Discuss the pioneering role of the "Robber Barons" in American criminal history

What will be an ideal response?


Important aspects of U.S. history have hinged on the use of violence, both figurative (for example, "financial piracy") and literal (for example, the use of gunmen, thugs, private police, law enforcement agents, the National Guard, and the military), to further private ends. This legacy continues as evidenced by the economic crisis fostered by the finance industry.

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Which was the landmark case that addressed the issue of police failing to protect victims of domestic violence?

a. Warren v. State b. Thurman v. City of Torrington c. Commonwealth v. Berkowitz d. Baker v. United States

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Which of the following contains three of the five principles of science that are required in the study white-collar crime?

a. Objectivity, parsimony, reasoning b. Relativism, determinism, verifiability c. Parsimony, skepticism, relativism d. Verifiability, determinism, objectivity

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Restitution is punishment for the sake of punishment

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Nicaragua has been supported by the United States since the mid-1930s, and its repressive National Guard was built and modeled on the U.S. National Guard and that is as close as the comparison can be

a. True b. False

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