Chapter Fourteen
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Question 1 The "Black Hand" is synonymous with: Italian-based Mafia Asian Triads biker gangs illegal drug activities Russian criminals Question 2 The first Mafia-style organization in Italy was established in Sicily in the 1960s 1920s nineteenth century 1850s 1940s Question 3 The term "Mafia" currently refers to: any organized criminal activity Italian-based criminal groups any ethnic or regionally based crime organization biker gangs political criminals Question 4 Major internationally connected crime organizations started at the: government level corporate level prison group level family or local level a and b above Question 5 There is more political corruption in the United States than Canada because: political power in the United States is more decentralized there are more elected officials in the United States the United States has tried to use the law to control moral behaviour more than Canada has all of the above none of the above Question 6 The way in which organized criminal activity is structured depends on: the demand for illegal goods the nature of the illicit market selective enforcement by the police competition for markets all of the above Question 7 Haller (1990) claims that the primary factor shaping the degree of organization involved in selling illicit goods and services is: the involvement of law enforcement officials and politicians the internal economies of the type of crime the weather in the area the ethnic group involved a and b Question 8 The Italian Mafia moved its gambling activity to Montreal in the 1950s because: of pressures resulting from an U.S. Congressional committee. of the openness of Quebec society the Mafia preferred to work in French the weakness of Quebec policing all of the above Question 9 Asian Triads first emerged as: criminal gangs worker unions disgruntled serfs resistance fighters against Manchu invaders small businesses Question 10 The "bad apples" among a large group of motorcycle riders arriving in Hollister, California, in 1947 became known as the: Hell's Angels Big Circle Boys one-percenters Outlaws Triads Question 11 For many years the most violent biker gangs were found in: British Columbia California Colorado Quebec Texas Question 12 Organized criminals are normally drawn to: violent crime conflict crime consensual crime white-collar crime all of the above Question 13 The majority of the income accumulated by organized crime derives from: gambling drug trafficking enforcement pornography real estate Question 14 The visible link between the criminal activity and the top-level organizers and planners is the movement of funds through a careful transfer system known as: money laundering direct investment bank deposits commercial investments property holdings Question 15 The most effective way to curb the profits and income of crime groups is: tougher policing smarter policing legalizing the products and services computerized enforcement crackdown on producers Question 16 The Volstead Act passed by the U.S. Congress imposed prohibition from: 1910 - 1920 1920 - 1933 1929 - 1939 1930 - 1935 1900 - 1910 Question 17 It is unlikely that Canada will decriminalize the use and sale of illicit drugs because: drugs cause too much harm United Nations conventions that Canada and other nations have signed prevent this it would have no effect there is little public support for such a move police agencies are too strong Question 18 The centre for triad groups is: Canada British Columbia Korea Singapore Hong Kong   Back to List of Chapters