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Criminal organizations in West Africa are partitioned into project-based cells that are organized by kinship ethnic or clan lines.​

A) True
B) False

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Which reason is $\underline{\text{NOT}}$ given by the UNODC as a reason for volatility in West Africa?​

A) ​poor scores in human development indexes
B) ​income equality across population
C) ​very low military budgets
D) political instability

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Nigerian cells target financial institutions through credit card fraud.​

_________________ still remains the most lucrative illegal activity of West African organized crime groups.​

Which of the following is $\underline{\text{NOT}}$ one of the key items trafficked in West Africa?​

As a result of stepped-up enforcement against __________ entering Europe through Spain and the Netherlands,West Africa has become more attractive to smugglers.​

Discuss the drug trafficking activities of the Nigerians.What is unique about Nigeria and drug trafficking?​

West African organized crime groups have specialized in the smuggling of ivory taken from illegally poached elephants.​

Which scam is the most notorious of the Nigerian operations,also referred to as the 419s after a section of the Nigerian Criminal Code-in which thousands of unsolicited letters,faxes,and emails based on fraudulent representations are sent to people worldwide with the promise of great profits for an upfront cash advance?​

About twice the size of California,____________ is Africa's most populous country: 100 million people divided into 250 ethnic groups with a labor force employed primarily in agriculture.​

Which of the following describes the structure of African criminal organizations?​

The techniques of West African criminal organizations are similar to those of the Sicilian Mafia that operates in the United States.​

The _____________ criminal entrepreneurs are the most significant of the African crime groups.​

Describe the specific techniques used by West African criminal organizations to ensure their stake in the profit from illicit activities both home,and abroad.​

Which type of crime refers to the numerous elephants killed for their ivory that is sold or smuggled to Asia,usually by Chinese brokers?​

The most sinister of the Nigerian frauds is referred to as the 911 royalty scam.

___________________ and clientelism are widespread in West Africa.Public offices are often entangled with private interests,including those that support illegal activities.​

Which country is the second largest market for ivory,where the legal trade in old ivory is used to cover for poached ivory?

In the eyes of many who reside in various West African nations,which crime is legitimate and necessary for survival?​

African criminal enterprises have developed rapidly since the 1980s due to globalization of the world's economies and the great advances in which type of technology?​