Exam 12: Sentencing Organized Crime Offenders

What is the "relation-back" doctrine?

What is the reason for this difference in incarceration rates i.e., longer organized crime sentences?

What are the three concerns that have arisen in the seizure and disposition of property in assets forfeiture cases?

Why was the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force OCDETF) established in 1983?

Civil forfeitures do not require a criminal conviction. What is their usual target?

Compare the backgrounds of convicted organized crime offenders with street criminals serving time in state prison.

For which types of organized crime conviction s are sentenced the longest?

How does forfeiture offer the opportunity to disrupt continuing illicit enterprises?

What are the only offenses for which a significant proportion of offenders are in their twenties?

What is done with seized property?

How have threatened civil actions by the government deterred organized crime activity?