The key to understanding organized crime is to recognize that, like corporations and otherbusinesses, it exists for a single purpose: to make a profit in a capitalist economy. The key differencebetween organized crime and “legitimate” businesses is that organized crime often makes much of itsprofit from illicit goods and services, and organized crime is prepared to use illegal means and practices,including violence, to achieve its profit-making goals. Like legal businesses, organized crime also seeksto gather and harness political power to assist in the conduct of its business. Once again, however,organized crime is prepared to pursue that goal, if necessary, through recourse to illegal methods. Actualviolence is rare in organized crime activities, and is usually related to street-level activities. Whileviolence is bad for business, the potential for violence is often enough to give organized crime networksa distinct advantage in the marketplace.
8. According to the passage, the author discusses?
(A) illicit enterprise and profit-making
(B) organizational strategy of a legitimate corporation
(C) violent interactions among corporations
(D) organizational structure of organized crime groups