Ch 17 - Organized Crime & Gangs

Question 1

Drug Cartel

Answer 1

Criminal organization, often highly organized + with many partnerships, involved primarily in the trafficking of illegal drugs.

Question 2

Racketeering

Answer 2

Criminal activity commonly related to gangs that typically involves obtaining money through acts such as extortion, bribery, illegal gambling, + loan sharking.

Question 3

Hierarchy

Answer 3

Group structure built around easily identified leaders + followers; in gangs, the hierarchy often determines the roles, obligations, + rewards of members.

Question 4

Criminality

Answer 4

The state of being criminal; criminal acts/practices.

Question 5

Longitudinal Studies

Answer 5

Research that involves long term observation of specific variables, often across decades.

Question 6

Extortion

Answer 6

The crime of demanding money from someone using force or threats.

Question 7

Suppression Strategies

Answer 7

Efforts to eliminate ganges or significantly reduce gang-related crime through a process of deterrence + incapacitation.

Question 8

Weed + Seed

Answer 8

A strategy combining the removal of violent gang members from a community w/ long term community development.

Question 9

Scared Straight Programs

Answer 9

Programs that expose at-risk youth to examples of prison life + other consequences of criminal behaviour, along w/ testimonials from convicts.