Deck 12: Global Crime

Question 1

Standard crimes perpetrated online are known as

A) worldwide crimes.
B) technological crimes.
C) Internet crimes.
D) cybercrimes.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Forced prostitution is an example of

A) modern slavery.
B) human trafficking.
C) contemporary slavery.
D) feminization of slavery.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The globalization of communications, particularly fast and inexpensive Internet connections, has given rise to virtual trafficking.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Abuse of prescription drugs accounts for by far the largest component of the drug problem in the United States.

Question 5

Which of the following countries is NOT included in the Golden Triangle countries?

A) Thailand
B) Burma/Myanmar
C) Laos
D) Pakistan

Question 6

The _____________ required distributors and prescribers of drugs to be registered and pay taxes.

A) Ford Act
B) Harrison Act
C) Prescription Act
D) Jackson Act

Question 7

There have been several efforts to address the problem of human trafficking, and they have been very successful.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an example of why the demand for opium in Europe and America was on the rise?

A) Advancement in medical practices
B) Rise of lower-consumption methods
C) Migration of Chinese people to Europe and America
D) Growth of global trade

Question 9

The Maersk Alabama incident was an example of

A) government corruption.
B) piracy on the high seas.
C) trafficking of women from Eastern Europe.
D) the global drug trade.

Question 10

The decriminalization of soft drugs and the creation of safe injection rooms were established by

A) the Hague Convention.
B) harm-reduction approaches.
C) Plan Colombia.
D) Dutch methods.

Question 11

The illegal trade in endangered species coexists with legal transactions, thereby making it difficult to ascertain the magnitude of the problem.

Question 12

The League of Nations created the _____________ in order to monitor countries' compliance with international drug agreements.

A) Opium Control Board
B) Substances Control Board
C) Drug Control Board
D) UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an approach in the war on drugs?

A) Supply-side control
B) Drug prevention
C) Soft treatment of drug users
D) Harm reduction

Question 14

The increased percentage of women in the migrant population is known as

A) equitable migration.
B) female migration.
C) feminization of migration.
D) gender migration.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a result of gang violence?

A) Political instability
B) Human rights violations
C) Stronger democratic institutions
D) Impeded economic development

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a major destination of female trafficking?

A) United States
B) Germany
C) Belgium
D) Russia

Question 17

India's rapid economic growth has contributed to ____________ by government officials.

A) global piracy
B) a war on drugs
C) harm-reduction approaches
D) a "season of scams"

Question 18

The global clearinghouse for police information is commonly known as

A) the United Nations.
B) Worldwide Police (WWP).
C) Interpol.
D) the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime.

Question 19

The international drug-fighting effort was broadened by the

A) Hague Convention.
B) Washington Convention.
C) Geneva Convention.
D) Colombian Convention.

Question 20

The International Criminal Police Organization, commonly known as Interpol, is a global clearinghouse for police information.

Question 21

The first approach to the , stresses supply-side control and harsh treatment of drug users.

Question 22

Chinese resistance to the importation and consumption of opium ultimately led to the with Britain in 1839 and 1842.

Question 23

Discuss ways in which globalization facilitates the growth of global crime.

Question 24

How and to what extent has globalization affected the ability of states to diminish
global criminal activities?

Question 25

The of 1911 broadened the drug-fighting effort by including morphine and cocaine, and committed the signatories to reducing their production and distribution of drugs.

Question 26

One of the factors that contributed to the demand for opium in Europe and America was the migration of the Chinese.

Question 27

is intricately intertwined with revolutionary technological, financial, communications, economic, cultural, and political changes that characterize globalization.

Question 28

Nightclub crowds worldwide routinely use , a euphoria-producing psychedelic drug that was initially used in Europe around 1912 as an appetite suppressant.

Question 29

Discuss the problem of government corruption.

Question 30

Compare European and American approaches to dealing with illegal drugs. Make arguments
for and against legalizing drugs.

Question 31

The was adopted along with the UN Convention on Transnational Crime in 2000.

Question 32

In 2000, the United States and Colombia launched ,, an antidrug program that had the goal of cutting Colombia's coca crop in half by 2005.

Question 33

Global crime has only existed with legal commerce for a few decades.

Question 34

The United States, a leading importer of parrots for pets, enacted the , which bans imports of all wild-caught threatened parrots listed in CITES. Consequently, parrot imports dropped sharply.

Question 35

Slavery does not exist today.

Question 36

Concerned about animal and plant extinction, the global community responded by signing the in 1973.

Question 37

is the transporting of victims under false pretenses from one nation, or province, to another, where they are subjugated to forced labor or prostitution.

Question 38

The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 was one of the most important developments contributing to the emergence and growth of global crime.

Question 39

Government corruption is directly affecting India's development in a negative way.

Question 40

Discuss the growth of piracy, the causes, and possible ways to reduce it.

Question 41

What can individuals do to reduce the growth of cybercrime?