What is organized crime? How does it differ from white-collar crime?

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Organized crime refers to the unlawful activities of the members of a highly organized, disciplined association engaged in supplying illegal goods and services, including gambling, prostitution, loan-sharking, narcotics, and labor racketeering.

Organized crime differs from white-collar crime primarily in that individuals commit white-collar crime in the course of a legal occupation that supplies legal goods and services. However, individuals committing organized crime are engaged in an illegal occupation, supplying illegal goods and services.

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