Bakersfield College
Crim B10Organized Crime
Quiz 6
Name: ______Date Due: 4/23/18
Select the best answer from the selections provided.
Answer on a Scan-Tron Form 882E
Chapter 10:
1. It has been common throughout the history of organized crime for a series of exchanges between the underworld and ______to develop into a long-term corrupt relationship.
a. low-income businessesb. bowling alleys
c. sales businessesd. upper-world
2. In 2002, major U.S. corporations were found to be involved in massive organized criminality, behaving more like organized crime syndicates than ostensibly legitimate businesses.
a. Trueb. False
3. Although not necessary, political corruption is sometimes a part of organized crime.
a. Trueb. False
4. A basic characteristic of organized crime is that it depends on ______for survival and continued profitability.
a. profits from gambling
b. the corruption of government officials
c. laundering illegal funds
d. loyalty
5. Although never formally charged with criminal activity, President John F. Kennedy’s ______was suspected of being a bootlegger during Prohibition and working with New York mob bosses Frank Costello and Meyer Lansky.
a. vice presidentb. brother
c. secretary of stated. father
6. A New Jersey mobster named “Skinny” D’Mato claimed that a political deal was struck with Joseph Kennedy. Votes were bought by mobsters and local sheriffs responsible for counting votes in the presidential election of John F. Kennedy were paid off.
a. Trueb. False
7. During Kennedy’s term he found himself embroiled in turmoil over Castro’s expanding power in Cuba. Desperate to rid Cuba of Castro, the CIA called on ______to facilitate his assassination.
a. Cuban industrialistsb. the FBI
c. ATFd. organized crime
8. Through 1960, both President John F. Kennedy and his younger brother Robert relentlessly investigated some of the most powerful mob bosses in the United States, including Jimmy Hoffa.
a. Trueb. False
9. When former president ______died in 1994, the public pronouncements and news media coverage of his death made no mention of his ties to organized crime.
a. John F. Kennedyb. Jimmy Carter
c. Richard Nixond. Ronald Reagan
10. With regard to the Reagan presidency, we can point with certainty to some very tangible and positive outcomes for the mob.
a. Trueb. False
11. Nowhere is the symbiotic relationship between organized crime and the legitimate business community clearer than in the career of ______and the many opportunities that he and his associates provided for organized crime to move into business and for business to profit from organized crime.
a. Dave Beckb. Al Capone
c. Elliot Nessd. Meyer Lansky
12. The single greatest case of fraud in the history of crime was the ______scandal of the 1980s, which some analysts see as the natural result of the ethos of greed promulgated by the Reagan administration.
a. Watergateb. Debategate
c. savings and loand. bank of trust
13. Organized crime learned long ago that it was useful to register companies and place investments in ______, foreign nations with fairly lenient laws on the transfer of money.
a. Swiss fulcrumsb. tax havens
c. bank chasmsd. loan ports
Chapter 11:Controlling Organized Crime
14. Over the past three decades, the federal government has aggressively pursued the seizure of property and other assets from members of organized crime groups.
a. Trueb. False
15. Of the many organized crime initiatives employed over the years, the traditional hallmark has been the use of ______in covert operations.
a. helicoptersb. undercover agents
c. electronic surveillanced. binoculars
16. A drawback to the buy and bust method is that it is ______.
a. expensiveb. entrapment
c. rarely admissibled. dangerous
17. In the absence of an undercover police officer, informants are typically used for ____.
a. infiltrationb. scapegoats
c. identificationsd. wire tapping
18. One icon in organized crime investigations is the ability of government agents to prosecute high-level figures on ______charges.
a. conspiracyb. inchoate
c. aggravatedd. tax evasion
19. What initially spurred the popularity of asset forfeiture?
a. RICO and CCEb. FinCEN and RISS
c. NADDIS and EPICd. DEA and ATF
20. As a result of the RICO Act, many local and state police agencies have focused their forfeiture efforts solely on the seizure of ______.
a. guns and drugsb. drugs and homes
c. cash and carsd. homes and cash
21.Many local law enforcement agencies find lawful authorization of ______tooexpensive to pursue.
a. search warrantsb. stake outs
c. paid informantsd. electronic surveillance
22. It is common for more than one police agency to have jurisdiction over a particular type of crime.
a. Trueb. False
23. The U.S. Constitution is the most significant foundation of modern policing.
a. Trueb. False
24. Respect for the rights of even the most despicable criminals has been a cornerstone of U.S. criminal justice, at least in theory if not always in practice.
a. Trueb. False
25. Flippingis the time-honored practice of arresting a low-level offender on a relatively minor charge with the goal of using his or her testimony against either the boss or another higher-up in the organization.
a. Trueb. False
26. Corruption can be made more difficult by eliminating special police squads, such as vice and narcotics squads.
a. Trueb. False