Which type of enterprise has terrorist operatives used to infiltrate legal business?
A. import-export firms
B. construction companies
C. new media outlets
D. restaurants
Money laundering is described as:
A. only required for drug money.
B. an activity aimed at making illegally obtained finds appear legitimate.
C. required for both illegally and legally obtained funds.
D. None of the above.
What crime does the Taliban use to fund its terrorist activities?
A. money laundering
B. computer crime
C. destruction of cultural property
D. illicit drug trafficking
Criminologists are primarily interested in the study of terrorism because:
A. it is at the hub of many other forms of criminality.
B. large numbers of people die.
C. it is a foreign-based crime.
D. most people do not understand its motivation.
Which of the following is a misconception about the study of crime?
A. criminologists utilize a broad scientific perspective
B. criminology studies street crime, corporate, and global crimes
C. crime is a local matter
D. criminology includes the study of crime, penal codes, and deviance
Which of the following phrases does not define criminology?
A. it is a scientific study of making laws and the breaking of laws
B. it is a subjective view of why crime occurs
C. it is society’s reaction to the breaking of law
D. it adopts methods of study from all the social and behavioral sciences
For Durkheim, there is no society that is not confronted with the problem of criminality.
A. True
B. False
Laws that prohibit such behaviors as murder and rape are referred to as mala prohibita.
A. True
B. False
Violation of laws termed misdemeanors involve substantial penalties, such as heavy fines and/or imprisonment.
A. True
B. False