KU KLUX KLAN, CRIME, POLICE

Crime is often glorified through movies and music. Crime happens in many forms and has different effects. Just about everyone in America has been exposed to some form of crime in their lifetimes, if not performing crimes themselves. Typically, crime is kept under control by processes of the law and law enforcement. Sometimes, however, crime has a tremendous effect on society and the people within it as a whole.

Different types of crime can serve different purposes and functions. In the early 1900s, the Ku Klux Klan began a series of lynching’s to keep mental and physical control over the recently freed black population. Other organized crime factions, such as the rise of the mafia, also served to control neighborhoods and stimulate gigantic profit for those involved and in charge of mob operations. Some crimes, however, aren't as obvious or condemned, such as traffic violations or "soft drug" uses such