Deck 7: Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism

Question 1

Transnational organized crime affects governmental agencies, social institutions, those who reside near it, and the operation is considered to be:

A) negative
B) positive
C) financial
D) economic

Answer 1

negative

Question 2

A high volume of ______________________ crime may affect a city as victimization and fear override proper social functioning on the part of citizens.

A) street
B) vice
C) organized
D) white collar

Answer 2

street

Question 3

____________________undermines and threatens the state not only in terms of justice and social order, but also in terms of economic viability.

A) Terrorist
B) Terrorism
C) Militias
D) TOC

Answer 3

TOC

Question 4

Which model explains the creation of TOC groups' enterprises?

A) Economic model
B) Enterprise model
C) Political model
D) Market model

Question 5

Which of the following models helps to facilitate the growth of TOC organizations?

A) social model.
B) enterprise model.
C) political model.
D) market model.

Question 6

The UN study helped to identify how many of the unique organizational structures employed by TOC?

A) six
B) four
C) three
D) five

Question 7

The final type of criminal organization identified by the UN study was the:

A) clustered hierarchy.
B) core group.
C) regional hierarchies.
D) criminal network.

Question 8

What is the name of the drug cartel that transports drugs to countries where they are sold at the wholesale/retail level by TOC groups?

A) Mexican.
B) Afghanistan
C) Columbian
D) South American

Question 9

A substantial portion of illegal arms are sold on the:

A) black market
B) gray market
C) arms market
D) under world market

Question 10

Which group is responsible for schemes that steal billions of dollars annually from citizens, businesses, and governmental entitlement programs?

A) terrorist
B) Russian
C) foreign
D) TOC

Question 11

Terrorists have political objectives, but TOC groups use:

A) political agenda
B) agenda
C) quasi-political objectives
D) political agenda.

Question 12

What type of crime can result in more deaths, injuries, and economic loss than do street crimes?

A) white collar
B) organized
C) street
D) transnational

Question 13

Which types of group creates illicit economics that can threaten the security of states?

A) Terrorist
B) Criminal
C) Militias
D) TOC

Question 14

Which group is organized using the standard hierarchical format?

A) terrorist
B) TOC
C) criminal
D) militia

Question 15

Al Qaeda has been involved in opium and heroin trafficking, but Hezbollah deals in:

A) human
B) cocaine
C) arms
D) drug

Question 16

Drug trafficking is the largest and most extensive illegal activity for which group?

A) TOC
B) terrorist
C) militia
D) organized crime

Question 17

Terrorist fears center on weapons of mass destruction, but it appears that the real weapons of mass destruction is:

A) small arms
B) automatic arms
C) military arms
D) illegal arms

Question 18

Precious gems for trafficking have been mined illegally, primarily by which groups?

A) terrorist
B) insurgent
C) transnational
D) TOC

Question 19

_____________________ smuggling is not limited to luxury items or counterfeit goods.

A) Terrorist
B) Organized crime
C) TOC
D) Black market

Question 20

Terrorism generally is the commission of a crime by a group of organized individuals.

Question 21

It can be very difficult to define TOC because there are numerous TOC groups or organizations spread across the globe involved in a variety of both criminal and non-criminal activities.

Question 22

When talking about crime and types of crime, in reality their differences are a matter of degree.

Question 23

TOC undermines and threatens the state, not only in terms of justice and social order but also in terms of economic viability.

Question 24

One key point concerning TOC is that most people do not know that there has been little official examination of TOC activities; it's only done if there is discovery by law enforcement.

Question 25

Strong governments play a key role in the formation of TOC organizations.

Question 26

Criminal organizations are different from legitimate businesses because they do not focus on business principles to conduct their criminal activities.

Question 27

The most extensive illegal activity for TOC groups is drug trafficking, the Mexican drug cartel is the largest supplier of opium.

Question 28

There is a substantial overlap between TOC and terrorist groups, and at the same time, a number of differences.

Question 29

The third social model explaining the emergence of TOC groups is the cultural model; it is based on opportunity and patron-client relationships.

Question 30

A UN study demonstrated variability in TOC organizations; it identified three unique organizational structures used by TOC.

Question 31

Standard hierarchies do not mirror those found in many legitimate organizations and are generally found in the less sophisticated or developed TOC organizations.

Question 32

TOC groups in the future will pose a danger to national security by cooperating with known terrorist organizations.

Question 33

TOC groups tend to be based in many countries and are not limited in terms of international connections and sophistication.

Question 34

Political models explain TOC groups' creation as a result of becoming involved in various enterprises.

Question 35

Narco-states tend to be rife with corruption, and some officials may see facilitating terrorists as a way of increasing their wealth.

Question 36

Organized crime groups have short-term goals and are involved in non-complicated networks when conducting their activities.

Question 37

Most terrorist organizations mirror TOC organizations in terms of structure and most of the activities that are performed.

Question 38

Organized criminal organizations are ____________________ in that they do not have a political or religious agenda.

Question 39

Organized crime groups operate more effectively with the tacit or overt approval of ____________________ systems.

Question 40

One of the ways to better understand TOC is to examine it in relation to other kinds of _____________________.

Question 41

TOC and illicit criminal economies threaten the security of the ____________________.

Question 42

The social model explaining the emergence of TOC groups is the ______________________ model.

Question 43

Criminal enterprises are complex organizations and have some level of hierarchy and _______________________.

Question 44

Opium and heroin drug trafficking has become difficult to differentiate terrorist organizations from TOC _____________________.

Question 45

Wholesale and retail drug operations represent another layer or type of TOC ____________________.

Question 46

Bottom line is that human trafficking is for the purpose of _______________________.

Question 47

The gray market consists of individual arms dealers who subvert the legitimate arms licensing process and ______________________.

Question 48

Piracy is a growing TOC activity; they also have fairly sophisticated ____________________.

Question 49

There is substantial overlap between TOC and terrorist groups, and at the same time a number of ____________________.

Question 50

List and explain the basic types or categories of crime (TOC).

Question 51

List at least three characteristics of organized crime groups.

Question 52

Name and describe at least three things that make terrorism different from normal crime.

Question 53

What are two impacts of transnational organized crime?

Question 54

What are some basic conditions facilitating transnational organized crime?

Question 55

Describe the variety of criminal enterprises that TOC groups can be involved in.

Question 56

Why is piracy a growing TOC activity today?