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  2. Organized religion - Wikipedia

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    Organized religion is distinguished from the broader idea of religion especially in anthropology, sociology and philosophy. American philosopher William James considered organized religion to be distinct from and secondary to religion in and of itself, stating that "out of religion in the sense in which we take it, theologies, philosophies, and ...

  3. Disorganized offender - Wikipedia

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    Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In criminology, a disorganized offender is a type of serial killer classified by unorganized and spontaneous acts of violence. The distinction between "organized" and "disorganized" offenders was drawn by the American criminologist John Douglas and Roy Hazelwood. [1]

  4. Organized crime - Wikipedia

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    Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local group of centralized enterprises run to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally thought of as a form of illegal business, some criminal organizations, such as terrorist groups, rebel forces, and separatists, are politically motivated.

  5. List of criminal enterprises, gangs, and syndicates - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 November 2024. List of groups engaged in illegal activities This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "List of criminal enterprises, gangs, and ...

  6. British firms (organised crime) - Wikipedia

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    Organised crime and drug trafficking in the city is now largely controlled by a secretive cartel known as the Huyton Firm, also known as the Cantril Farm Cartel, formed in the 1990s and run by two brothers from the Huyton area of Liverpool. The gang has flooded the UK with cocaine and has been responsible for serious violence across Liverpool.

  7. Transnational organized crime - Wikipedia

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    Transnational organized crime (TOC) is organized crime coordinated across national borders, involving groups or markets of individuals working in more than one country to plan and execute illegal business ventures. [1] In order to achieve their goals, these criminal groups use systematic violence and corruption.

  8. Organized crime in Italy - Wikipedia

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    The best-known Italian organized crime group is the Mafia or Sicilian Mafia (referred to as Cosa Nostra by members). As the original group named "Mafia", the Sicilian Mafia is the basis for the current colloquial usage of the term to refer to organized crime groups. It along with the Neapolitan Camorra and the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta are active ...

  9. Israeli mafia - Wikipedia

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    Israeli-Arab organized crime groups were formed in Israel. Some Arab-majority cities and towns are home to local crime families. [ 14 ] Clans like Tayibe based Abdel-Kader family are involved in extortion , drug and weapon trafficking , fraud as well as money laundering , often in cooperation with their Jewish counterparts. [ 15 ]