Pathway: Legal Services

The _________________________________, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO, is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization.

• Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
• Police Safety Act
• Take the Money and Run Act

The most important reason for using the RICO act is because these types of crimes can be committed in multiple locations in many states.

• True
• False

The most important reason for using this RICO act is because these types of crimes can be committed in multiple locations in many states.

• True
• False

Older laws may sometime be reinterpreted to apply to a new criminal activity.

• True
• False

State legislators need to stay informed and aware of court decision to recognize when they might need to be updated.

• True
• False

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is used when crime is a pattern of illegal activity

• True
• False

____________________ is the use of other disciplines such as chemistry and pharmacology to aid medical or legal investigation of death, poisoning, and drug use. 

• Forensic toxicology
• Forensic Odontology 
• Forensic Pathology/biology 
• Forensic Criminalistics 

__________________ is forensic dentistry which uses dental knowledge to those criminal and civil laws that are enforced by police agencies in a criminal justice system. 

• Forensic Pathology/biology 
• Forensic Odontology 
• Forensic Toxicology 

Forensic Odontology takes a bite out of crime.

• True
• False

The core of legal careers consist of

• Lawyer (also called Attorney, Counselor, Solicitor, Barrister, Advocate)
• Paralegal (also called Legal Assistant)
• Legal Secretary (also calledAdminstrative Assistant or Legal Assistant) 
• All are correct