An investigator is called to a convenience store to investigate a report of a robbery. The clerk reported that the robber came in right at 2:00 p.m. and was wearing a black ski mask and black clothing. He displayed a gun and handed the clerk a note that

said, "Don't call the police. Just give me all of the money!" What can the investigator conclude about the M.O. in this case?

A) The bank robber will use a different M.O. the next time he commits a robbery.
B) This will likely have been the first time and only time the robber will commit this type of crime.
C) Knowing that bank robbers are predictable, he will likely employ the same modus operandi in successive robberies.
D) The robber will probably not be apprehended and if he is apprehended, the prosecution will not likely be successful.


C) Knowing that bank robbers are predictable, he will likely employ the same modus operandi in successive robberies.

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Which of the following is true of laws?

a. Laws are the most efficient means of social control. b. Laws define which behaviors classify as "deviant" in a given society. c. Laws can be enforced by either political or moral authorities. d. Laws become more common when informal methods of social control are weakened.

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It is a place where a large number of like-situated individuals, cut off from the wider society for an appreciable period of time, together lead an enclosed, formally administered round of life. Students should clearly apply the concept to prisons.

What will be an ideal response?

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

1. The modern American left is characterized by movements that grew out of the political environment in the 1960s. 2. Civil disobedience was applied via a strategy known as collective nonviolence. 3. Neofascist movements in Europe are secular. 4. The Ku Klux Klan has passed through five eras of development. 5. Environmental terrorism involves destroying forests, crops, etc.

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Informants are used for several reasons and are handled differently. Discuss the reasons you would use an informant and what types of informants are used

What will be an ideal response?

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