Exam 14: Investigating and Prosecuting Organized Crime

Which agency is the major law enforcement agency combating organized criminal activity and the lead agency in using the RICO statute to take down these types of illegal organizations?

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The Fifth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution provides that no person "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." This is an important protection for the individual against the coercive powers of the state,and it can be partially neutralized by a grant of ___________________.

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Which agency acts as a central repository for professional and technical expertise on transnational organized crime and as a clearinghouse for the collection,collation,analysis,and dissemination of information relating to organized crime and criminal organizations?

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In intelligence gathering,an analyst uses the methods of social science research,and central to this approach is the _____________.

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Question 4

Proactive law enforcement officers often must conceal their identities and otherwise deceive the criminals they are stalking.

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Question 5

In the wake of the Reconstruction era,when the Union Army occupied the states of the Confederacy,Congress enacted which 1878 act that prohibited the U.S.Army from performing civilian law enforcement?

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Question 6

Which department's primary responsibility is the collection of revenues due to the federal government?

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Question 7

Which branch of the government is responsible for trying organized crime?

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Question 8

A "snitch," known by law enforcement as a confidential ________________,is an individual who provides help to law enforcement in order to further his/her own ends.

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Question 9

With about five thousand agents,which single-mission agency is responsible for enforcing federal statutes dealing with controlled substances by investigating alleged or suspected major drug traffickers?

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Question 10

Which agency is closest to a federal police force?

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Question 11

The Department of Justice is headed by which official?

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Question 12

Discuss the constitutional restraints that law enforcement may encounter when attempting to investigate and prosecute known organized criminals?

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Question 13

The Secret Service is part of which federal government agency?

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Question 14

What is the role of the Criminal Investigation Division (CI)of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)in organized crime law enforcement,and what activities does the CI perform to fulfill that role?

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Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the three restraints on law enforcement efforts in general and on organized crime law enforcement in particular?

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Question 16

The ______________________________ mandates telecommunication companies' cooperation when law enforcement engages in a wiretap.

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Question 17

The 1878 Posse Comitatus Act prohibited the U.S.Army from performing civilian law enforcement.

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Question 18

_____________ acts as a central repository for professional and technical expertise on transnational organized crime.

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Question 19

Which restraint on law enforcement restrains the United States from compelling foreign nations' police to comply with the Fourth Amendment and the exclusionary rule when seizing evidence from U.S.citizens abroad?

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Which agency is the major law enforcement agency combating organized criminal activity and the lead agency in using the RICO statute to take down these types of illegal organizations?

Which agency acts as a central repository for professional and technical expertise on transnational organized crime and as a clearinghouse for the collection,collation,analysis,and dissemination of information relating to organized crime and criminal organizations?

In intelligence gathering,an analyst uses the methods of social science research,and central to this approach is the _____________.

Proactive law enforcement officers often must conceal their identities and otherwise deceive the criminals they are stalking.

In the wake of the Reconstruction era,when the Union Army occupied the states of the Confederacy,Congress enacted which 1878 act that prohibited the U.S.Army from performing civilian law enforcement?

Which department's primary responsibility is the collection of revenues due to the federal government?

Which branch of the government is responsible for trying organized crime?

A "snitch," known by law enforcement as a confidential ________________,is an individual who provides help to law enforcement in order to further his/her own ends.

With about five thousand agents,which single-mission agency is responsible for enforcing federal statutes dealing with controlled substances by investigating alleged or suspected major drug traffickers?

Which agency is closest to a federal police force?

The Department of Justice is headed by which official?

Discuss the constitutional restraints that law enforcement may encounter when attempting to investigate and prosecute known organized criminals?

The Secret Service is part of which federal government agency?

What is the role of the Criminal Investigation Division (CI)of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)in organized crime law enforcement,and what activities does the CI perform to fulfill that role?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three restraints on law enforcement efforts in general and on organized crime law enforcement in particular?

The ______________________________ mandates telecommunication companies' cooperation when law enforcement engages in a wiretap.

The 1878 Posse Comitatus Act prohibited the U.S.Army from performing civilian law enforcement.

_____________ acts as a central repository for professional and technical expertise on transnational organized crime.

Which restraint on law enforcement restrains the United States from compelling foreign nations' police to comply with the Fourth Amendment and the exclusionary rule when seizing evidence from U.S.citizens abroad?

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Exam 14: Investigating and Prosecuting Organized Crime

Which agency is the major law enforcement agency combating organized criminal activity and the lead agency in using the RICO statute to take down these types of illegal organizations?​

Which agency acts as a central repository for professional and technical expertise on transnational organized crime and as a clearinghouse for the collection,collation,analysis,and dissemination of information relating to organized crime and criminal organizations?​

In intelligence gathering,an analyst uses the methods of social science research,and central to this approach is the _____________.​

Proactive law enforcement officers often must conceal their identities and otherwise deceive the criminals they are stalking.​

In the wake of the Reconstruction era,when the Union Army occupied the states of the Confederacy,Congress enacted which 1878 act that prohibited the U.S.Army from performing civilian law enforcement?​

Which department's primary responsibility is the collection of revenues due to the federal government?​

Which branch of the government is responsible for trying organized crime?​

A "snitch," known by law enforcement as a confidential ________________,is an individual who provides help to law enforcement in order to further his/her own ends.​

With about five thousand agents,which single-mission agency is responsible for enforcing federal statutes dealing with controlled substances by investigating alleged or suspected major drug traffickers?​

Which agency is closest to a federal police force?​

​The Department of Justice is headed by which official?

Discuss the constitutional restraints that law enforcement may encounter when attempting to investigate and prosecute known organized criminals?​

The Secret Service is part of which federal government agency?​

​What is the role of the Criminal Investigation Division (CI)of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)in organized crime law enforcement,and what activities does the CI perform to fulfill that role?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three restraints on law enforcement efforts in general and on organized crime law enforcement in particular?​

The ______________________________ mandates telecommunication companies' cooperation when law enforcement engages in a wiretap.​

The 1878 Posse Comitatus Act prohibited the U.S.Army from performing civilian law enforcement.​

_____________ acts as a central repository for professional and technical expertise on transnational organized crime.​

Which restraint on law enforcement restrains the United States from compelling foreign nations' police to comply with the Fourth Amendment and the exclusionary rule when seizing evidence from U.S.citizens abroad?​

Introduction to Organized Crime

Explanations for Organized Crime

United States

Italy and Albania

Colombia and Mexico

Russia and the Former Soviet Union

Asia

Africa

Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs

Organized Crime: "Goods and Services"

Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking

Organized Crime in Labor, Business, and Money Laundering

Organized Crime Statutes

Filters

Which agency is the major law enforcement agency combating organized criminal activity and the lead agency in using the RICO statute to take down these types of illegal organizations?

Which agency acts as a central repository for professional and technical expertise on transnational organized crime and as a clearinghouse for the collection,collation,analysis,and dissemination of information relating to organized crime and criminal organizations?

In intelligence gathering,an analyst uses the methods of social science research,and central to this approach is the _____________.

Proactive law enforcement officers often must conceal their identities and otherwise deceive the criminals they are stalking.

In the wake of the Reconstruction era,when the Union Army occupied the states of the Confederacy,Congress enacted which 1878 act that prohibited the U.S.Army from performing civilian law enforcement?

Which department's primary responsibility is the collection of revenues due to the federal government?

Which branch of the government is responsible for trying organized crime?

A "snitch," known by law enforcement as a confidential ________________,is an individual who provides help to law enforcement in order to further his/her own ends.

With about five thousand agents,which single-mission agency is responsible for enforcing federal statutes dealing with controlled substances by investigating alleged or suspected major drug traffickers?

Which agency is closest to a federal police force?

The Department of Justice is headed by which official?

Discuss the constitutional restraints that law enforcement may encounter when attempting to investigate and prosecute known organized criminals?

The Secret Service is part of which federal government agency?

What is the role of the Criminal Investigation Division (CI)of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)in organized crime law enforcement,and what activities does the CI perform to fulfill that role?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three restraints on law enforcement efforts in general and on organized crime law enforcement in particular?

The ______________________________ mandates telecommunication companies' cooperation when law enforcement engages in a wiretap.

The 1878 Posse Comitatus Act prohibited the U.S.Army from performing civilian law enforcement.

_____________ acts as a central repository for professional and technical expertise on transnational organized crime.

Which restraint on law enforcement restrains the United States from compelling foreign nations' police to comply with the Fourth Amendment and the exclusionary rule when seizing evidence from U.S.citizens abroad?