Deck 12: Pursuing Criminal Syndicates: Terrorists, gangs, drug Traffickers, and the MOB

Question 1

The USA PATRIOT Act expanded the federal government's ability to investigate Americans without establishing probable cause for _________________ purposes.

A) intelligence
B) confidentiality
C) government
D) international

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is not included in fusion centers?

A) Law enforcement personnel
B) Mass media personnel
C) Medical personnel
D) Fire department personnel

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The _______________ added terrorist activities to the list of crimes that justify the use of a wiretap.

A) Military Commissions Act
B) Electronic Communications Protection Act
C) Management of Domestic Incidents Act
D) None of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

During an active-shooter situation,responding officers are trained to:

A) take a contain-and-wait strategy
B) ignore injured victims in their attempt to stop the active shooter
C) establish a perimeter and allow the special-weapons team to neutralize the active shooter
D) focus on rescuing wounded persons before taking down the active shooter

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the three categories of international terrorist threats,according to the FBI?

A) Foreign sponsors of international terrorism
B) Formalized terrorist groups
C) Loosely affiliated international radical extremists
D) Organized cyberterrorist cells

Question 6

The USA PATRIOT Act permits federal officials to conduct searches if there is ____________ to believe there may be threats to national security.

A) probable cause
B) reasonable grounds
C) a preponderance of evidence
D) proof

Question 7

One major but frequently overlooked aspect of mass killings is:

A) the risk of physical injury to the responding officers
B) the psychological impact on the first responders
C) the effect of the crime on the families and friends of the victims
D) the high-profile nature of these crimes

Question 8

Under the _______________,unlawful enemy combatants are prevented from invoking the Geneva Conventions during commission proceedings and are denied the right to file habeas corpus petitions in federal court.

A) Military Commissions Act
B) Electronic Communications Protection Act
C) Management of Domestic Incidents Act
D) USA PATRIOT Act

Question 9

The bombing of the federal Murrah Building in Oklahoma City is an example of:

A) anti-terrorism training
B) foreign terrorism
C) bioterrorism
D) domestic terrorism

Question 10

The operations section of ICS is responsible for all but which of the following activities?

A) Reducing immediate hazards
B) Collecting, evaluating, and disseminating incident situation information and intelligence
C) Saving lives and property
D) Establishing control of the situation and restoring normal operations

Question 11

In 2001,the use of by bioterrorists in the United States illustrated people's vulnerability to biological weapons.

A) anthrax
B) smallpox
C) the plague
D) botulism

Question 12

Which of the following is a concern associated with the USA PATRIOT Act?

A) It is not strict enough.
B) The public will overthrow the regulations.
C) It will make our foreign allies mad.
D) Government powers will be abused.

Question 13

The logistics function of ICS is responsible for:

A) the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of incident situation information and intelligence
B) reducing immediate hazards and establishing control of the situation
C) the overall management of the incident
D) support requirements necessary to facilitate effective incident management

Question 14

Which of the following statements about gangs is true?

A) Gangs frequently migrate across the country to set up satellite operations.
B) The increasing number of older gang members is a serious problem today.
C) The more structured the gang, the more dangerous it tends to be.
D) Gangs today tend to follow a basic model, resulting in considerable homogeneity among them.

Question 15

________________have their own infrastructures,personal finances,and training facilities.

A) Foreign sponsors of international terrorism
B) Formalized terrorist groups
C) Loosely affiliated international radical extremists
D) Informal international terrorism

Question 16

Which of the following is not one of the major functions of the Incident Command System?

A) Operations
B) Logistics
C) Planning
D) Training

Question 17

Which of the following is not a cyberterrorist activity?

A) Data manipulation
B) Software piracy
C) Active racketeering
D) Industrial espionage

Question 18

____________ have been responsible for the majority of terrorist acts committed in the United States.

A) Al Qaeda
B) The Earth Liberation Front
C) The Taliban
D) Hezbollah

Question 19

The main purpose of the National Incident Management System is to:

A) develop a counterespionage training program for international dissemination
B) provide a consistent federal preparedness approach for federal, state, and local governments
C) ensure the continued implementation of elements of the USA PATRIOT Act
D) create fusion centers

Question 20

Predictive policing and intelligence-led policing are part of the __________ phase of the problem-solving process and are a useful tool that can be applied to the problem of terrorism.

A) planning and direction
B) processing/collation
C) analysis
D) reevaluation

Question 21

When responding to local gang problems,suppression involves:

A) a coordinated effort involving both the community and the police.
B) an effort to target juveniles who are at risk of becoming gang members
C) persuading juveniles in the early stages of gang membership to abandon the gang lifestyle or reduce their gang-related crime
D) focused deterrence programs relying on the criminal law to eliminate gang activities

Question 22

Why are drug courts a beneficial option for the criminal justice system when dealing with methamphetamine users?

A) They expose meth-addicted individuals to treatment.
B) They eliminate all rigid structures for oversight.
C) They completely expunge or eliminate the offender's criminal record.
D) They guarantee the drug user employment after treatment.

Question 23

Many experts feel like it is only a matter of time before biological weapons get into the wrong hands and are used like explosives were in the past.

Question 24

Under the Military Commissions Act,terrorist activities have been added to the list of crimes that justify a wiretap.

Question 25

Loosely affiliated international radical extremists are not a serious threat to the United States.

Question 26

La Cosa Nostra is commonly termed:

A) the Mafia
B) the Gang of Mexico
C) New York's Finest
D) None of the above

Question 27

Despite considerable public scrutiny,inquiries into traditional organized crime have often failed because of:

A) the Mob's focus on maintaining secrecy
B) the Mob's use of intimidation and force to maintain their criminal lifestyle
C) the failure of the FBI to admit the existence of organized crime in the United States
D) the lack of legislation designed to combat organized crime

Question 28

The GREAT program was created to:

A) educate students on the dangers of drug abuse
B) give students skills needed to resist peer pressure and gang influences
C) educate students on the dangers of bullying and the methods of dealing with bullying incidents
D) engage students as active partners in preventing school violence and future school shootings

Question 29

Which of the following is not one of the major policy areas of the federal Office of National Drug Control Policy?

A) Drug education programming
B) Domestic law enforcement
C) Interdiction and international counterdrug support
D) Substance abuse treatment

Question 30

Which of the following is not one of the methods the FBI recently has used to successfully put away LCN godfathers?

A) Wiretapping
B) International cooperation from Italy
C) The use of informants
D) RICO

Question 31

Which of the following is not an advantage of open-air drug markets for both buyers and sellers?

A) Buyers know where to go in order to find the drugs they want.
B) Buyers can weigh quality against price.
C) They are generally safer because sellers are in the open and carry no weapons.
D) Sellers are able to maximize customer access.

Question 32

Both Iran and Iraq have been designated as foreign sponsors of international terrorism.

Question 33

In the organization structure of the Italian mafia,"El Capo" is a(n):

A) underboss
B) lieutenant or enforcer
C) counselor or advisor to the boss
D) godfather or boss

Question 34

The USA PATRIOT Act includes provisions relating to combating the problem of methamphetamine use.

Question 35

Which of the following does not appear to be a good police response to rave parties?

A) Regulating rave venues to ensure basic health and safety measures are in use
B) Encouraging property owners to exercise control over raves
C) Prohibiting juveniles and adults from being admitted to the same raves
D) Shutting down rave parties

Question 36

ICS provides a unified command component for response to terrorist incidents.

Question 37

Police response to active-shooter situations emphasizes stopping the active shooter before attending to injured victims.

Question 38

Terrorism is committed to further political or social objectives.

Question 39

The operations section of ICS is responsible for all support requirements needed to facilitate effective incident management.

Question 40

Which of the following statements about RICO is false?

A) Under RICO, it is a separate crime to belong to an enterprise involved in a pattern of racketeering.
B) RICO defines racketeering very broadly.
C) RICO is probably the single most important piece of legislation ever enacted against organized crime.
D) RICO has led to the expansion of omerta among members of organized crime groups.

Question 41

The key focus of omerta is silence.

Question 42

The inability of the IRS to legally share information has significantly affected the FBI's ability to successfully prosecute cases of organized crime.

Question 43

Training police officers in lab identification and removal is the last step in any meth initiative.

Question 44

For a group to be defined as a criminal street gang,it must have at least _________ members.

Question 45

The ____________ Act allows the CIA to continue its program for questioning key terrorist leaders and operatives.

Question 46

Since the recent legalization of marijuana in several states,the DEA has stopped opposing such legalization.

Question 47

Autonomous organizations such as al-Qaeda,Hezbollah,and HAMAS,which have their own infrastructures,finances,and training facilities,are classified by the FBI as __________.

Question 48

Due to funding shortages,fusion centers generally are limited to law enforcement personnel.

Question 49

Simply arresting open-air drug market participants will have a huge impact in reducing the size of the market and the amount of drugs consumed.

Question 50

The __________ function of ICS involves the collection,evaluation,and dissemination of incident situation information and intelligence.

Question 51

The terrorist use of toxins as weapons is known as _________________.

Question 52

Members of older gangs are more likely to be involved in violent and property crime than are members of gangs that formed more recently.

Question 53

A(n)______________ provides overarching coordination of all response and counterterrorism elements within a community or metropolitan area.

Question 54

A focused deterrence strategy to deal with gang problems frequently requires the collaboration of several criminal justice agencies.

Question 55

The USA PATRIOT Act 2006 reauthorization included provisions to combat the _____________ epidemic.

Question 56

A mass killing is an incident in which at least _______ people are killed by the attacker.

Question 57

___________ responses to gang problems involve a broad approach that targets juveniles who are at risk of becoming gang members or who are at some stage of gang membership where they can still be pushed out of the gang.

Question 58

The oldest,profitable,most dangerous form of organized crime is La Cosa Nostra.

Question 59

Police gang units can use civil injunctions to deal with criminal-related gang problems.

Question 60

Fusion centers are basically terrorism early warning groups.

Question 61

List and define the three categories into which the FBI has divided the current international terrorist threat,and provide an example of each.

Question 62

Why are raves such a difficult issue for the police? Why is simply outlawing raves not necessarily an appropriate response to the problem?

Question 63

The most commonly used illicit drug is ____________.

Question 64

A ________________ is a court-ordered instrument that is used for things like barring bar gang members from gathering in specified public areas,driving through certain neighborhoods,or making certain hand gestures.

Question 65

Explain how open-air drug markets operate,the challenges they pose,and efforts being used to meet those challenges.

Question 66

Describe some successful police initiatives taken to combat organized crime.

Question 67

The USA PATRIOT Act has placed restrictions on civil liberties and expanded government powers in a way that has never before been acceptable in the United States.Why do you think Americans are willing to sacrifice civil liberties in the interests of homeland security? Discuss the pros and cons of this view.

Question 68

Define rave parties,the problems they pose,and responses used by the police to address them.

Question 69

____________ are dance parties with fast-paced electronic music and light shows that often involve drug use.

Question 70

The key element of the LCN code of honor is _________.

Question 71

The most important piece of legislation ever enacted against organized crime is ____________.

Question 72

Explain the purpose,strengths,and major functions of the Incident Command System.

Question 73

The lowest level of the drug distribution network is a(n)____________.

Question 74

Describe the changes in police protocols for dealing with active shooter situations and explain why these changes have been made.