Comparative Policing: A Crossword Quiz
Across
- 5. Core goal of human trafficking; forcing individuals into labor or sexual servitude
- 7. Type of police system where state or regional units operate independently, common in federal governments
- 11. Final stage of money laundering where illicit funds are fully absorbed into the legitimate economy
- 14. Any illegal activity where a computer is used as a tool or a target for committing offenses
- 15. A person used by a drug syndicate to transport illegal substances across borders
- 16. Theory that as standards of living rise, carelessness increases and crimes of opportunity multiply
- 18. Theory of policing where officers serve higher authorities and follow government directives
- 19. The act of recruiting, transporting, or harboring persons through coercion for labor or sexual exploitation
- 20. The premeditated use of violence to intimidate civilians or governments for political or social objectives
Down
- 1. Early hackers who exploited phone systems in the 1970s to gain free long-distance calls, showing first computer crime
- 2. Theory that a breakdown of social norms or “normlessness” leads to increased crime and deviance
- 3. Stage of money laundering involving complex financial transactions to disguise the audit trail
- 4. Combination of two or more people using terror, threat, or monopoly to maintain continuous criminal activity
- 6. First stage of money laundering where illicit funds are introduced into the financial system or moved out of the country
- 8. Theory of policing where officers serve the community and effectiveness depends on public wishes
- 9. Unauthorized acts of robbery or violence at sea, sometimes including acts on shore
- 10. Crime that affects more than one jurisdiction or crosses national borders
- 12. Theory linking crime to population growth and adolescent subcultures that may foster delinquency
- 13. An organized and relatively stable group that uses violence or threats to monopolize illegal activities
- 15. The process of making illegally obtained money appear as legitimate or “clean” funds
- 17. Type of police system with one national recognized force operating the entire country