LLCU 213 - Organized Crime Test 1 Questions With
Correct Answers
Why |is |Canada |the |perfect |country |for |organized |crime? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |It |is |a |safe |
place |for |money |laundering |and |investing
- professionals |don't |have |to |report |suspicious |activity |in |Canada
| |
- |serves |as |an |easy |passageway |to |NY
_______ |attracts |________ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Violence, |Attention
3 |things |that |are |important |for |gangs |to |have?` |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--power
-communication
-connnections
Why |is |it |that |the |more |money |you |have |the |more |power |you |have? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-- |money |can |buy |you |assets, |people |--> |hence |having |more |access |(ex. |insiders |
on |the |police |force) |and |more |connections
- |violence |has |economic |value
Why |is |it |called |'organized' |crime? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |The |groups |and |activities |are
|'systematically' |organized
- |organized |crime |is |NOT |crime |that |is |organized
- |has |a |hierarchical |system, |levels |of |ranks
Conventional |crime |vs |organized |crime |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |conventional |crime |is |the |
traditional, |illegal |behaviour |one |thinks |of |as |crime |(most |crime |is |conventional). |Has
|'Extinction'
, - |organized |crime |is |merely |a |systematically |organized |group |engaging |in |illegal |and |legal |
activities |for |the |specific |purpose |of |securing |profit |and |power. |Has |'Perpetuity'
Extinction |vs |Perpetuity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Extinction: |one |becomes |extinct |after |defeat |
(James |Gang |-ended |with |Jesse |Jame's |death |(1882))
Perpetuity: |one |carries |on |even |after |defeat |(Luciano's |organization |still |carrying |on |after |the |
leader |was |murdered, |still |a |powerful |organization |in |the |USA |today)
Respect |is |received |based |on |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |character
- |past |actions
2 |benificial |points |on |reputation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |criminals |who |are |part |of |
recognizable |organizations |are |in |a |position |to |negotiate |transactions
- |criminals |benefit |from |bad |reputation |(through |media, |spreads |terror |and |therefore |power)
Why |do |organized |crime |groups |use |bonding |rituals? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |creates |a |
sense |of |belonging |(to |the |brotherhood)
What |is |the |importance |of |a |name? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |name |creates |a |sense |of |
belonging, |and |also |makes |the |gang |recognizable. |Without |a |name, |gangs |would |be |perceived |
as |just |a |group |of |hooligangs
Why |are |myths |important? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Myths |that |are |believed |in |usually |tend |to
|become |real
What |are |8 |characteristics |of |'organized |crime'? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |They |have |no |
political |goals |
2. |Hierarchical |(vertical |power |structure)
3. |Membership |(limited |or |exclusive)
Correct Answers
Why |is |Canada |the |perfect |country |for |organized |crime? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |It |is |a |safe |
place |for |money |laundering |and |investing
- professionals |don't |have |to |report |suspicious |activity |in |Canada
| |
- |serves |as |an |easy |passageway |to |NY
_______ |attracts |________ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Violence, |Attention
3 |things |that |are |important |for |gangs |to |have?` |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--power
-communication
-connnections
Why |is |it |that |the |more |money |you |have |the |more |power |you |have? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-- |money |can |buy |you |assets, |people |--> |hence |having |more |access |(ex. |insiders |
on |the |police |force) |and |more |connections
- |violence |has |economic |value
Why |is |it |called |'organized' |crime? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |The |groups |and |activities |are
|'systematically' |organized
- |organized |crime |is |NOT |crime |that |is |organized
- |has |a |hierarchical |system, |levels |of |ranks
Conventional |crime |vs |organized |crime |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |conventional |crime |is |the |
traditional, |illegal |behaviour |one |thinks |of |as |crime |(most |crime |is |conventional). |Has
|'Extinction'
, - |organized |crime |is |merely |a |systematically |organized |group |engaging |in |illegal |and |legal |
activities |for |the |specific |purpose |of |securing |profit |and |power. |Has |'Perpetuity'
Extinction |vs |Perpetuity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Extinction: |one |becomes |extinct |after |defeat |
(James |Gang |-ended |with |Jesse |Jame's |death |(1882))
Perpetuity: |one |carries |on |even |after |defeat |(Luciano's |organization |still |carrying |on |after |the |
leader |was |murdered, |still |a |powerful |organization |in |the |USA |today)
Respect |is |received |based |on |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |character
- |past |actions
2 |benificial |points |on |reputation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |criminals |who |are |part |of |
recognizable |organizations |are |in |a |position |to |negotiate |transactions
- |criminals |benefit |from |bad |reputation |(through |media, |spreads |terror |and |therefore |power)
Why |do |organized |crime |groups |use |bonding |rituals? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |creates |a |
sense |of |belonging |(to |the |brotherhood)
What |is |the |importance |of |a |name? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |name |creates |a |sense |of |
belonging, |and |also |makes |the |gang |recognizable. |Without |a |name, |gangs |would |be |perceived |
as |just |a |group |of |hooligangs
Why |are |myths |important? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Myths |that |are |believed |in |usually |tend |to
|become |real
What |are |8 |characteristics |of |'organized |crime'? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |They |have |no |
political |goals |
2. |Hierarchical |(vertical |power |structure)
3. |Membership |(limited |or |exclusive)
