When state prosecutors criminally pursue corporate crime cases, they often do so in cooperation with local and federal prosecutors

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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The stated purpose of ______ was to remove impressionable youth, mainly boys but also girls, from the contamination that association with more hardened criminals would bring.

a. houses of solace b. houses of refuge c. houses of authority d. youth authority

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A woman called police from a public phone and refused to identify herself. She told the police a suspect had shown her marijuana in his car and told her that in a few minutes he would be driving to a specified geographical area with the drugs. The informant provided investigators specific details about the suspect's vehicle and license plate number. The police followed up on the information given

to them by the concerned citizen and located the vehicle. They stopped the vehicle, conducted a search, and found drugs in the car. The suspect was subsequently arrested. Which statement below best reflects the credibility of the informant and the legality of the police actions? A) The woman is credible and the officers had probable cause to search the vehicle and arrest the suspect. B) Since the woman did not identify herself, the woman is not legally credible and as a result, the officers did not have probable cause to search the vehicle and arrest the suspect. C) The woman is presumed credible since no evidence exists to overcome the presumption, thus the officers had probable cause to search the vehicle and arrest the suspect. D) The woman is not credible since a legitimate motivation was not identified by the police, thus the search and arrest are void.

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Unethical legislation and policies can sometimes be the result of a moral panic. A “moral panic” is ______.

a. an irrational and exaggerated response by the public to a perceived problem b. a public over-reaction caused by outdated public morals c. when a small group of legislators panic and force through unethical legislation d. when an individual legislator or policy maker over-reacts to a problem

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Authentication requires that an expert authenticate the authorship or identification of a document.

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

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