The necessity for the development of statutes to combat organized crime stemmed from the fact that __________________

a. common law and existing statutory offenses did not address ongoing criminal activities
b. the principal activities of organized crime were not criminal offenses
c. wrongful conduct by white-collar defendants was subject only to civil penalties
d. none of these


Answer: A

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