Psychologically manipulating people to divulge confidential information is known as:

a. Social Engineering
b. Placating Practices
c. Blackmail
d. Extortion


a. Social Engineering

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Which of the following has not been cited as a concern using fines as a penal measure for white collar crime?

a. If excessive, they may inhibit corporate managers from undertaking socially beneficial activities b. If too low, they may be treated as a "cost of business" c. They are not likely to be cost-efficient for the justice system d. They may strip the punishment of corporations of any serious moral component

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______ is a personality trait that refers to the tendency to experience many situations as aversive, and react to them with irritation and anger.

a. negative emotionality b. conscientiousness c. sensation seeking d. impulsiveness

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Which offense is not considered a vice crime?

a. Prostitution. b. Gambling. c. Vagrancy. d. Obscenity.

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Which of the following standards of proof is evidence that more likely than not outweighs the opposing evidence, or sufficient evidence to overcome doubt or speculation?

A. mere suspicion B. probable cause C. preponderance of evidence D. reasonable suspicion

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