Exam 6: Terrorism and Organized Crime

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Discuss the justifications used by terrorists to maximize ideological appeal.

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The Chicago Crime Commission's early definition of organized crime in the United States referred to it as ________ crime.

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Which of the following was NOT a factor that made Estonia particularly vulnerable to a cyberattack in 2007?

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According to Tsfati and Weimann, a resurgence in terrorist rhetoric in Europe has led to a marked increase in both the development of European-based terrorist groups and their presence on the Web.

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The Nigerian Advance Fee Scheme is known internationally as "4-1-9."

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The introduction of ________ has vastly expanded the potentiality of organized crime groups and enhanced their methods of operation.

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Which of the following factors plays a role in the solidification of norms and expectations of the members of an organized crime group?

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Directing conventional weapons against a computer facility is an example of a physical attack.

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________ attacks are those that involve malware, computer or network intrusion, or other cyberattacks on critical computer systems.

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What type of terrorism is exemplified by the Irish Republican Army and Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna?

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Match the types of terrorism with the correct descriptive phrase.
environmental tenrorism
characterized by groups which share a collective perception of oppression or persecution
state-sponsored terrorism
an ideology based on the conservation of natural resources
nationalist terrorism
perpetrated by groups which are attempting to accomplish an articulable political agenda
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environmental tenrorism
characterized by groups which share a collective perception of oppression or persecution
state-sponsored terrorism
an ideology based on the conservation of natural resources
nationalist terrorism
perpetrated by groups which are attempting to accomplish an articulable political agenda
political-social terrorism
claimsto be empowered by some god and justified by some scripture
religious teruorism
those governments that engage in acts of terror against their own or support and carry out terrorist acts against other governments
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Which of the following attacks involve directing conventional weapons against a computer facility for its transmission lines?

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Which of the following types of terrorists often openly embrace and promote human suffering, and glorify violence as divine ordination?

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One drawback to the use of dead drops is that communications are not anonymous.

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An early evaluation of criminal gangs in New York determined that groups coming together for the sole purpose of committing criminal activity didn't last long if they lacked what?

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Organized crime groups enhance their profitability through monopolization, which is possible through their use of violence and ________ racketeering.

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The Taliban forbids the use of modern innovations.

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Which of the following refers to scams designed to delude a victim into thinking that he or she had been singled out to be the beneficiary of millions of dollars being given away by a company or government agency?

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Which of the following refers to the illegal duplication of credit cards achieved by running the card through a reader that captures information stored in the magnetic strip on the back?

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Which of the following is an example of monopolization by an organized crime group?

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