Organized Crime, Homeland Security, and Global Issues MCQ
_____ is defined as “Illegal or unethical acts that violate the fiduciary responsibility of public trust by an individual or organization, usually during the course of legitimate occupational activity, by persons of high or respectable social status for personal or organizational gain”
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White-collar crime
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_____ is “Crime that takes place across national borders . . . [that] is poorly understood but has had profound consequences for the ordering of the world system”
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Transnational crime
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Is task force law enforcement strategy based on the promotion and use of interagency cooperation; these units are normally headed by a federal law enforcement agency with local police officers being detailed or assigned to work on the task forces?
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True
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_____ is known as a loose network of individuals living in the United States who profess to believe that federal, state, and local governments operate illegally
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Sovereign citizens
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_____ is defined as federal legislation enacted in 1970 that allows prosecutors to go after the organization rather than individuals; defines racketeering in a broad manner and makes it a crime to belong to an organization involved in a pattern of racketeering
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RICO Act
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_____ is formal policy implemented by Russian authorities following the collapse of the former Soviet Union, whose goal was to introduce a more democratic form of government and a free-market economy for Russian citizens
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Perestroika
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Is organized crime any group having some manner of a formalized structure and whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activities; such groups maintain their position through the use of actual or threatened violence, corrupt public officials, graft, or extortion, and they generally have a significant impact on the people in their locales, their region, or the country as a whole?
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True
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_____ is agreement for free trade among the United States, Canada, and Mexico that became effective in 1994
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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Is money laundering attempts to disguise the original source of monies, normally through illegal means, and infuse said monies into the legitimate marketplace?
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True
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_____ is known as in the context of law enforcement or emergency response preparedness, these are the individuals to provide the first line of defense (police officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, public utility personnel, etc.)
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First responder
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_____ is defined as also known as the Yakuza, the criminal organization initially formed in Japan that has since developed into a transnational organized crime group
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Boryokudan
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Which far-reaching conspiracy statute makes it unlawful to belong to an organization that is involved in a pattern of crimes?
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Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act
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Since terrorism is a federal-level offense, only federal law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, ICE, and the DEA can act as first responders.
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False
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Attempts to disguise the original source of money obtained by illegal means is called ______.
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Money laundering
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According to your text, which of the following contributed to the growth of transnational crime?
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All of these
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Fraudulent bankruptcy is a category of transnational crime.
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False
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Transnational organized crime (TOC) is driven by financial gain, power acquisition, and political and/or religious ideology.
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False
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What phenomenon sometimes occurs because of petty jealousies or the fear of being upstaged by a different agency?
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Lack of intelligence sharing
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______ are a type of homegrown terrorist who believe they can reject the authority of the federal government and are thus exempt from paying taxes or following other federal laws.
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Sovereign citizens
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White-collar crime is a victimless crime.
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False
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The USA PATRIOT Act extended the length of the statute of limitations for prosecuting acts of terrorism described as being “egregious.”
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True
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