You are a police officer who has arrested a suspect who knows the location of a "dirty" nuclear bomb set to go off in your city. If your supervisor approves the use of torture on this suspect, it would be based on _______

a. the United Nations Resolution approving some forms of torture
b. the overriding public concern
c. the Patriot Act
d. the ticking-bomb scenario


Answer: d. the ticking-bomb scenario

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Keith, Mike, and Paul feel that they are good at many things, but the standards with which they are judged successful or unsuccessful are unfair. The especially feel this way in school from their teachers and coaches. They are most likely being majored using ______.

A. lower-class measuring rod B. middle-class measuring rod C. upper-class measuring rod D. social class measuring rod

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Describe how laws and CJ response to intimate partner abuse changed over time.

What will be an ideal response?

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Compared to those who rape adults, child molesters tend to be ______.

A. stronger B. more intellectually disabled C. older D. less mentally disordered

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What is also known as "influence peddling" and occurs in the business world when somebody within a company sells influence, power, or information to a person outside the company who can benefit?

a. bribery b. embezzlement c. consumer fraud d. tax evasion

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