him back into the criminal justice system. It was his first case of recidivism, but the crime this time was of a much more serious nature than petty theft.The time in jail did not serve as a deterrent however. Upon release Lucky moved to Little Italy and re-entered the network that sought crime as a viable means to make a living. Luciano remarked, Who wants to be a crum? A crum being defined as anyone who works for an honest dollar (Feder and Joesten, 44). This opinion directly reflects the notion that adolescent offenders view life-course persistent offenders as having managed success in attaining adult rewards e.g. more stuff (from theft) (Macmillan, Lec.3). The notion of a crum also regards a nine-to-five job as unfulfilling or unrewarding. This opinion is blatant strain theory. A theory that asserts that crime results because society establishes goals toward which all strive, but at the same time the social structure makes it difficult or impossible for everyone for everyone to achieve these goals (Merton, 187).Thus Luciano entered the world of organized crime when he came to the attention of Joe The Boss Masseria. Joe Masseria was highly enmeshed in rum running, racketeering, and extortion. Luciano was appointed the overseer of Manhattans rum-running operations.The concept of organized crime, which Luciano participated in, reinforces strain theory. The Mafia was known as Cosa Nostra in Italy. The translation of Cosa Nostra is literally our thing. The Cosa Nostra is composed of a group of offenders that have rejected conventional societal allotments and standards of living. Instead they created their own societal network. This reorganized society is in actuality a cohort of victims of strain. People unable to attain their goals given conventional methods.As Lucky aged into his twenties and thirties his crimes reached a period of stasis. The types of crimes he committed were radically different from ones he had commit...
