1.

Enforcer – the one who makes for the arrangements for the killing, injuring or carrying out the task
physically, economically or psychologically.

2. Corrupter – the one who corrupts or bribes, intimidate or threatens, negotiate into a relationship
with public officials, law enforcement officer or anyone who would be of help in obtaining security and
immunity from possible arrest, prosecution and punishments.

3. Corruptee – a public official, law enforcement officers, or anybody who not a member of the
organization who can help the organization.

4. Political graft – committed by political criminals for purposes of gaining profit through violence or
force for the attainment of political goals or ambitions such as use of private armies, buying of votes or
threatening voters.

5. In-Group Oriented – manned by semi-organized individual with the end view of attaining
psychological gratification such as adolescent gangs.

6. Mercenary/Predatory organized crime – perpetuated for the attainment of direct personal gain but
prey upon unwilling victims

7. Syndicated crime – comes with a structured organization that participates in illicit activity in society
using force or intimidation.

8. Mafia – is a term used to describe a number of criminal organization around the world.

9. Omerta – is a code of silence and secrecy that forbids Mafiosi from betraying their comrades to the
authorities.

10. Mafiosi – term used to refer to a member of the mafia.

11. Vory V Zakone – is an organized crime group in Russia aka “Thieves with Code of Honor”. It is the
counterpart of the Sicilian mafia.

12. Dragon Syndicates – is another name for the Chinese Triads

13. Yakuza – Is the most influential organized crime group in Japan.

14. Transnational Crime – a continuing illegal activity of group of person which is primarily concerned
with the generation of profits, irrespective of national boundaries as a result of globalization.

15. Globalization – refers to the rapid development of the western culture that ultimately affects other
cultures in the world brought about by intellectual and technological advances, in which some crimes
occurring in other countries are attributed.

16. Serious Crime – shall mean conduct constituting an offence punishable by maximum deprivation of
liberty of atleast four years or a more serious penalty.

17. Racketeering – crime of conspiring to organize to commit crimes, especially on an ongoing basis as
part of an organized crime operation.

18. Criminal Enterprise – A group of individuals with an identified hierarchy, or comparable structure,
engaged in significant criminal activity.

19. Immunity – A guarantee that, as long as a witness complies with the court and testifies, the
testimony cannot be used against him or her in any criminal action.

20. Underworld – a term used to refer to the criminal class.