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Organized Crime in the 21st Century
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Alexa Hradek 男女操逼视频软件25, 男女操逼视频软件26 is discussing organized crime. Through Pace男女操逼视频软件檚 4+1 combined degree program, she男女操逼视频软件檚 currently earning a bachelor男女操逼视频软件檚 degree in criminal justice and a master男女操逼视频软件檚 in homeland security. Given her burgeoning area of expertise, she男女操逼视频软件檚 gravitated toward an interesting academic focus男女操逼视频软件攈ow organized crime has evolved in the 21st century.
At Pace, the breadth and depth of academic expertise means that no matter your interest, you can almost always find a faculty mentor. This was certainly Alexa男女操逼视频软件檚 experience, as she gravitated toward the work of her professors男女操逼视频软件攕pecifically Dyson Professor and Criminal Justice Chair Cathryn Lavery, PhD (who, in addition to her impressive body of academic research, hosts the podcast Crimes, Coffee, and Conversations), and Adjunct Professor David Mulcahy, who has spent three decades in field on both the state and federal levels.
Alongside co-researcher Heath Grant, PhD, at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Lavery and Mulcahy began discussing research ideas, and homed in on the dearth of recent academic literature in organized crime. As both Lavery and Mulcahy explain, the vast majority of academics researching the field pivoted from organized crime to terrorism after September 11, leaving a wide gap of research over the past two decades. This reality, combined with the major technological and societal changes that have subsequently occurred, meant that the subject was ripe for exploration.
男女操逼视频软件淭he three of us got together and one of the questions we were thinking about is, with the opioid crisis and influx of fentanyl from drug cartels, there was this emerging issue of whether organized crime is still pervasive,男女操逼视频软件 says Lavery. 男女操逼视频软件淵ou don男女操逼视频软件檛 see it a lot unless you男女操逼视频软件檙e looking at press releases from the Department of Justice or courthouses, and they generally seem to be very quick arrests at the local level. We decided we wanted to move forward with a publication looking specifically at what is the new face of organized crime?男女操逼视频软件
Any academic research requires an enormous amount of brain power combined with time-intensive scouring of literature. In this case, the trio wanted to start by building a very thick annotated bibliography while diving into journal articles from other criminologists in the field, which would then help the team build a timeline. They required a research assistant for this tall task and knew just where to turn.
男女操逼视频软件淎lexa has taken courses with both me and Professor Mulcahy, and has always been interested in the topic,男女操逼视频软件 says Lavery. 男女操逼视频软件淎nd due to our workload and research loads I thought, she男女操逼视频软件檚 a great student, she could really help us. It男女操逼视频软件檚 great to work with a research assistant who you trust enough to work independently.男女操逼视频软件
In addition to scouring academic journals for previous related research, Alexa has been spending her time sifting through local news男女操逼视频软件攕he cites the New York Post男女操逼视频软件s organized crime section as particularly helpful男女操逼视频软件攁nd has done deep dives into specific metro areas such for anything from low-level gambling busts to drug trafficking, to everything in between.
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While the team is still in the research gathering phase of the operation, they男女操逼视频软件檝e noted a few key findings. One point of emphasis is the way traditional organized crime has increasingly blended in with other forms of crime, as family and relative ties within organized crime continue to wane as harsher sentencing laws make it more likely for arrested members to 男女操逼视频软件渇lip男女操逼视频软件 on associates.
男女操逼视频软件淏ack in the day if you were the Genovese crime family, you were not working with the Russian mob, or the Bloods, or the Colombian drug cartels,男女操逼视频软件 notes Mulcahy. 男女操逼视频软件淣ow you男女操逼视频软件檙e seeing such a cross reference of these groups. Each of them has an expertise, and they男女操逼视频软件檙e working together to get drugs, guns, etc. into communities, as well as other contraband.男女操逼视频软件
男女操逼视频软件淚f you go back to the 男女操逼视频软件90s you had organized crime, terrorists, and gangs. There was no cross-collaboration,男女操逼视频软件 adds Lavery. 男女操逼视频软件淭hen all of a sudden, to see them working together, you realize there男女操逼视频软件檚 so many more hands in the pot, and you wonder why they are still profiting if there男女操逼视频软件檚 so many hands. But they男女操逼视频软件檝e gotten very smart and are interlinking different avenues of crime and are not as specific or challenged with who they work with.男女操逼视频软件
There is still much work to be done and many more avenues to explore. For instance, their preliminary research has observed increased organized crime activity in cities such as Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Boston. The group spent a lot of time discussing the way the internet and social media have changed both the recruitment and 男女操逼视频软件渂usiness男女操逼视频软件 side of organized crime; while also completely changing the way law enforcement investigates illicit activities. Alexa will continue to work with Professors Lavery, Mulcahy, and Grant through the spring semester, as they begin to prepare their work for eventual publication.
All in all, Alexa is excited to continue to delve into this unique research topic while further building her skill set as she prepares for her master男女操逼视频软件檚 in homeland security and ultimately, an impactful career in the field.
男女操逼视频软件淭his experience has been surreal,男女操逼视频软件 says Alexa. 男女操逼视频软件淚 never expected something like this to come out of my college experience. I男女操逼视频软件檝e had so much fun, and I男女操逼视频软件檝e appreciated the trust from professors Lavery, Mulcahy, and Grant, and I feel like I男女操逼视频软件檝e built a lot of confidence in my academics and knowledge in criminal justice.男女操逼视频软件
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