S., 1970) defines organized crime as "The unlawful activities of ... a highly organized, disciplined association...". Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist organization, are politically motivated. Gang sometimes become "disciplined" enough to be considered "organized". An organized gang or criminal set can... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by tadhg Apr 26, 2008
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