A ________ offense is one that is NOT naturally evil but is made unlawful solely by legislation

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malum prohibitum

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The USA Patriot Act I was the legislation that increased the ability for federal authorities to tap telephones, tightened the enforcement of money laundering activities, as well as broadened powers toward acts of terrorism and acts such as drug trafficking.

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

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The Harms Perspective suggests that ____

a. environmental harm is any human activity that disrupts the biosystem b. environmental crimes are violations of existing criminal laws c. corporations have a wide responsibility to address violations of environmental laws d. all activities that cause harm to the environment should be criminalized

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Some community activists have argued that departments should assign more African-American officers to African-American neighborhoods and more Hispanic officers to Hispanic neighborhood. The problem with this idea is that it would "_________" officers of color and deny them the variety of assignments and experience

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Probable cause is evaluated by examining the __________ of the police at the time of the arrest or search, not merely the personal knowledge of the arresting or searching officer

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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