The "thermic law" of crime argues that crimes against persons increase in:

a. Capitalistic societies
b. Secular societies
c. Hedonistic locales
d. Warmer climates


d. Warmer climates

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Ronald Kramer and Raymond J. Michalowski's integrated theoretical model of state-corporate crime calls for attention to three basic levels of analysis: institutional environment, organizational, and individual

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A(n) ________ is a cursory pat-down of a legally detained subject for the purpose of discovering weapons

A) frisk B) consent search C) encounter D) search E) seizure

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The method of futures research that utilizes mathematical models to analyze past trends in order to forecast future trends is:

a. scenario method b. qualitative method c. quantitative method d. Delphi technique

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In response to the out-of-control violence attributed to the mafia in the early 1990s, the Italian government sent several thousand troops to Sicily

a. True b. False

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