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Submit a 500- to 750-word press release on a criminal organization that poses a significant threat to your community. Include the following in your press release:

• Which criminal organization poses the most significant threat to your community? What evidence exists to suggest this organization is a threat? To what degree does the organization operate outside of your community?
• What is the history of the organization? How did it come to be, how did it evolve, and who are its founding and/or prominent members?
• What are the organization’s activities, including those that may be legal or illegal? How are these activities carried out, and what is the benefit to the organization?
• What factors in the community contribute to the success of the organization? How has the organization impacted the community?