1. If you had to explain organized crime to someone who had never heard of it (say a friendly alien that happened to drop in), how would you do so?
2. What are your sources of information about organized crime? Are they accurate? How does the source of the information affect its accuracy?
3. Think about organized crime in the United States in the last 75 years. How has it changed? For example, what changes have occurred in terms of structure and the types of activity organized criminals are engaged? Where do you think it will go in the future? Will there always be organized crime? Why or why not?