Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The Yakuza of Japan are well known for their ability to operate in the underworld without being detected.
2. While many assumed the La Cosa Nostra to be defunct, in January of 2011 the FBI swept up over 120 LCN mobsters on a variety of charges.
3. The headquarters of one Yakuza group, complete with the gang emblem hanging proudly outside, is only three doors away from the local police station.
4. In the “big four” motorcycle groups of the United States, women enjoy full and equal membership.
5. Ethnicity remains a strong predictive and causal factor in the explanation of organized crime.


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. False

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