Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper, describing your personal perception of organized crime upon entering this course. Identify any assumptions on which your perception is based, and answer the following questions
Discuss the genesis of your ideas about organized crime. For example your ideas may have come from movies, your community, your job, etc.
How would you describe or define organized crime?
How does your perception compare to the definitions in the readings?
What characteristics do you think are associated with organized criminal behavior?