Essay About Models Of Organized Crime And Patron-Client Organization

Models of Organized Crime Executive Summary
Models of Organized Crime Executive SummaryBy: Andrea PostCJA/325Monday, December 11th,2017        In this summary I will be discussing the differences and similarities between two models of organized crime. The models we were asked to research were the bureaucratic model and the patron-client organization. Both have a specific hierarchy system for their structure with one boss seated at the top of the organization.         A patron-client organization is a group of criminals who’s exchange of information is established through a network of connections with political leaders and government officials. The group also has access to a network of operatives for the purposes of benefitting the groups clients politically and economically.         The patron-client network is usually structured using a hierarchy system that consists of one main leader, an underboss, and several captains. Under the captains are the lower ranking members of the organization. All members of a patron-client organization are formally initiated. The top and middle of the hierarchy are generally close, but the bottom level of the hierarchy is more spread out. A spread of the lower ranking members provides a better opportunity to evade detection and apprehension from law enforcement. This helps the organization to maintain steady flow of production and operation.         Bureaucratic organizations are formal. These organizations consist of rules, regulations, procedures, and protocols that prevent lower ranking members from making decisions without administrative approval. This is known as the red tape rule. Formal documentation has to be processed by administration before any decision of significance can be made. In a patron-client organization, the lower ranking members are permitted to take it upon themselves to obtain outside resources, contacts, and conduct business without any approval, so long as the business conducted is beneficial to the organization. Members involved in a bureaucratic organization blame financial issues and failures on the administration, whereas the patron-client organization, all members are accountable and responsible for the organizations failures and successes.All criminal organizational models consist of similarities and differences, but the main purpose is to the benefit of law enforcement, researchers, society, and professionals in studying criminal behavior to provide a better understanding of how criminal organizations develop domestically and internationally. Models are based on supporting research, statistics, facts, and convincing arguments that have been gathered by professional psychologists, sociologists, and