The Hinckley verdict led to changes in the rules of criminal responsibility and now the majority of states require defendants to prove their insanity

a. True
b. False


Answer: a

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Which of the following was a key element in Dennis Levine’s insider trading scheme?

a. Keeping the size of his insider trading on stocks very small and inconspicuous b. Working entirely alone, without confederates or co-conspirators c. Executing his insider trades through an off-shore bank. d. Living modestly and unostentatiously

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Which of the following laws that prohibits any person from using income derived from racketeering and related activities have been used to prosecute white-color crimes?

a. RICO act b. Securities Exchange Act c. Tito d. None of the above

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Offenses known to the police are probably the best index of crime-that is, the least inaccurate.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Although incarceration has been widely acknowledged as a popular method of punishment in the United States, a majority of nonviolent and low-risk offenders are, in fact, sentenced to community corrections. 2. Research increasingly points to the low prevalence of violence and victimization among incarcerated inmates. 3. Jails in the United States are operated by local, state, federal, and private agencies. 4. Jails generally hold individuals who are awaiting trial or awaiting transfer to other facilities after a conviction and those with misdemeanor offences serving sentences of one year or less. 5. Prisons are usually operated at a local level.

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