According to the text the Riot Act, created during 18th century England, allowed the use of capital punishment for what behavior?

What will be an ideal response?


Rioting over food or wages.

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What characteristics are revealed by the amelogenin gene and Y-STRs?

What will be an ideal response?

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Police and other law enforcement agents are termed the gatekeepers of society because:

a. Gatekeepers was a historic term associated with the London Metropolitan Police. b. Police initiate contact with law violators. c. Police provide security in American society. d. Gatekeeping involves opening and closing a flow; thus, police discretion controls the gates of the justice system.

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Many ‘white supremacists' actually welcome the prospect of a nuclear war or all kinds of terrorism. They see it as an opportunity to eliminate their avowed enemies and permit the fulfillment of their objectives to create a _____ _____ ______ peopled exclusively by the white race

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The omnipresent patrol officer is a main concept for the proactive police management approach

A) True B) False

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