Yakuza Crimes

The homeland security mission and goals face many roadblocks and challenges in today’s world. The Quadrennial Homeland Security Review lists six strategic challenges which the Department of Homeland Security feels are of exceptional concern to the nation. Of these outlined challenges I believe that transnational criminal organizations

Japanese crime syndicate Yakuza is a very large organization, with ties in the world of business and politics all around the world. Yakuza consists of many different syndicates, with each specializing in a specific category of crime, such as white collar crime and drug trafficking. Yakuza Have a very large presence in Asia and have proved to greatly undermine the sovereign power and integrity of Japan.

In this paper it was asked of us as a team to give an in-depth historical analysis of an organized crime group. With this class being about organized crime one would think to write about mobsters, but we decided to think outside the box. Even though when thinking of organized crime the first thought is The Italian Mafia and groups of that sort, one has to remember that organized crime comes in many different forms of organizations. From this class we were able to understand more on organized crime and who can be classified as an organized crime organization. Organizations that one would never really think of as having ties to organized crime may have some

The Yakuza are an organized crime group that have developed in Japan. The Yakuza date back as early as the 17th century where they were thought to be the “crazy ones”. The reason for why the Yakuza became as powerful as they are today is mainly due to the organized structure they have in the criminal organization. Obtaining close to 103,000 members around the world, the Yakuza are able to perform any crime they choose and escape without a scratch to their international organization. This is what makes them the top organized crime group in todays criminal world.

In contemporary societies, crime is an undeniable fact of daily life. Modern penal systems are developed in order to bring justice towards those who transgress the inviolable laws and regulations imposed by the current legislative body. In the United States adversarial system, a common quandary associated with proper administration of justice is the question of who is liable for actions committed by members of a group or organization that has been found to be associated with organized crime. In the 1970’s, in the wake of a slew of crimes perpetrated by members of the Mafia, the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act was established and signed into law by the Nixon administration. Under this act, simply referred to as R.I.C.O., leaders and members of a crime syndicate could be held on trial for criminal penalties for actions that they ordered others to perform.

Yakuza, also known as Gokudo is a transnational organized crime syndicate, originating in Japan. Yakuza is made up of many syndicates, each involved in departments of crime, such as drug trafficking. Although very powerful in Japan, Yakuza have limited influence on overseas countries such as The United States. Throughout Asia Yakuza has been one of the more distinguished crime syndicates, boasting connections to the Japanese banking, realty market and media.

Japan is known for their low crime rates and high economic standards, but what they do not discuss is their involvement in one of the biggest organized crime rings in the world. Japan is home of the Yakuza, a Japanese mafia that dates all the way back to the year 1603. This organized crime group was first known as Tokugawa Shogunate. The Tokugawa Shogunate started in 1603 and formed into, what is now called the Yakuza, in 1868. This group originally split into two different groups called the Tekiya and Bakuto.

In the country of Japan, the Yakuza is a main criminal organization that is very well known, and some criminal organizations want to be hidden and do not want anyone to know anything about them and who they are. Their whole goal is to make money, but they are afraid of losing business or creating conflict between other organizations. The Yakuza does not have to deal with that problem because they are the main criminal organization in Japan. They are not like all the other criminal organizations out there. They want people to know who they are and they are not afraid to show people what different activities that they are an apart of and they are not afraid to show their power to everyone else.

The Yakuza, unlike most criminal organizations in the world, do not exist in secrecy. The Yakuza have made themselves public and have set many offices throughout Japanese, which are surrounded by barb and armed guards (43). They also have created printed business cards for their organization and published magazines detailing their criminal society. Some of their activities are actually legitimate business operations, such as running construction projects and various public works projects, real estate firms, and finance operations such

Drugs, human trafficking, extortion, weapons trade, gambling. These are just a few of the many forms of crime that Triad families specialize in. It is an increasing problem as these groups grow they become smarter, move around, and evolve every time governments make progress. Although Triads and organized crime in China keeps the rest of China’s crime down. Chinese organized crime are major contributors to the world’s smuggling, drug trade, extortion and more. Governments should raise awareness to organized crime by educating the population, as well as introduce new technology and intelligence. While assisting the countries who might not have the same resources. Triads are like a virus. The only ways to get rid of a virus is to kill the host or kill the

The country has an interestingly strong mix of formal and informal social control that keeps the crime rate statistically lower than both China and America. Due to the cultural value of “harmony, loyalty to tradition, intergroup dependence, and shame” (Burfeind &Westermann, 1991, 39-40) there is a strong sense of informal control to suppress deviant behavior or else you disrupt these values and bring shame upon yourself and everyone else part of your group and or family. This and many other forms of formal and informal social control make Japan the most efficient in controlling crime and crime

The economic impact of organized crime is staggering. “… a look at the economic impact alone gives a glimpse of the importance of this issue. The

Criminal groups exist everywhere. However what defines each organized crime group depends upon what ultimate goal each group looks to achieve. In New York City, there has been organized crime in existence since the 1900’s. Although changing names, and rulers throughout the years, this group has always been known as the mafia. Predominantly, it has been known as the Italian mafia. Italian mafia just like it’s counterparts in the Irish and Jewish mafia underwent structural, social, and physical changes in order for it to reach its current status. Many people believe it has existed as long as it has due to the ingenious

Firstly, you done a extremely good job at summarizing the Yakuza history. I was not sure if they are the only gangs to be recognize in the world, but I have to agree they are very disciplined and show a impression of cruelty and cold-blooded. Moreover, Yakuza tattoo is part of their symbol and tradition, one must get that tattoo in order to be part of the family. Also, those that commit a mistake will show loyalties by cutting their finger off with a sword, which is a very terrify to know. At last, Yakuza is perhaps better than mafia in my personal opinion, although they they do activities such as drug abuse, and sexual intercourse, in somewhat part we can understand they are not bad as we think it

Transnational crime is a growing problem. Transnational crime is defined as “self-perpetuating associations of individuals who operate transnational for the purpose of obtaining power, influence, monetary and/or commercial gains, wholly or in part by illegal means, while protecting their activities through a pattern of corruption and/ or violence, or while protecting their illegal activities through a transnational structure and the exploitation of transnational commerce or communication mechanisms.” (National Security Council, n.d.) . Transnational crimes are known under other names such as cross-national crime, global crime, international crime, and