Define organized crime.

What will be an ideal response?


any group having some manner of a formalized structure and whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activities

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According to David Farrington’s ICAP theory, ______ is a person’s risk or propensity to engage in crime.

a. cognition b. irritability c. self-control d. antisocial potential

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Which state is not one of the “Big Four” among correctional system scholars?

a. Texas b. New York c. Oklahoma d. Florida

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In April 2007, it was reported that the ______ person was exonerated by DNA evidence.

A. 25th B. 50th C. 100th D. 200th

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The "Necessary and Proper Clause" of the United States Constitution grants Congress the power to:

A) make criminal laws. B) impose general police powers. C) regulate commerce between the states. D) exercise legislative authority over the District of Columbia and federal territories.

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