Explore the reasons why the government has been slow in collecting data on white-collar crime.

What will be an ideal response?


The reason is that the public does not express outrage over white-collar crime compared to street crimes. The government has devoted very few resources to gathering data specific to white-collar crime, and has only recently begun collecting such data.

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Identify and briefly describe the five factors Kleinig (1996) considers relevant to assessing the use of force in ethical terms.

What will be an ideal response?

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The purposes of the Prison Rape Elimination Act include all of the following except ______.

a. setting a zero-tolerance standard for prison rape b. prisons who want to receive federal funding must eliminate prison rape by 85% c. prioritization of the prevention of rape in each prison system d. devising and implementation of national standards to detect, prevent, reduce, and punish rape

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Peters v. Kiff (1972 ) held that a male defendant has no standing to complain the women were underrepresented on criminal juries

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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____________ is the simultaneous existence of an act in violation of the law and a culpable state of mind

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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