White-collar crime has two essential elements. What are they? Explain how these elements shifted the view of crime in this country.

What will be an ideal response?


The first was the offender element: The offender had to be of high status. The second was the offense element: The offense had to be occupationally based. Include explanation of the shift from street crime to white-collar crime.

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The ______ administration initiated the war on crack cocaine.

a. Nixon b. Reagan c. Bush (Sr.) d. Clinton

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In 2007, directors of financial aid at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Southern California were found to:

a. be giving students misleading financial information b. be using unfair bait and switch tactics c. hold shares in student loan companies which students were referred to d. have directed students to fraudulent loan companies

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In the federal system, the burden of proof is on the ______ to demonstrate a mental disease or defect if he or she wants to use it as a defense.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Rick is detained by a police officer after being observed in an area where several acts of vandalism have recently occurred

Rick commits failure to identify if he provides the police officer with a ________ name, address, or date of birth when requested. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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