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any act punishable by law which is committed through opportunity created in the course of an occupation that is legal.
offense
(1) a violation of the criminal law, or, in some jurisdictions, (2) a minor crime, such as jaywalking, sometimes described as "ticketable."
OJJDP
the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
omerta
the informal, unwritten code of organized crime which demands silence and loyalty, among other things, of family members.
operant behavior
behavior which affects the environment in such a way as to produce responses or further behavioral cues.
operationalization
the process by which concepts are made measurable.
opportunity structure
a path to success. Opportunity structures may be of two types: legitimate and illegitimate.
organized crime
the unlawful activities of the members of a highly organized, disciplined association engaged in supplying illegal goods and services, including but not limited to gambling, prostitution, loansharking, narcotics, labor racketeering, and other unlawful activities of members of such organizations.
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