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What is a key factor that contributes to the performance of certain crimes?
What is a key factor that contributes to the performance of certain crimes?
- Structural factors
- Lack of morality
- Opportunism
- High degree of planning (correct)
What is a possible reason why an individual may be forced into working for organized criminal groups?
What is a possible reason why an individual may be forced into working for organized criminal groups?
- Lack of viable alternative (correct)
- Environmental factors
- Deprivation
- Respectable/honour of this mode
What is a characteristic of states that may be more susceptible to organized crime?
What is a characteristic of states that may be more susceptible to organized crime?
- States with high economic growth
- Failed states (correct)
- States with strong political systems
- States with low levels of corruption
Why do organized criminal groups continue to sustain themselves in spite of pressures against them?
Why do organized criminal groups continue to sustain themselves in spite of pressures against them?
What is a factor that may influence an individual's decision to engage in organized criminal activities?
What is a factor that may influence an individual's decision to engage in organized criminal activities?
What is a key characteristic of organized crime that distinguishes it from terrorist groups?
What is a key characteristic of organized crime that distinguishes it from terrorist groups?
What is a common reason why groups engage in organized crime to support an ideological movement?
What is a common reason why groups engage in organized crime to support an ideological movement?
What is an example of a demand that can contribute to the existence of organized crime?
What is an example of a demand that can contribute to the existence of organized crime?
What is a characteristic of organized crime that is often a consequence of their activities?
What is a characteristic of organized crime that is often a consequence of their activities?
What is a common facet of organized crime?
What is a common facet of organized crime?
Which of the following groups is an example of organized crime?
Which of the following groups is an example of organized crime?
In which city in the United States is often cited as an example of a place that has benefited economically from the drug trade?
In which city in the United States is often cited as an example of a place that has benefited economically from the drug trade?
What is a potential consequence of convicting key personnel in organized criminal groups?
What is a potential consequence of convicting key personnel in organized criminal groups?
What is a term used to describe the relationship between politicians and criminals?
What is a term used to describe the relationship between politicians and criminals?
What is a potential benefit of organized criminal groups providing a 'societal good'?
What is a potential benefit of organized criminal groups providing a 'societal good'?
What is a characteristic of organized criminal groups that makes it difficult to disrupt their operations?
What is a characteristic of organized criminal groups that makes it difficult to disrupt their operations?
What is a potential drawback of technological advancements in communications for organized criminal groups?
What is a potential drawback of technological advancements in communications for organized criminal groups?
What is a primary consequence of the persistence of poorly governed or ungoverned spaces globally?
What is a primary consequence of the persistence of poorly governed or ungoverned spaces globally?
What is a characteristic of the economies of Afghanistan and Colombia?
What is a characteristic of the economies of Afghanistan and Colombia?
What is a consequence of large organized criminal groups operating in a country?
What is a consequence of large organized criminal groups operating in a country?
What is a threat posed by organized crime to state security?
What is a threat posed by organized crime to state security?
What is a consequence of the buffer between the arrival of narcotics in host countries and their reaching the consumer?
What is a consequence of the buffer between the arrival of narcotics in host countries and their reaching the consumer?
What is a human rights concern related to organized crime?
What is a human rights concern related to organized crime?
