Deck 17: Terrorism and Multinational Criminal Justice

Question 1

Which type of crime is a minor violation of Islamic law that is regarded as an offense against society,not God?

A)Hudud
B)Ethnocentric
C)Tazir
D)Koranic

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a Hudud crime?

A)Adultery
B)Murder
C)Highway robbery
D)Theft

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In 2004 Terry Nichols was convicted of 161 counts of first-degree murder for his part in the:

A)Bombing of American embassies in Nairobi,Kenya and Dar es Salaam,Tanzania.
B)World Trade Center bombing.
C)Pan Am #103 bombing.
D)Oklahoma City bombing.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The first time Americans that were undeniably the target of international terrorism occurred in:

A)1988,with the bombing of Pan-Am flight 103 over Lockerbie,Scotland.
B)1993,with the bombing of the World Trade Center.
C)1997,with the bombing in Oklahoma City.
D)1996,with the truck bomb attack on U.S.military barracks in Dhahran,Saudi Arabia.

Question 5

In 2012,the International Criminal Court's first verdict was a conviction of the rebel leader of:

A)Bosnia-Herzegovina.
B)Cuba.
C)Italy.
D)Democratic Republic of Congo.

Question 6

The Bipartisan Policy Center's National Security Preparedness Group released a wide-ranging report on the evolving nature of terrorism.The report,Assessing the Terrorist Threat,made it clear that the biggest threat to American national security may now be from:

A)Small groups of homegrown terrorists.
B)The Mexican drug trade.
C)Illegal immigrants from Canada.
D)Large groups of terrorists from Saudi Arabia.

Question 7

Which of the following is the internationalization of trade,services,investment,information,and other forms of human social activity?

A)Transnational crime
B)Cybercrime
C)International terrorism
D)Globalization

Question 8

Illegal immigration in which an agent is paid to help a person cross a border clandestinely is known as:

A)Trafficking in persons.
B)Sex trafficking.
C)Human smuggling.
D)Domestic terrorism.

Question 9

Under Islamic law,what types of crimes are considered offenses against God?

A)Tazir
B)Hudud
C)Koranic
D)Arabic

Question 10

Which of the following is a person who studies crime and criminal justice on a cross-national level?

A)Terrorist
B)International law expert
C)National law expert
D)Comparative criminologist

Question 11

The integrated police intelligence-gathering and dissemination arm of the member nations of the European Union is called:

A)Interpol.
B)Europol.
C)Ameripol.
D)International court.

Question 12

The more familiar name of the International Criminal Police Organization is:

A)FBI.
B)Globalization team.
C)Europol.
D)Interpol.

Question 13

The unlawful use of force or violence by an individual or a group that is based and operates entirely within the United States and its territories,acts without foreign direction,and directs its activities against elements of the U.S.government or population is known as:

A)International terrorism.
B)National terrorism.
C)Domestic terrorism.
D)Illegal terrorism.

Question 14

In 1997,a federal jury found Timothy McVeigh guilty of 11 counts,ranging from conspiracy to first-degree murder,in the Oklahoma City bombing.His crimes are an example of:

A)Homegrown terrorism.
B)International terrorism.
C)A Hudud crime.
D)Narcoterrorism.

Question 15

Holding a belief in the superiority of one's own social or ethnic group and culture is:

A)Eurocentric.
B)Afrocentric.
C)Ethnocentric.
D)Centric.

Question 16

A system of laws,operative in some Arab countries,based on the Muslim religion and especially the Koran is known as:

A)Hudud law.
B)Tazir law.
C)Islamic law.
D)Hebrew law.

Question 17

Which of the following is unlawful criminal activity undertaken and supported by organized criminal groups operating across national boundaries?

A)Transoperational crime
B)Transnational crime
C)Transglobal crime
D)Transinternational crime

Question 18

Who is charged with protecting the nation's critical infrastructures against terrorist attack?

A)The military
B)The CIA
C)The FBI
D)The Department of Homeland Security

Question 19

The link between drug traffickers and terrorists has been termed:

A)Narcoterrorism.
B)Domestic terrorism.
C)International terrorism.
D)Globalization.

Question 20

Which of the following is the surrender by one state or jurisdiction to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense in the second state or jurisdiction?

A)Narcoterrorism
B)Hudud crime
C)Extradition
D)Tazir crime

Question 21

________ terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence by a group or an individual who is based entirely within the United States and its territories without foreign direction and whose acts are directed at elements of the U.S.government or population.

Question 22

Someone who studies crime and criminal justice on a cross-national level is known as a comparative criminologist.

Question 23

Trafficking in persons (TIP)is the exploitation of unwilling or unwitting people through force,coercion,threat,or deception.

Question 24

A form of terrorism that makes use of high technology,especially computers and the Internet,in the planning and carrying out of terrorist attacks is called________________.

Question 25

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)is charged with protecting the nation's critical infrastructure against terrorist attack.

Question 26

The Central Intelligence Agency reports that by 2015 terrorist tactics will become increasingly sophisticated and designed to achieve mass casualties.

Question 27

The U.N.Code of Conduct for law enforcement officials specifically targets Muslims and their rights.

Question 28

An example of a transnational crime is a crime that is committed in one country but has substantial effects in another country.

Question 29

Globalization is the internationalization of trade,services,investment,information,and other forms of human social activity.

Question 30

"Jihad Jane" was not guilty in U.S.federal court in aiding Islamic terrorists in their plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist.

Question 31

Tazir crimes are crimes against God under Islamic law.

Question 32

International terrorism is the unlawful use of force of violence by an individual or a group that has some connection to a foreign power,or whose activities transcend national boundaries.

Question 33

A(n)___________ crime is a minor violation of Islamic law that is regarded as an offense against society,not God.

Question 34

The Department of ________________ Security is charged with protecting the nation's critical infrastructure against terrorist attack.

Question 35

Transnational investigation is the surrender by one state or jurisdiction to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense in the second state or jurisdiction.

Question 36

International terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence by an individual or a group that is based and operates entirely within the United States and its territories.

Question 37

Globalization is a political alliance between terrorist organizations and drug-supplying cartels.The cartels provide financing for the terrorists,who in turn provide quasi-military protection to the drug dealers.

Question 38

A foreign organization that engages in terrorist activity that threatens the security of U.S.nationals or the national security of the United States and that is so designated by the U.S.secretary of state is known as a foreign _____________________ organization.

Question 39

Human smuggling is illegal immigration in which an agent is paid to help a person cross a border clandestinely.

Question 40

Cyberterrorism is a form of terrorism that makes use of high technology,especially computers and the Internet,in the planning and carrying out of terrorist attacks.

Question 41

A serious violation of Islamic law that is regarded as an offense against God and includes crimes such as theft,adultery,sodomy,alcohol consumption,and robbery is a ___________ crime.

Question 42

The integrated police intelligence-gathering and dissemination arm of the member nations of the European Union is called _______________.

Question 43

Human __________ is the illegal immigration in which an agent is paid to help a person cross a border clandestinely.

Question 44

Islamic courts typically exist on three levels.Explain and define those three levels and how they differ from each other.

Question 45

Compare and contrast human smuggling and human trafficking.

Question 46

In 2012,in the first verdict ever reached by the International Criminal Court judges found a rebel leader from ______________ guilty of crimes against children.

Question 47

___________ means holding a belief in the superiority of one's own social or ethnic group and culture.

Question 48

Federal law requires that any organization considered for Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)designation must meet three criteria.Define and explain the three criteria.Who or what determines that an organization is an FTO? Analyze and explain their rationale for the decision they make.

Question 49

According to the United Nations,an offense can be considered transnational in nature if four conditions are met.List and define those four conditions and give examples of each.

Question 50

According to criminologist Gwynn Nettler,all forms of terrorism share six characteristics.List and define those six characteristics and give an example of each.

Question 51

The author discusses four aspects of justice in Arab philosophy and religion.Define and comment on those four aspects and analyze their meanings giving examples of each.