The Mafia originated in ___________ around 1860, and started as a criminal gang employed by wealthy landowners to function as agents of social and land control

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Sicily

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Stressors that are unique to humans, and result from stress-producing cognitions, are referred to as "speciocentric."

a. True b. False

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Police officers committing illegal acts out of the ill-considered belief that such acts are necessary to achieve a greater good is termed

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following was not a factor that led to the police being viewed as the "enemy" in the 1960s in America?

a. The antiwar movement b. The Civil Rights movement c. The Women's Rights movement d. An emerging drug-using counterculture

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____________ parole is a way to control medical costs and allow low-risk offenders to live out their remaining days with their families in a structured release setting

a. Conditional b. Medical c. Proscriptive d. Rehabilitative

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