Exam 7: Black Organized Crime

hich of the following is (are) trafficked in West Africa?

Nigerian cells target financial institutions through credit card fraud.

riminals in the poorest sections of Kingston, Jamaica, are known as __________?

What was Nicky Barnes' role in the development of Black organized crime?

t the national level, posses have one or more top leaders, sometimes called:

hat are the principal features of cultural gangs?

The stateside Country Boys organization was restricted to __________ from rural North Carolina who actively trafficked the Lucas "Blue Magic" brand of heroin.

What was Barnes' nickname?

Who did Barnes meet at the New York's Green Haven Correctional Facility?

hich of the following leaders formed the Gangster Disciples?

hat caused the Blackstone Rangers' split with the Black Power/civil rights movement in the 1960s?

About how many members does Chicago's Gangster Disciples have?

The most notorious of the Nigerian operations is the ________________.

n 1987, Fort and four members of the El Rukns were convicted of plotting terrorist acts on behalf of:

African-American criminals dominated the __________ racket in cities such as New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago until they were overpowered by violent white gangsters.

Explain the bureaucratic structure of the Gangster Disciples. hat is the weakness of this model?

Jamaican posses are known for their violence. riefly discuss the history of these posses and their violent activities.

________ are organized for the express purpose of distributing drugs.

Blacks have traditionally been locked out of some activities associated with organized crime.

he remaining El Rukns have assumed their former name. hat is that name?