Generally speaking, constitutional requirements hold that the states can criminalize an act only when ________

A) the President of the United States signs the bill
B) the U.S. Supreme Court says so
C) there is a compelling public need to regulate the conduct
D) there is no alternative


C

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a. True b. False

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Human behavior that departs from compliance with established policies, regardless of whether it results from malice or a disregard for security policies, is the manifestation of a/an ______ threat.

a. insider b. outsider c. national government d. foreign government

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

Self-harm, also referred to as self-injury or cutting, involves the intentional hurting of oneself, usually with a knife, that is not suicidal in nature.

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In which of the following publications did Sutherland use the records of regulatory agencies, courts, and commissions to study the seventy largest American industrial and mercantile corporations and their violations over a forty-year period of laws regulating such things as false advertising, patent abuse, wartime trade violations, price-fixing, fraud, and intended manufacturing and sale of faulty goods?

a. Corporate Crime b. White Collar Crime c. The 40-year Crime d. None of the above

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