Organized Crime: The Topic 3 film Assignment
Mexican Mafia in the United States (6 Clips)
The Mexican Mafia, also known as LA EME (Spanish for the letter M) is a Mexican criminal organization and is one of the oldest and most powerful prison gangs in the United States. You may press the Ctrl key with the links to open each film clip.
Please write 2-3 pages of a paper to answer the following questions. The assignment should be written as an essay introducing the history of Mexican mafia in the United States and covering the following questions answers.
What is Mexican mafia/cartels ideas between killing and negotiation? Please explain with examples described in the film. What kinds of reputation Mexican mafia got from their pattern of behavior?
What does 13 mean for Mexican mafia or Latino gangs in LA?
Why was the idea of “racial killing” important to Latino gangs?
How were Vietnamese veterans impacts on LA gangs?
What is the Mexican mafias involvement in prison gangs/
What is Carnales means to the Hispanic prison gangsters? How does the term affect its operation in prisons?
Please describe the history of the term LA EME as mentioned in clip part 3.
In the film clips, it says fighting for culture, what does that mean?
Please describe a couple of codes Latino gangs abide. Some of them may be reasonable for the general public (for example, caring families emphasized by American Mafia). Does that affect their efficiency in controlling their members?
In the film, who stepped out of the Mexican mafia and collaborate with law enforcement and what was his contribution to law enforcement?
You may copy-paste these links to your Explorer (Firefox) address bar, or you can click on these links while pressing the Ctrl key to watch these clips. You should post your response to the assignment session on time.
Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifq6ifPnHec&feature=related
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDqFwSJPDU&feature=relmfu
Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f1mX1pXNu4&feature=relmfu
Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlKTAKkXGTA&feature=related
Part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B5Nigw2dtw&feature=relmfu
Part 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs3Dq1nHgMA&feature=relmfu
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