1. What is organized crime? What are some examples of organized crime? What are the similarities among the various criminal organizations? Explain your answer
2. What is a patron-client network or organization? What are the distinctions between bureaucratic and patron-client organizations? Why are they important for an understanding of organized crime?
3. What is an example of common behavior among organized crime groups? How do these behaviors affect the overall attributes of organized crime? How have these particular traits helped organize crime survive in the United States throughout its history? Explain your answer.