At the state level, the decision to file charges against an offender lies with ______.

A. the prosecutor
B. the arresting officer
C. the chief of police
D. the victim and/or their family


A. the prosecutor

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Examples used in the text for Rita Simon's female crime and opportunity structures included all of the following EXCEPT:

a. The women defendants of Enron. b. Martha Stewart's insider trading. c. The women in the Mafia. d. Female drug lords in Mexico.

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Explain Hirschi’s four elements of social bonding theory.

What will be an ideal response?

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What white-collar crime involves a contract or conspiracy designed to stifle competition, create a monopoly, artificially maintain prices, or otherwise interfere with free-market competition?

A) ?restraint of commerce B) ?restraint of trade C) ?restraint of business D) ?restraint of competition

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