LLCU 213 Test -1 Exam Questions With Correct Answers

LLCU 213 Test #1 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers

Social |Organized |Crime |in |Canada |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |The |greatest |problem |in |
understanding |organized |crime |is |not |with |the |word |crime |but |with |the |word |organized

- |Internal |cohesion |and |external |relations

- |Bonding |and |bridging |social |capital

- |Social |capital |is |about |the |value |of |social |networks, |bonding |similar |people |and |bridging |
between |diverse |people, |with |norms |of |reciprocity

- |Violence |is |the |backbone, |power |is |the |lifeblood |of |the |mafia |and |criminal |organizations

- |Conventional |crime |is |different |from |organized |crime



Canada |is |the |best |country |for |organized |crime |because |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Least |risk |
for |persecution

- |Only |problem |is |the |weather



Jesse |James |vs. |Luciano |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |James |Gang |ended |with |Jesse's |death |in |
1882

- |Luciano's |organization |is |still |active

- |While |the |crime |portfolio |of |Jesse |James |was |limited, |criminal |organizations |are |involving |in |
a |variety |of |crimes |and |on |a |large |scale



Extinction |vs. |Perpetuity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Perpetuity: |a |variable |that |can |distinguish |a
|organized |from |conventional |crime



- |Lasts |forever

-If |a |boss |passes |away, |the |organization |does |not |die, |he |is |replaced

,Reputation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Criminals |who |are |part |of |recognizable |(by |other |
criminals) |organization |are |in |a |position |to |negotiate |transactions

- |Those |without |an |organizational |affiliation |would |find |it |difficult |if |not |impossible |to |
accomplish

- |They |benefit |from |the |value |of |a |bad |reputation

- |They |carry |a |more |reliable |form |of |justice |where |the |legal |system |places |onerous |burdens |on
|plaintiffs



- |They |use |bonding |rituals

- |Focused |on |being |"born |again" |into |a |new |group |

- |Create |a |sense |of |bonding



Name |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |A |name |is |everything |

- |Without |a |name, |a |gang |would |just |be |perceived |as |a |group |of |hooligans



Vito |Rizzuto |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Jack |of |All |Trades



Joe |Di |Maulo |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Peacemaker



Joseph |"The |Clown" |Lombardo |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |known |as |Judge |Judy |in |Chicago |

- |Resolved |many |problems |were |few |words



Myths |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Robin |hood: |mythic |hero |that |stole |from |the |rich |to |give |to |
the |poor

- |Gives |past |to |criminals |to |make |them |look |good



Rituals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Typically |over |100 |year |old

,- |Cutting |hands |to |pledge |themselves



Organized |crime |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Organized |crime |is |a |continuing |criminal |enterprise |
that |rationally |works |to |profit |from |illicit |activities |that |are |often |in |a |great |public |demand

- |Have |the |ability |to |corrupt

- |Provide |for |public |demand

- |Its |continuing |existence |is |maintained |through |the |use |of |course, |monopoly |control, |and/or |
the |corruption |of |public |officials

- |Have |restricted |members

- |You |do |not |just |choose |to |join, |they |select |you



Three |main |characteristics |of |organized |crime |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |A |continuing |group |
or |organization |that |participates |in |illicit |activity |in |any |society |by |the |use |of |force, |
intimidation |or |threats

2. |The |structuring |of |a |group |or |organization |whose |purpose |is |to |provide |illicit |services |for |
which |there |is |a |strong |public |demand |through |the |use |of |secrecy |on |the |part |of |associates

3. |The |assurance |of |protection |and |immunity |necessary |for |its |operation |through |political |
corruption |or |avoidance |of |prosecution



Organized |crime |vs. |Consensual |Crime |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Consensual |crime: |gambling, |
lending, |sex, |narcotics, |stolen |property |

- |No |inherent |violence

- |Economic |harm

Organized |crime: |coercive |use |of |legal |business |for |purposes |of |exploitation |

- |Threat, |violence, |extortion, |economic |harm |

- |Highly |organized |

- |Hierarchy

- |Restricted |membership |

, - |Immunity |through |corruption |and |enforcement



Other |characteristics |of |organized |crime |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Rules: |governed |rules |and |
regulations

-Monopolistic: |hegemony |over |a |territory

-Strives |for |hegemony |over |a |particular |geographic |area |of |industry

- |Do |not |want |competition

- |Violence: |willingness |to |use |illegal |violence

- |Readily |available |and |routinely |accepted |resource

- |Perpetuation: |perpetuates |itself

- |Ongoing |criminal |conspiracy |designed |to |persist |through |time |(beyond |the |life |of |the |current |
membership)

- |No |political |goals: |the |goals |of |an |organized |crime |group |are |money |and |power

- |An |organized |crime |group |is |not |motivated |by |social |doctorine, |political |beliefs |or |ideological
|concerns



- |Goal |is |money |and |power

- |Political |involvement |may |be |used |to |protection |or |immunity |for |illegal |activity

- |Hierarchical: |vertical |power |structure, |not |just |a |leader |and |followers

- |Has |at |least |three |permanent |ranks |(not |just |a |leader |and |followers) |each |with |authorities |
over |the |level |beneath

- |The |authority |is |inherent |in |the |position

- |Vertical |power |structure

- |Membership: |limited |or |exclusive |membership

- |Typically |involves |having |basic |qualifications |(ex. |ethnic, |kinship, |background)

- |Those |who |meet |basic |qualifications |usually |require |a |sponsor

- |Parallel |culture: |constitute |a |parallel |culture

- |Mix |between |subculture |and |parallel |culture