Deck 11: Transnational Organized Crime

Question 1

Triads and Tongs are examples of organized crime groups within which ethnicity?

A)Japanese
B)Chinese
C)Vietnamese
D)Russian

Answer 1

B

Question 2

An underground paperless banking system in which money is deposited in one country with a trusted broker and withdrawn the same day from a broker in another country is called:

A)Hawala
B)Fraud
C)Bank of America
D)Western Union

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following countries has not been identified by the Trafficking in Persons Act as a Tier 3 country?

A)Congo
B)Israel
C)Yemen
D)Saudi Arabia

Answer 3

B

Question 4

La Cosa Nostra refers to groups of organized crime within which ethnicity?

A)Italian
B)French
C)Japanese
D)Spanish

Question 5

__________________ syndicates are involved in social control and efforts to rule through intimidation and fear of sanctions.

Question 6

Which of the following reports the lowest levels of Fraud?

A)Mexico
B)United States
C)Japan
D)United Kingdom

Question 7

______________________ is a continuing criminal enterprise that rationally works to profit from illicit actives that are often in great public demand.

Question 8

What enforces contracts within organized crime circles?

A)Written documents
B)Verbal agreements
C)Threats of violence
D)Threats of incarceration

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the structures and organizations that the United Nations survey found?

A)Rigid hierarchy
B)Core criminal group
C)Loose criminal association
D)Hierarchical conglomerate

Question 10

What does "Yakuza" refer to within Japanese popular culture?

A)An expensive pair of shoes
B)The bad kids out in a school yard
C)The best possible hand in a popular Japanese card game
D)The worst possible hand in a popular Japanese card game

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of the provision of illicit goods and services?

A)Fraud
B)Extortion
C)Illicit arms trafficking
D)Corruption using intimidation

Question 12

Which of the following is the most significant reason that organized crime has become an international problem?

A)Globalization of the world economy
B)Corruption has spread
C)Glorification of organized crime groups in the international media through popular culture
D)Lax legislation on organized crime

Question 13

There has been an evolution from traditional prostitution to ___________________, in which victims are moved using fraud or coercion to make them forced laborers or sexual slaves.

Question 14

Which of the following countries has been identified by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act as using child soldiers?

A)China
B)Libya
C)Chile
D)South Africa

Question 15

The use of ethnicity to explain organized crime is called the __________________.

Question 16

________________ syndicates provide goods and services.

Question 17

The infiltration of business or government is not characterized by the following?

A)Business and consumer fraud
B)Extortion
C)Corruption
D)Stolen property

Question 18

Which of the following is the most common example of cybercrime?

A)Fraud
B)Extortion
C)Stolen intellectual property
D)Threats

Question 19

Which of the following has the highest corruption?

A)Australia
B)New Zealand
C)Finland
D)Venezuela

Question 20

What is the best example of international cooperation against organized crime, which is the first international instrument of its kind?

A)Combined Forces Special Enforcement
B)The Serious Organized Crime Agency
C)Internet Fraud Complaint Center
D)United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Question 21

_________________________________________ entered into force in 2005 and, as of this writing, 160 nations have ratified it, representing more than three-fourths of the world's nations.The Corruption Convention has provisions that focus on prevention, criminalization, international cooperation, and asset recovery.

Question 22

There has been an evolution from fencing stolen televisions to stealing intellectual property.

Question 23

______________ is defined as abuse of a position of power for illegitimate private gain.

Question 24

The______________________ produced by Transparency International examines the perceptions of businesspersons and analysts both inside and outside of 180 countries worldwide.

Question 25

It has been observed that the rise of ________________________ is an unfortunate by‑product of globalization, through which technological advances and lower barriers to trade have created seamless electronic environment and empowered new classes of actors which bypass nation-states.

Question 26

Yakuza gangs in Japan engage primarily in extortion.

Question 27

A devolved hierarchy has a single boss with strong internal discipline within several divisions.

Question 28

One of the main reasons organized crime has evolved from a local problem to an international issue is because of globalization.

Question 29

The _________________ in Colombia was one of the largest cocaine‑trafficking organizations in history.

Question 30

The Mafia and Yakuza groups are good examples of organized crime of the ____________ type, which means they have ongoing hierarchical structures.

Question 31

A hierarchical conglomerate is a horizontal structure of core individuals who describe themselves as working for the same organization.

Question 32

___________________________________________________ has been ratified by 168 countries, more than three-fourths of the world's nations, requiring them to adopt a series of measures that include criminalizing participation in a criminal group, money-laundering laws, extradition laws, mutual legal assistance, specific victim protection measures, and law enforcement provisions.

Question 33

Human trafficking usually occurs as a three-step process in which victims are recruited, transported, and then exploited.

Question 34

_________________ and ________________ often occurred transnationally using email contacts with prospective victims.

Question 35

Power indicates are more common today, because organized criminals find that the big profits are in providing illicit commodities.

Question 36

Trafficking in persons is an example of Infiltration of legitimate businesses.

Question 37

A United Nations survey found 40 different organized criminal groups in 16 countries, but only one-third were ethnically based.

Question 38

Child soldiering involves the unlawful recruitment or use of children as combatants or other forms of labor.

Question 39

The misuse of computer and the internet to carry out criminal activity is called ___________________.

Question 40

__________________ occurs when individuals searching for companionship or romance online were targeted as victims of cybercrime.

Question 41

Define corruption and also discuss some factors that may contribute to corruption.Also, discuss the four initiatives the United Nations has implemented in order to reduce corruption.

Question 42

There is currently no legislation in Europe that is focused on stopping human trafficking.

Question 43

Describe the three tiers that the U.S.State Department uses to evaluate the world human trafficking situation.Also indicate what types of sanctions Tier 3 countries may receive and give an example of a Tier 3 country.

Question 44

Discuss what distinguishes organized crime from most other forms of criminal behavior.

Question 45

Corruption and organized crime are inextricably linked.They rely on each other to maintain their power, influence, and profitability.

Question 46

Romance scams result in an annual reported loss of more than $50 million.

Question 47

The objective of most cybercrimes is illicit financial gain.

Question 48

Define human trafficking and discuss in detail the three methods of controlling human trafficking victims.

Question 49

FBI related scams are one of the top five crimes reported to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center.

Question 50

What are the top five crimes reported to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center?

Question 51

Define power and enterprise syndicates.Be sure to acknowledge which type is more popular.Also, discuss the gradual distinctions between the structure and organization of organized criminal groups that is cited by the United Nations survey in the text.

Question 52

Discuss the two main activity groups of organized crime, discuss the traditional nature of the activities, give a contemporary example of each, and discuss the harm associated with the activity.