Exam 13: Crime and Justice in the Twenty-First Century: White-Collar Crime, Organized Crime, and Terrorism

Statistics for hate crimes were not collected before the 1990s.

Intentionally preventing a public servant from lawfully performing an official function is obstruction of justice.

The purposeful misappropriation of property entrusted to one's care,custody,or control to which one is not entitled is called __________.

__________ consists of purposely obtaining property from another person with that person's consent,when that consent is induced through wrongful use of force or threat of force or under the guise of official authority

The term 'racketeering' refers to the smuggling of men,women and children from their home countries,usually for purposes of sexual exploitation or forced labor.

__________ are violations that circumvent measures designed to protect public health,safety,or welfare in business,industry,and government.

In contrast,white-collar crimes are characterized by force or stealth,which are required for successful conspiracy,fraud,extortion,embezzlement,forgery,or regulatory offenses.

The extended legal power for __________ of citizens,due to the passing of the USA Patriot Act,has been criticized in recent years for eroding civil liberties without any corresponding benefit to public safety.

Embezzlement is the purposeful misappropriation of property entrusted to one's care,custody,or control to which one is not entitled.

A method of "washing" illegally obtained money (e.g. ,from drugs or gambling proceeds)by making it appear as if the money were earned legally as part of a legitimate business is known as money __________.

The number of terrorist incidents in the United States has increased since the 1980s,and the crimes committed are becoming less deadly.

Do you think that the public mood has shifted with regard to offenses related to gambling and drugs? Why or why not? Please explain.

The term __________ refers to a continuing criminal enterprise that rationally works to profit from illicit activities that are often in great public demand.Its continuing existence is maintained through the use of force,threats,monopoly control,and/or the corruption of public officials.

Purposely obtaining the property of another person through deception is called __________.

Dangerous or unjust actions in the conduct of business prompted by the desire for profits is/are called ___________.

Crimes in which computers are used as the instrument of the offense,and crimes in which computers are the object of the offense is/are called __________.

Intentionally preventing a public servant from lawfully performing an official function is called __________.

Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government,the civilian population,or any segment thereof,in furtherance of political or social objectives.

__________ are violations that circumvent measures designed to protect public health,safety,or welfare in business,industry,and government.

A continuing criminal enterprise that rationally works to profit from illicit activities that are often in great public demand is/are called __________.