Conviction on a _______ charge usually means that the offender may be given a prison sentence of more than a year

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


felony

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The _____________ Act of 1992 made operation of an illegal money transmitting business a crime

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The collective bargaining battle is long, emotional, and hard-fought for those on both sides of the issue

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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How does criminologist, Gerber, explain what is perceived by some to be unusually high sentences for white-collar offenders?

a. White-collar offenders are sentenced according to federal guidelines b. Very few white-collar offenders ever make it through the criminal justice process and when they do it is because there is substantial evidence against them, which leads to harsher sentences c. There are only a small proportion of offenders with extremely large sentences, but those offenders raise the average dramatically and give the perception that all white-collar offenders have particularly long sentences d. All of the above

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Which type of police lying is considered the most harmful, as it violates the law and police regulations?

a. accepted lying b. justified lying c. tolerated lying d. deviant lying

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