Which of the following is an example of environmental crime?
a. The cover-up of research findings about asbestos-caused diseases by several of the largest asbestos producers in the United States
b. The nationwide savings and loan disaster in the 1980s involving personal appropriation of funds by institutional executives
c. The dumping of 11 million gallons of crude oil off the coast of Alaska by Exxon's Valdez supertanker
d. The class action suit against makers and sellers of silicone gel breast implants
Answer: c
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A) Ensuring longer amounts of time in treatment for high-risk offenders B) Having similar levels of supervision for high- and low-risk offenders C) Having a lower proportion of high-risk offenders D) Including a shock probation component in the program
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a. extort b. seize c. reallocate d. transfer