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, CHAPTER ONEIntroduction to Organized Crime
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. According to Abadinsky, which variable best distinguishes organized crime from
conventional crime?
a. perpetuity
b. violence
c. economics
d. all of these
ANS: A LO: 1 REF: 2
2. Organizational affiliation provides a form of ___________ by reputation, encouraging
networking that facilitates cooperation between criminals that might not otherwise occur.
a. knowledge
b. veracity
c. credentialing
d. toughness
ANS: C LO: 3 REF: 7
3. Which of the following is not an attribute of organized crime?
a. has political goals
b. hierarchical
c. governed by explicit rules and regulations
d. monopolistic
ANS: A LO: 1 REF: 3
4. Which of the following motivates traditional organized crime groups?
a. social doctrine
b. political beliefs
c. ideological concerns
d. none of these
ANS: D LO: 1 REF: 3
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5. An organized crime group has a vertical power structure with at least three permanent ranks.
This statement describes which attribute of organized crime?
a. the ideological attribute
b. the hierarchical attribute
c. governed by explicit rules and regulations attribute
d. the monopolistic attribute
ANS: B LO: 1 REF: 3
6. An organized crime group dislikes competition. This statement describes which attribute of
organized crime?
a. the violence attribute
b. the organizational attribute
c. the kinship attribute
d. the monopolistic attribute
ANS: D LO: 1 REF: 4
7. According to the text, in a bureaucracy, positions are assigned on what basis?
a. physical appearance
b. competence
c. family ties
d. gender
ANS: B LO: 2 REF: 5
8. Bureaucracies are _____________ organizations.
a. outdated
b. kinship-based
c. rational
d. geographically-restricted
ANS: C LO: 2 REF: 5
9. For an organized crime group, bureaucratic structure has some deficiencies. Which of the
following is an example of such a deficiency?
a. compartmentalization
b. organizing street level members into cells
c. allowing street members to know only the members of their cell
d. responsibilities carried out in an impersonal manner
ANS: D LO: 2 REF: 5
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, Chapter 1: Introduction to Organized Crime
10. Which of the following is an example of how deficiencies of bureaucratic structure can be
offset in a criminal organization?
a. written rules and regulations.
b. communication from the top down the chain of command.
c. compartmentalization
d. extensive division of labor
ANS: C L0: 2 REF: 6
11. According to the text, a franchise provides
a. a sense of entitlement.
b. a rank assignment in the organization.
c. a guaranteed income.
d. all of these.
ANS: A LO: 3 REF: 7
12. Credentials enable the possessor to engage in criminal activity knowing he will be supported
by
a. the local police.
b. the criminal organization.
c. the federal government.
d. all of these.
ANS: B LO: 3 REF: 7
13. Credentialing by reputation _____________.
a. encourages networking.
b. facilitates cooperation between criminals.
c. promotes business relationships.
d. all of these.
ANS: D LO: 3 REF: 7
14. Criminal subcultures require a third party who can construct a “social bridge,” between
persons with complementary resources and interests. What is this person called?
a. parlayer
b. broker
c. remunerator
d. joiner
ANS: B LO: 7 REF: 8
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