Organized Crime: Causes

a 19th century criminologist once said a

a 19th century criminologist once said a society gets the criminals it deserves

society gets the criminals it deserves

society gets the criminals it deserves hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with criminologist Stephen Schneider to

with criminologist Stephen Schneider to

with criminologist Stephen Schneider to learn more about the causes of organized

learn more about the causes of organized

learn more about the causes of organized crime as well as possible cures for this

crime as well as possible cures for this

crime as well as possible cures for this social pandemic is there something that

social pandemic is there something that

social pandemic is there something that specifically causes organized crime

specifically causes organized crime

specifically causes organized crime there’s no specific causal factor the

there’s no specific causal factor the

there’s no specific causal factor the causes of crime just like organized

causes of crime just like organized

causes of crime just like organized crime are complex and multifaceted

crime are complex and multifaceted

crime are complex and multifaceted certainly you have a demand for for

certainly you have a demand for for

certainly you have a demand for for goods and services that are prohibited

goods and services that are prohibited

goods and services that are prohibited by the government so drugs gambling

by the government so drugs gambling

by the government so drugs gambling prostitution you have a large market

prostitution you have a large market

prostitution you have a large market which drives it today what you find in

which drives it today what you find in

which drives it today what you find in the United States and Canada other

the United States and Canada other

the United States and Canada other countries we look for organized crime

countries we look for organized crime

countries we look for organized crime problem is a underclass of young man

problem is a underclass of young man

problem is a underclass of young man often racial minorities there one option

often racial minorities there one option

often racial minorities there one option out of this kind of despair in poverty

out of this kind of despair in poverty

out of this kind of despair in poverty is crime

is crime

is crime what makes organized crime so difficult

what makes organized crime so difficult

what makes organized crime so difficult for law enforcement agencies there’s a

for law enforcement agencies there’s a

for law enforcement agencies there’s a symbiotic relation with society in that

symbiotic relation with society in that

symbiotic relation with society in that there’s a fairly sizable population that

there’s a fairly sizable population that

there’s a fairly sizable population that supports organized crime because they

supports organized crime because they

supports organized crime because they buy the drugs they pay for the the

buy the drugs they pay for the the

buy the drugs they pay for the the prostitution the gamble is there

prostitution the gamble is there

prostitution the gamble is there anything that can be done to prevent it

anything that can be done to prevent it

anything that can be done to prevent it I certainly have no server bullet that’s

I certainly have no server bullet that’s

I certainly have no server bullet that’s for sure there’s no panacea even if we

for sure there’s no panacea even if we

for sure there’s no panacea even if we legalize drugs you’ll still have an

legalize drugs you’ll still have an

legalize drugs you’ll still have an organized crime problem it’s a reality

organized crime problem it’s a reality

organized crime problem it’s a reality that we’re always going to have crime

that we’re always going to have crime

that we’re always going to have crime and we’re always going to organized

and we’re always going to organized

and we’re always going to organized crime what we need in North America is

crime what we need in North America is

crime what we need in North America is more strategic approach something that

more strategic approach something that

more strategic approach something that is national in scope something that’s

is national in scope something that’s

is national in scope something that’s international scope and quite frankly we

international scope and quite frankly we

international scope and quite frankly we have to start looking at alternatives to

have to start looking at alternatives to

have to start looking at alternatives to the prohibition enforcement model and

the prohibition enforcement model and

the prohibition enforcement model and yes that includes legalization we have

yes that includes legalization we have

yes that includes legalization we have to start seriously discussing it and

to start seriously discussing it and

to start seriously discussing it and looking at it as an option to the war on

looking at it as an option to the war on

looking at it as an option to the war on drugs because quite frankly the wrong

drugs because quite frankly the wrong

drugs because quite frankly the wrong drugs has been a dismal failure does the

drugs has been a dismal failure does the

drugs has been a dismal failure does the idea of jail time ever deter a career

idea of jail time ever deter a career

idea of jail time ever deter a career criminal the whole idea of deterrence is

criminal the whole idea of deterrence is

criminal the whole idea of deterrence is very controversial there’s some

very controversial there’s some

very controversial there’s some criminologist like myself who argued

criminologist like myself who argued

criminologist like myself who argued that deterrence may work for you and I

that deterrence may work for you and I

that deterrence may work for you and I but does it work for the chronic

but does it work for the chronic

but does it work for the chronic offender generally not you’re not going

offender generally not you’re not going

offender generally not you’re not going to dissuade a chronic offender

to dissuade a chronic offender

to dissuade a chronic offender especially one that’s been brought up

especially one that’s been brought up

especially one that’s been brought up you know in terrible poverty and it’s

you know in terrible poverty and it’s

you know in terrible poverty and it’s going to be

going to be

going to be newsstand has seen criminals and drug

newsstand has seen criminals and drug

newsstand has seen criminals and drug dealers all their lives it’s a

dealers all their lives it’s a

dealers all their lives it’s a socialization process that sort of robs

socialization process that sort of robs

socialization process that sort of robs them of the ability to make rational

them of the ability to make rational

them of the ability to make rational decisions to anticipate the consequences

decisions to anticipate the consequences

decisions to anticipate the consequences of their action so deterrence Theory

of their action so deterrence Theory

of their action so deterrence Theory generally only works in people who are

generally only works in people who are

generally only works in people who are not going to commit crimes in the first

not going to commit crimes in the first

not going to commit crimes in the first place the law-abiding citizen so

place the law-abiding citizen so

place the law-abiding citizen so deterrence generally doesn’t work and

deterrence generally doesn’t work and

deterrence generally doesn’t work and especially doesn’t work with organized

especially doesn’t work with organized

especially doesn’t work with organized criminals who you know can make millions

criminals who you know can make millions

criminals who you know can make millions and millions of dollars maybe you’ve

and millions of dollars maybe you’ve

and millions of dollars maybe you’ve spent two years in jail when you talk

spent two years in jail when you talk

spent two years in jail when you talk about organized crime it’s really a

about organized crime it’s really a

about organized crime it’s really a reflection of society there’s an old

reflection of society there’s an old

reflection of society there’s an old saying Society gets the crime it

saying Society gets the crime it

saying Society gets the crime it deserves and that’s true enough in the

deserves and that’s true enough in the

deserves and that’s true enough in the u.s. you can