Deck 11: “Goods and Services”

Question 1

A(n) _________ connection is defined as members of a criminal organization extorting money from illegal entrepreneurs under a threat of violence.

A) Reciprocal
B) Entrepreneurship
C) Parasitic
D) Patron-client

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is the oldest of the major bookmaking activities?

A) sports wagering
B) dog-race wagering
C) horse-race wagering
D) political race wagering

Answer 2

C

Question 3

hich type of crime poses the greatest threat to financial and trust systems-banking, stock markets, e-currency, and value and credit card services-on which the world economy depends.

A) loansharking
B) extortion
C) cyber-crime
D) sex trafficking

Answer 3

C

Question 4

encing

A) provides a readily available outlet for marketing stolen merchandise.
B) provides an incentive for thieves.
C) is another enterprise in an illegal business portfolio.
D) all of these

Question 5

ho was the first important criminal to recognize the potential from legalized gambling in Nevada?

A) Bugsy Siegel
B) Al Capone
C) Frank Costello
D) Meyer Lansky

Question 6

hich hotel was the first of the elaborate Las Vegas gambling establishments?

A) Caesar's Palace
B) Bally's Hotel
C) the Stardust Hotel
D) the Flamingo Hotel

Question 7

A(n) _______ connection is defined as members of a criminal organization requiring legitimate or illegal entrepreneurs to pay a fixed or percentage amount but in return provide services such restricting market entry, debt collection, and arbitration.

A) Reciprocal
B) Entrepreneurship
C) Parasitic
D) Patron-client

Question 8

hich of the following differentiates human trafficking from alien smuggling? Human trafficking ___________________.

A) seeks short-term gain.
B) aids undocumented persons to gain entry to a country.
C) seeks a continuing exploitive relationship
D) all of these

Question 9

Which of the following is a network of compromised computers that infiltrates data to capture the contents of encrypted web pages and modify them in real time?

A) botnets
B) cyber-cache
C) cyber crawler
D) cyber-crime

Question 10

n __________, a player selects one, two, or three digits from 0 to 9 with the odds of winning running from 10 to 1, 100 to 1, and 1,000 to 1.

A) Craps
B) Blackjack
C) Numbers
D) Policy

Question 11

According to Thomas Schelling, what is the business of organized crime?

A) money laundering
B) prostitution
C) gambling
D) extortion

Question 12

or which war were lotteries used (unsuccessfully) as a financing method?

A) The Revolutionary War
B) The Civil War
C) WWI
D) WWII

Question 13

The net profit for the bookmaker of sports wagering is generally less than what percent?

A) 2 percent
B) 5 percent
C) 10 percent
D) 15 percent

Question 14

_________ includes a wide array of games of chance and sporting events on which wagers are made.

A) Gambling
B) Loansharking
C) Theft
D) Fencing

Question 15

According to the Task Force on Organized Crime, the core of organized crime activity is:

A) the supplying of illegal goods and services
B) violence
C) both a and b
D) none of these

Question 16

From a gross dollar volume standpoint, what type of wagering is the king of bookmaking?

A) sports wagering
B) dog-race wagering
C) horse-race wagering
D) political race wagering

Question 17

n what way(s) is(are) firearms linked to other global crimes?

A) shared trafficking routes
B) use of the same distribution networks
C) exchange of guns for drugs
D) all of these

Question 18

hich state legalized gambling in 1931?

A) New York
B) New Jersey
C) Nevada
D) California

Question 19

How much did the estimated amount of illegal betting increase between 1983 and 1995?

A) threefold
B) fivefold
C) sevenfold
D) tenfold

Question 20

A(n) ________ connection is defined as a member of a criminal organization providing an illegal good such as drugs or a service such as enforcement of restraint of trade agreements.

A) Reciprocal
B) Entrepreneurship
C) Parasitic
D) Patron-client

Question 21

Research into loansharking in New York revealed that collection rarely involves violence or even the threat of violence

Question 22

The low priority given to gambling enforcement adds to its attractiveness to organized crime.

Question 23

Any crime committed with a computer is a "cyber-crime."

Question 24

he ________ makes it a crime to operate a betting or wagering business using telephone lines or other wire communication facility.

A) 1994 Federal Wire Wager Act
B) Hobbs Act
C) RICO Statute
D) None of these

Question 25

he primary mechanism of international arms control is the ______________.

A) weapons passport
B) end user certificate
C) United Nations certificate
D) International embargo warranty

Question 26

There is strong evidence that the legal lotteries have diminished the revenues of their illegal counterparts.

Question 27

The business of organized crime is extortion.

Question 28

Bookmaking has never been an important source of income for organized crime.

Question 29

etween 1973 and 1983, OC skimmed at least $14 million from which of the following Las Vegas hotels?

A) Caesar's Palace
B) Bally's Hotel
C) the Stardust Hotel
D) the Flamingo Hotel

Question 30

hich of the following statements is true?

A) Loan sharks are not in the "muscle" business.
B) Loansharking requires a great deal of time and takes a great deal of intelligence.
C) Loan sharks do not provide loans to other criminals.
D) The knockdown is a "six-for-five" loan.

Question 31

To understand the business of organized crime, we need to consider the degree to which a crime group's business activities are integrated into their organizational structure.

Question 32

he _________ requires a specified schedule of repayment, including both principal and interest.

A) knockdown
B) vig
C) principle
D) chop

Question 33

What is the purpose of an "end user certificate?"

A) verify that the end user is a legitimate buyer.
B) verify that the end user is not an embargoed state
C) verify that the end user is not a criminal or terrorist group
D) all of these

Question 34

hich is an alternate name for the "White Slave Act" of 1910?

A) the Hobbs Act
B) the Harrison Act
C) the Mann Act
D) the Illinois Act

Question 35

he ________ is a six-for-five loan.

A) knockdown
B) vig
C) principle
D) chop

Question 36

iberal court decisions have virtually legalized the pornography genre and legitimate entrepreneurs have entered the market.

Question 37

The oldest of the major bookmaking activities is illegal sports wagering.

Question 38

It is a violation of federal law to use the phone for gambling across state lines or international boundaries.

Question 39

n what year did the brothel industry reach its peak?

A) 1911
B) 1925
C) 1939
D) 1947

Question 40

generally negative view of money lending is highlighted in the __________.

A) Bill of Rights
B) Constitution
C) Bible
D) Koran

Question 41

Criminal activity is facilitated by use of ___________ to secure both communications over networks and stored data on computers.

Question 42

n Los Angeles, the entire hierarchy of the Dragna crime Family was convicted of extorting money from the owners of porn shops. hat key factor enabled law enforcement to successfully prosecute this crime Family?

Question 43

Today, most bets are made over the telephone or through the __________, and most payoffs are made the day after the event.

Question 44

What is the "vig?"

Question 45

Do you agree with Thomas Schelling that the business of organized crime is extortion, and that those criminals who provide goods and services are its victims? Why or why not?

Question 46

___________ includes a wide array of games of chance and sporting events on which wagers are made.

Question 47

What is a "botnet?" How are botnets used to commit cyber-crimes?

Question 48

Trafficking in persons has two broad categories, forced labor and ______________.

Question 49

In West Africa, Nigerians have been at the center of a flourishing trade in prostitutes who are sent to Europe, especially Italy, and the Middle East. Trace this trafficking process, including organized crime involvement.

Question 50

The oldest form of bookmaking is __________________.

Question 51

The business of OC is ____________, and those criminals who provide goods and services are its victims.

Question 52

In what ways are firearms linked to other global crimes?

Question 53

What role does organized crime typically perform in fencing operations?

Question 54

Bookmakers "book" bets on two types of events: horse races and __________ events.

Question 55

Gambling enforcement has a ________ priority.

Question 56

In what way do human smuggling and counterfeit products intermix?

Question 57

Although unsuccessful, the ___________was used to help finance the Revolutionary War.

Question 58

Why is online/cyber-gambling difficult to enforce?

Question 59

fter _____________ criminals were cash-rich in a depressed economy and loansharking was a natural for them.

Question 60

What is the history of organized crime in Las Vegas?