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Some crime families have strict membership requirements, along ethnic lines. Is this something that is common among organized crime organizations, or is this just an Italian/Sicilian thing? Why would a criminal organization have such a strict rule about the ethnicity of its full members in the first place?

It's not uncommon that a legitimate business will also facilitate criminal activity. For instance, consider a motel that charges by the hour, or an adult "book store" with private booths in the back. Is there a place in society for these kinds of businesses, or should the government use tools like civil forfeiture to shut them down? Explain your reasoning.

Undercover law enforcement officers investigating organized crime groups run the risk of being put in a position where they are expected to engage in illegal behavior in order to maintain their cover. Is there a problem with a law enforcement officer possibly breaking the law in order to maintain his or her cover? It would not be out of the ordinary for a motorcycle gang member to participate in a fight with a rival gang. Should an undercover officer jump into the fight and actually assault a member of the rival gang so that he is not suspected as an outsider? Discuss what limits, if any, you would impose.

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Some crime families have strict membership requirements, along ethnic lines. Is this something that is common among organized crime organizations, or is this just an Italian/Sicilian thing? Why would a criminal organization have such a strict rule about the ethnicity of its full members in the first place?

It is important for (you) to understand that most crime occurs along ethnic lines wherein most murders are committed by members of the same ethnicity, robberies, rapes, etc. Crime typically occurs within areas that criminals are familiar with, which is why many crime syndicates also prefer to work with those who are similar to them as familiarity is a common human theme, and criminals are no different. It is not about ethnicity per se in this regard but more about human psyche wherein even church, which theoretically preaches unity and inclusiveness, is unequivocally the most segregated day in America wherein the majority of white churches are filled with white patrons while the majority of Black churches are filled with Black patrons and so on and so forth.

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