The text suggests that the Buffalo Creek dam break, and the earlier Johnstown Flood, would both be most accurately characterized as:

a. an “Act of God”
b. an intended crime of the corporate elite
c. an outcome of willful corporate negligence and disregard for safety standards
d. an outcome of criminal conspiracy between corporate and civic leaders.


c. an outcome of willful corporate negligence and disregard for safety standards

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What will be an ideal response?

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What will be an ideal response?

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If we prevent ______ offending, we can prevent the beginning of ______ criminal offending as well.

A. adult, juvenile B. adolescent, juvenile C. juvenile, adult D. adult, adolescent

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The case of Gregg v. Georgia decided that a court that was hearing a death penalty case must use a _________ system of judgment.

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

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