Select the best answer from the selections provided. Use a Scantron 882E
Chapter 7:
1. Recently the method by which black criminals have gained control of criminal rackets is through _____________ distribution. a. gang c. gun b. leader d. drug
2. A 1991 report by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office titled “Gangs, Crime, and
Violence in Los Angeles” stated that more than half of Los Angeles’s __________ population between the ages of 21 and 24 were involved in some type of gang activity a. black c. adult b. Hispanic d. oriental
3. Who experienced problems with youth campaigning for the Know Nothing Party and with Irish street gangs that started draft riots during the Civil War? a. Tampa Bay b. Grand Junction c. New York City d. Phoenix
4. Virtually every gang evolves from _____________________. a. jail acquaintances b. larger groups c. a smaller group d. riots and looters
5. One of the most prominent black youth gangs today is the ___________. a. KKK c. Cronies b. Aryan Brotherhood d. Crips
6. Often times, to join a youth gang, the young members must undergo initiation rites before being accepted into the gang. Typically, they must fight a selected member of the gang for a designated length of time, often resulting in serious injury. This is referred to as being ______________________. a. jumped upon c. jumped on b. jumped in d. jumped out

7. Historically, ____________ are establishments in which a single room in a house is set aside for drinking. These establishments commonly house a very small gambling operation and several prostitutes. a. Hole-in-ones c. Three-holes b. Two-holers d. Hold-ems
8. The overwhelming majority of rural criminal enterprises involve small numbers of
______________ .
a. participants c. juveniles b. gun crimes d. arrests
9. A quick survey of those mentioned as organized criminals in the 1980 Pennsylvania
Crime Commission report indicated that of 357 persons clearly identified as members of ongoing criminal enterprises only 2 (0.56 percent) were ___________. a. juveniles c. women
Chapter 8: b. nonwhite d. white
10. Whatever the reasons, the promise of mutual benefit is the foundation of transnational
_______________ between criminal organizations. a. impact agreements c. collective bargaining b. strategic alliances d. common allocation
11. Conducting business across state borders enhances the ability of criminal organizations to keep __________________________. a. a low profile c. local law enforcement at bay b. large quantities of stock d. a business going for decades
12. Which of the following contracts with Mexicans to move cocaine into the United
States? a. Colombians c. Finns b. Laotians d. New Zealanders
13. When did the first of the infamous Colombian drug cartels surface? a. Early-1980s c. Mid-1970s b. Late-1960s d. 1958
14. Who was convicted of cocaine trafficking and sentenced to 135 years in a federal prison, a sentence that was subsequently reduced in return for his cooperation in the prosecution of Panama dictator Manuel Noriega? a. Rodrigo Bonilla c. Pablo Escobar b. Jose Gacha d. Carlos Lehder

15. Which of the following is considered to be one of the largest Chinese organized crime groups operating worldwide? a. 13K c. Sendero Luminoso b. The triads d. Inagawa-Kai
16. Canadian and U.S. law enforcement intelligence analysts report that the
______________ has become the most active Asian criminal organization in the world. a. Yakuza b. Big Circle gang c. Fuk Ching d. Dai Dai Lo
17. The ______________ is best known for its human-trafficking activities, but is also heavily involved in drug trafficking, particularly of heroin and methamphetamines. a. Yakuza b. Big Circle gang c. Fuk Ching d. Dai Dai Lo
18. _____________ organizations not only dominate the Japanese underworld but also are powerful actors in the legitimate economy. a. Honda b. Tongan c. Yamaha d. Yakuza
19. __________ organizations are heavily involved in the international trafficking of human beings, particularly foreign workers for the Japanese construction industry and foreign women. a. Luminoso c. Yamaguchi b. Yakuza d. Golden Crescent
Chapter 9:
20. Essentially, terrorism is the unlawful use or threat of violence against persons or property to further political or social objectives. It is designed to intimidate or coerce a government, individuals, or groups to change their behavior or policies. a. True b. False
21. Terrorists of the past had a deep-seated belief in the justice of their causes, but today’s terrorists do not. a. True b. False
22. Terrorists can be a part of a large organization or can act with only a few persons who share similar beliefs. a. True b. False
23. Terrorist tactics take many forms: hostage taking, aircraft piracy, sabotage, assassination, hoaxes, and indiscriminate bombings or shootings. a.
True b. False

24. Most acts of terrorism have three basic participants: the perpetrator, the victim, and the ________________. a. weapons used c. handler b. audience affected d. organizer
25. The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April
19, 1995, could be considered a terrorist act that, at least from a perpetrator’s standpoint, represents the epitome of a success .
a. True b. False
26. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, both charged with complicity in the Oklahoma
City bombing, were allegedly members of the radical Michigan Militia, a heavily armed, antigovernment group that opposed taxes, the authority of federal agents, and the power of the federal government in general. a. True b. False
27. In an unprecedented terrorist act in Tokyo, Japan, in 1995, members of a religious cult group used_________________ in the city’s commuter train, killing 12 people and injuring thousands. a. hand grenades c. lethal nerve gas b. traditional guns d. homemade bombs
28. In its efforts to depose the Taliban, the United States allied with warlords of the
Northern Alliance, traditional __________ producers. a. opium b. heroin c. marijuana d. hashish
29. According to the text, (William Chambliss,) governments often engage in smuggling, assassination conspiracies, terrorist acts, and other crimes to further their foreign policy objectives. a. True b. False
30. Iran’s most notable terrorist group, the ______________ movement in Lebanon, has carried out numerous kidnappings and hijackings since the early 1980s. a. Apostate c. Mu’ammar b. Triploi d. Hezbollah
31. Who established Al Qaeda in 1988? a. Iatola Komani c. Mu’ammar Gadhafi b. Osama Bin Laden d. Chiang Kai-shek
32. The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the Arab world’s oldest and influential Islamic movements, meaning its ideology is based on the teachings of the Quran. a. True b. False

33. The Unibomber case illustrates the power of domestic terrorism, even though the crimes in this case were perpetuated by a lone individual. a. True b. False
34. Al Qaeda seeks to unite Muslims to fight the West, except for the United States. a. True b. False
35. Violent ultraconservative terrorist groups, also known as hate groups , emerged in the
United States during the 1980s and have been blamed for terrorist behavior. a. True b. False
36. One fundamental difference exists between international crime and terrorism.
Organized crime groups who are profit motivated have no interest in overthrowing the government and decisively weakening society, but prefer that a prosperous economy
“host their parasitic existence.” a. True b. False
Chapter 10:
37. It has been common throughout the history of organized crime for a series of exchanges between the underworld and ______________ to develop into a long-term corrupt relationship. a. low-income businesses c. sales businesses b. bowling alleys d. upper-world
38. In 2002, major U.S. corporations were found to be involved in massive organized criminality, behaving more like organized crime syndicates than ostensibly legitimate businesses. a. True b. False
39. Although not necessary, political corruption is sometimes a part of organized crime. a. True b. False
40. A basic characteristic of organized crime is that it depends on
__________________________ for survival and continued profitability. a. profits from gambling b. the corruption of government officials c. laundering illegal funds d. loyalty
41. Although never formally charged with criminal activity, President John F. Kennedy’s
__________was suspected of being a bootlegger during Prohibition and working with
New York mob bosses Frank Costello and Meyer Lansky. a. vice president b. brother c. secretary of state d. father

42. A New Jersey mobster named “Skinny” D’Mato claimed that a political deal was struck with Joseph Kennedy. Votes were bought by mobsters and local sheriffs responsible for counting votes in the presidential election of John F. Kennedy were paid off. a. True b. False
43. During Kennedy’s term he found himself embroiled in turmoil over Castro’s expanding power in Cuba. Desperate to rid Cuba of Castro, the CIA called on
_______________ to facilitate his assassination. a. Cuban industrialists b. the FBI c. ATF d. organized crime
44. Through 1960, both President John F. Kennedy and his younger brother Robert relentlessly investigated some of the most powerful mob bosses in the United States, including Jimmy Hoffa. a. True b. False
45. When former president _____________ died in 1994, the public pronouncements and news media coverage of his death made no mention of his ties to organized crime. a. John F. Kennedy b. Jimmy Carter c. Richard Nixon d. Ronald Reagan
46. With regard to the Reagan presidency, we can point with certainty to some very tangible and positive outcomes for the mob. a. True b. False
47. Nowhere is the symbiotic relationship between organized crime and the legitimate business community clearer than in the career of _____________ and the many opportunities that he and his associates provided for organized crime to move into business and for business to profit from organized crime. a. Dave Beck c. Elliot Ness b. Al Capone d. Meyer Lansky
48. The single greatest case of fraud in the history of crime was the _______________ scandal of the 1980s, which some analysts see as the natural result of the ethos of greed promulgated by the Reagan administration. a. Watergate c. savings and loan b. Debategate d. bank of trust
49. Organized crime learned long ago that it was useful to register companies and place investments in ____________, foreign nations with fairly lenient laws on the transfer of money. a. Swiss fulcrums c. bank chasms b. tax havens d. loan ports

Chapter 11:
50. Over the past three decades, the federal government has aggressively pursued the seizure of property and other assets from members of organized crime groups. a. True b. False
51. Of the many organized crime initiatives employed over the years, the traditional hallmark has been the use of _________________ in covert operations. a. helicopters b. undercover agents c. electronic surveillance d. binoculars
52. A drawback to the buy and bust method is that it is __________________. a. expensive c. rarely admissible b. entrapment d. dangerous
53. In the absence of an undercover police officer, informants are typically used for
__________. a. infiltration c. identifications b. scapegoats d. wire tapping
54. One icon in organized crime investigations is the ability of government agents to prosecute high-level figures on _______________ charges. a. conspiracy c. aggravated b. inchoate d. tax evasion
55. What initially spurred the popularity of asset forfeiture? a. RICO and CCE c. NADDIS and EPIC b. FinCEN and RISS d. DEA and ATF
56. As a result of the RICO Act, many local and state police agencies have focused their forfeiture efforts solely on the seizure of ______________. a. guns and drugs b. drugs and homes c. cash and cars d. homes and cash
57.
Many local law enforcement agencies find lawful authorization of
__________________ too expensive to pursue. a. search warrants c. paid informants b. stake outs d. electronic surveillance
58. It is common for more than one police agency to have jurisdiction over a particular type of crime. a. True b. False
59. The U.S. Constitution is the most significant foundation of modern policing. a. True b. False

60. Respect for the rights of even the most despicable criminals has been a cornerstone of
U.S. criminal justice, at least in theory if not always in practice. a. True b. False
61. Flipping is the time-honored practice of arresting a low-level offender on a relatively minor charge with the goal of using his or her testimony against either the boss or another higher-up in the organization. a. True b. False
62. Corruption can be made more difficult by eliminating special police squads, such as vice and narcotics squads. a. True b. False