Which in my opinion was Japan's way of taking back control and letting the Yakuza know that you will no longer be tolerated. Finally, worldwide, in the United States the RICO Act was passed by congress in 1970. This act allowed prosecutors to prove that an individual is involved in a group following criminal patterns instead of having to prove specific crimes . This act had an impact on the Yakuza because it meant that the leaders of this criminal organization can now be held responsible for their subordinates or, as I would like to call it, their henchmen. Naim, in his chapters, discussed the efforts of government agencies regarding the fight against transnational crime. First, Naim explained how twenty-two government agencies were combined to improve their overall effectiveness. When first brought together, these agencies functioned under a single head and had a single budget. Merging meant merging the different cultures, skills, organizational procedures and technological systems of each agency together and making it one. Additionally, the mission and goals of the twenty-two agencies were taught to fully understand the responsibilities of all agencies. However, particular agencies were operated