According to the Dictionary of Criminal Justice Data Terminology, which of the following are considered elements of the definition of white-collar crime?
I. Crime committed by means of deception
II. Nonviolent crime, committed for financial gain
III. Crime committed by professionals or semi-professionals
A) II, III
B) I, II
C) I, II, III
D) I, III
Answer: C
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According to the sociologist Robert Merton, what are the five adaptations as they relate to cultural goals through acceptable means?
a. conformity, ritualism, religion, family values, and rebellion
b. conformity, consistency, innovation, communication, and retreatism,
c. conformity, innovation, ritualism, retreatism, and rebellion
d. acceptance, conformity, belonging, Difficult, and rebellion
Tom has retained Mary as his legal counsel. During a meeting with Mary, Tom reveals to Mary that he operates a clandestine drug operation and asks Mary to help him devise a way to launder the profits from his drug operations to his offshore bank account in a way to evade U.S. law. What are Mary’s legal obligations to Tom?
a. Mary cannot reveal any part of this conversation because the conversation took place under the protection of the attorney-client privilege b. Mary has a duty to provide services to her client and, under the attorney-client privilege, any actions taken by Mary are protected by the attorney-client privilege. c. Because Tom has requested Mary’s assistance to help him commit what Tom knows to be a crime, the attorney-client privilege does not exist. d. Mary has a right to refuse Tom’s request, terminate the attorney-client relationship, and never disclose any details of the conversation that occurred between her and Tom.
A high school principal summons the police to be present when the locker of one of the students is opened. The student was suspended for stealing from other students and the principal wants to see if there is any stolen property in the locker. How should the officer advise the principal? a. to get permission from the student before opening it
b. to get consent from the student's parent's. c. to open the locker immediately, because no consent is needed. d. to open the locker only if the principal has probable cause.
Many police departments have established _____ to reexamine old unsolved serious crimes
a. victim assistance programs b. cold case squads c. detective bureaus d. citizen's arrest units