According to the Violence Prevention Alliance, ______ is the “intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation.”

A. violence
B. deviance
C. problem behavior syndrome
D. antisocial behavior


A. violence

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The rule of Brady v. Maryland, which created a limited kind of discovery under the Due Process Clause, applies only to_______evidence

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The __________ ethics tests include a foresight test, a common sense test and a hurting someone else test

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Fires can be prevented by properly storing and handling ___________ materials

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Yeager's study of the Environmental Protection Agency found evidence of a strong structural bias in the regulatory process which favors which of the following?

a. Smaller, weaker corporations b. Larger, more powerful corporations c. Medium-sized, moderately powerful corporations d. Individual entrepreneurs

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