This type of investment fraud occurs when a perpetrator coerces a victim to buy a portion of a company’s stock wherein the perpetrator suddenly sells his/her own stock to cash in on the temporary rise.

a. the ‘up-and-down’
b. the ‘in-and-out’
c. the ‘pump-and-dump’
d. the ‘one-and-done’


c. the ‘pump-and-dump’

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An agent who knows that a seller is in business and asks for, pays for, and receives drugs is not _____; however, continuing to request drugs from a person who does not ordinarily sell them will be an indicator of this.

Fill in the blank with correct word(s).

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Since the mid-1970s public opinion and public policy on punishment have reflected increasing support for ______.

a. rehabilitation b. treatment c. punitiveness d. community-oriented corrections

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A philosophical movement in policing that attempts to take the focus of the police away from responding to calls and crime problems in a reactive fashion is called ________.

A. the crime-fighting model B. tactical policing C. problem-oriented policing D. the due process model E. professional policing

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