Exam 17: Organized Crime

Briefly describe the structure of organized crime groups according to the feudal model.

Describe Jan Van Dijk's statistical model of the relationship between prevalence of organized crime, corruption, the rule of law, and country wealth.Where does the United States fall and why?

In the 1920s, the passage of which of the following prompted a rise in crime, violence, and political corruption related to organized crime?

A promising criminal who is not of Italian descent, but who has qualities useful to the organization, may become a(n) ______ of La Cosa Nostra.

The ______ of La Cosa Nostra is groomed for succession to the top position.

Explain what laundering money means.

What do the RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) statutes address?

Al "Scarface" Capone was brought down by

The primary function of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) is the ______ of money laundering.

The Morielitos organized crime group specializes primarily in

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act outlawed the consumption and manufacturing of alcohol.

Explain the link between political corruption and organized crime.

______ was a corrupt political machine associated with the Democratic Party that ran New York City well into the twentieth century from the "Hall."

Name 5 of the 11 organized crime groups identified by the President's Commission on Organized Crime.?Possible Answers: La Cosa Nostra, outlaw motorcycle gangs, prison gangs, Triads and Tongs, Vietnamese gangs, Yakuza, Marielitos, Columbian cocaine rings, Irish, Russian, Canadian

______ crime groups are probably the oldest and largest in the world.

The La Cosa Nostra is still very much a major crime threat, although it is not as powerful as it once was.

What was the Castellammarese War?

While many assumed the La Cosa Nostra to be defunct, in January of 2011 the FBI swept up over 120 LCN mobsters on a variety of charges.

What are the five major opportunity factors identified by Albanese (2000)?

Memoirs of the members of La Cosa Nostra show that they had