Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. White-collar crime is victimless.
2. White-collar crime in the United States amounts to between $300 billion and $600 billion each year, far more than the total losses from all crimes against property, including burglary and bank robbery.
3. Terrorism is a premeditated and unlawful act in which groups or agents of some principal engage in a threatened or actual use of force or violence against human or property targets.
4. Terrorists rely heavily on the element of surprise in their attacks.
5. In addition to bombings, which tragically have become commonplace around the world, emergency service personnel must be able to respond to biological, chemical, and technological (or cyber-terrorism) attacks.
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True
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The planning function in the proactive organizational communication model involves the tasks of identifying needs and forecasting future events
A) True B) False
Which of the following statements regarding pretrial alternatives to jail is FALSE?
A) Alternative programs can reduce jail populations. B) Pretrial release alternatives cost less than jail incarceration. C) Persons released before trial are more likely to be convicted than those who are incarcerated. D) Pretrial release alternatives are as effective as jail in preventing recidivism.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Sheriffs are appointed by the mayor. 2. First-level supervisors are sergeants. 3. The police code of silence is said to promote a secretive world that interferes with reform. 4. Police corruption is considered a white-collar crime. 5. Most scholars and researchers agree that gender discrimination has been eliminated in policing.
Cultural deviance theorists argue that
A. crime is the result of social disorganization. B. crime is most likely to occur among the lower social classes. C. American society is made up of various groups and subgroups, each with its own standards of right and wrong. D. people learn to commit crime as a result of contact with antisocial values, attitudes, and criminal behavior patterns.