What three basic but usually ignored truths did the organized crime/S&L scandal expose with startling clarity?
What will be an ideal response?
1 . There is precious little difference between those people whom society designates as respectable and law-abiding and those people whom society castigates as hoodlums and thugs.
2 . The world of corporate finance and corporate capital is as criminogenic and probably more
so than any poverty-wracked slum neighborhood.
3 . The distinctions drawn between business, politics, and organized crime are at best artificial
and in reality irrelevant. Rather than being dysfunctions, corporate crime, white-collar crime,
organized crime, and political corruption are mainstays of U.S. political–economic life.
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Police killings of civilians are also less common in police departments in which:
a. Police are not issued guns b. Administrators set clear limits on police use of force c. Police officers are encouraged to intimidate suspects before violence occurs d. Police institute programs such as D.A.R.E.
In theory, critics argue, a utilitarian would _________ in order to prevent a race riot.
a. commit perjury b. join the National Guard c. call the police d. threaten others
Summarize the key elements of the BGCM
What will be an ideal response?
Discuss the main exceptions to the exclusionary rule.
What will be an ideal response?