National Crime Victimization Survey data shows that from 2014 to 2016 rape and sexual assault reports ______.

A. increased
B. decreased
C. stayed the same
D. we have no record of these reports


B. decreased

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Why did alcohol consumption become unsafe during Prohibition?

a. alcohol poisoning as a result of consuming great quantities of alcohol during the rare times people managed to obtain alcohol b. agents of the Prohibition Bureau shooting first, asking questions later c. prohibitionists exposing drinkers, causing them to be ostracized and sometimes run out of town d. dangerous adulterants that were often added to black-market alcohol

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The _______ rule applies when a death results during, and as a result of, any inherently dangerous felony committed by the defendant

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is not an area usually covered by police firearms regulations?

A) Requirements for safeguarding the weapon B) Guidelines for carrying the weapon, both on and off duty C) Definition of type and caliber of the weapon D) Limitations on when the weapon may be used

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The theory that argues that individuals react more strongly to economic control if their own internal controls are weak particularly in terms of morality which allows for violence to be used to expedite their goals is:

a. Chaos theory. b. Situational action theory. c. Seductions of crime. d. Institutional anomie theory.

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