Howard Abadinsky recommends four approaches to the control of organized crime. Describe these recommendations

What will be an ideal response?


Answer (should include points such as):

One recommendation is increasing the risk of involvement in organized crime by increasing the resources available to law enforcement agencies that are useful in fighting organized crime.
A second recommendation is increasing law enforcement authority so as to increase the risks of involvement in organized crime.
The third recommendation is reducing the economic lure of involvement in organized crime by making legitimate opportunities more readily available.
The final recommendation was decreasing organized criminal opportunity through decriminalization or legalization.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In 2005, ______ resulted in increased immigrant prosecutions as border patrol officers referred undocumented people to the DIJ for prosecution.

a. the Crime Bill b. Operation Streamline c. Effective Death Penalty Act d. the Anti-Drug Abuse Act

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Discuss the legal functions of the law.

What will be an ideal response?

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Local police begin to work more closely with community members to prevent crime, and as a result, Keith, Paul, and Mike commit fewer crimes. The engagement of police with community is known as which of the following?

A. Broken-windows policing B. Broken-hearted policing C. Open-window policing D. Open-hearted policing

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