Assignment - Explain how and why Colombian organized crime poses a greater

Assignment:

Answer these essay questions:

1. Explain how and why Colombian organized crime poses a greater threat to the United States than traditional organized crime groups. Include how you would try to tackle this problem if put in a position to do so.
2. Describe the similarities in the evolution of the Italian mafia and Russian organized crime groups. Based on what you know, which do you think is better organized and more profitable, and why?
3. Write about the emergence of eastern and central European organized crime groups. Include how they have influenced American society and domestic organized crime groups.
4. Imagine the Columbian, Mexican, and Dominican drug cartels joined forces to create one super cartel that controlled the entire drug trade in the North America. Explain in your opinion how this would work or fail. Areas to think about include: organizational hierarchy, profit sharing, safety, community impact, etc.

Assignment Expectations

• Length: 500 words per essay prompt (2000 total for this assignment)
• Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count towards the minimal word amount for this assignment.
• References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least three (3) scholarly citations to support your claims.