Exam 13: Organized Crime

Identify two investigative procedures that are used in the fight against organized crime.

List two to three sources of information, according to Lipsha (1982).

Disguising the money trail by transferring the money into the bank account of phone companies and creating false invoices and enterprises using offshore banks and wire transfers is referred to as ______.

It is estimated that ______ of every ten federal prisoners is in a gang.

Which of the following prohibits proceeds from a pattern of racketeering activity from being used in acquiring legitimate businesses that are involved in interstate commerce?

The United Nations identified five different types of organized crime groups. List and briefly describe each of these groups.

What was the goal of the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970?

Discuss the continuum model of organized crime.

Organized crime is used in the most generic sense to refer to group crimes.

Arson, murder, and bribery are essential strategic tools of organized crime.

According to the United Nations' identification of different types of organized crime organizations, which of the following refers to a single boss, with divisions reporting to the center, and a strong internal system of discipline?

The term transnational crime refers to criminal activities that take place across county/state lines in one country.

Which of the following is a characteristic of organized crime figures in Japan?

All of the following were identified by Sanders (1994) as levels of commitment in gang members except for ______.

List and describe two types of gang members based on Hagedorn's typology.

The Hobbs Act is an antiracketeering act that can basically be interpreted to mean that any interference with interstate commerce to any degree whatsoever is in violation of the act.

What is the iron law of opium trade?

The most powerful international drug trafficking organization in the world was the Medellin cartel of Colombia.

In regard to drug trafficking, which of the following is used to refer to the northern border areas of Thailand, Burma, and Laos?

How is the Yakuza different from its United States counterparts?