During slavery, lynchings were not used against the slaves because ______.
a. Lynchings hadn't been invented yet.
b. Slavery was legal and had the protection of the law.
c. The slaves would rebel.
d. Police punished lynchers.
b. Slavery was legal and had the protection of the law.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Much of the harm caused by governments escapes formal classification as crime. 2. According to the text, the worst of all crimes in terms of physical harm to human beings have been governmental crimes. 3. The concept of political crime has been most typically associated with crimes directed against the state, rather than on behalf of it. 4. Prosecution of state crime and political white collar crime is fairly easy, since the fact that the accused are part of the law-making and law enforcement apparatus makes them highly visible. 5. The terms political crime and political white collar crime can be used interchangeably.
A man can be forcibly raped under modern law
a. True b. False
Sexual assaults seem to be more likely to be committed by professional athletes than by men in the general population because:
a. professional athletes have lower IQ levels. b. most professional athletes are unmarried. c. professional athletes learn to see women who approach them as willing sex partners. d. participation in sports increases testosterone levels.
In general, eligible candidates for boot camps are young repeat felony offenders convicted of various types of nonviolent offenses, and who meet minimum physical requirements
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false