To eliminate the disparities in sentencing, Congress and a number of states adopted _______

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


sentencing guidelines

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According to the text, by the year 2020, the economic cost of cybercrime is expected to go above ______ trillion.

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

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Chelsea, a 22-year-old, is addicted to heroin. She frequently steals items to resell in order to get money to support her addiction. One day she takes her grandmother's $825 Social Security check and signs the grandmother's name on the back

She then gives the check to Freddie, her boyfriend, who agrees to try to cash it. At the bank, the teller becomes suspicious of Freddie when he presents the check. The teller refuses to cash the check and summons the bank security guard. The guard detains Freddie until the police arrive. The most serious offense, if any, Freddie has committed is: A) issuance of bad check because the check lacks a valid endorsement. B) forgery because he attempted to pass the check as genuine. C) theft because he received property he knew was stolen. D) none of the above because this is a federal, not state, crime.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Asphyxia is when a person is unable to breathe due to an action or material. 2. Ligature strangulation occurs through the use of hands. 3. Poisoning most often occurs as a result of a homicide. 4. Drug-overdose deaths are often about determining who supplied the drugs to the victim.

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Police corruptionis the abuse of police authority for personal or organizational gain

a. True b. False

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