Compare and contrast occasional criminals with professional criminals. In your discussion, include Sutherland's professional thief and Klockars' professional fence

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Economic crimes are designed to reap financial rewards for the offender. Opportunistic amateurs commit the majority of economic crimes. Economic crime has also attracted professional criminals. Professionals earn most of their income from crime, view themselves as criminals, and possess skills that aid them in their law-breaking behavior. An example of a professional criminal is the fence who buys and sells stolen merchandise.

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Hill (2000), following Kant, argues that use of force in self-defense against opposing force ______.

a. shows a lack of human respect for the attacker b. is a selfish, immoral act c. violates Kant’s second categorical imperative d. is moral, and a right and responsibility

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Traditional plastic evidence bags may generate levels of ________ dangerous to computer media

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Elder ____________________ is defined by intentional actions that cause harm or risk serious harm to a vulnerable older adult by a caregiver or a failure to satisfy his/her basic needs

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Even today, the name ________ is synonymous with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the minds of many Americans

A) August Vollmer B) J. Edgar Hoover C) O. W. Wilson D) Robert F. Kennedy

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