Discuss identity theft, focusing on a) prevalence; b) characteristics of offenders; and c) impact on victims.

What will be an ideal response?


Identity theft encompasses theft of information and fraudulent use of another’s data for illegitimate reasons. Victims report feeling that the crime was their fault, a distrust in others, and overall severe emotional distress.

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a. True b. False

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What agency compiles statistics on hate crimes?

A. U.S. Census Bureau B. Central Intelligence Agency C. Federal Bureau of Investigation D. Bureau of Justice Statistics

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The measure that reports the proportion of variance in a dependent variable that is attributable to the impact of two or more independent variables operating jointly is referred to as what?

A. partial slope coefficients B. multiple coefficient of determination C. multiple correlation D. bivariate coefficient

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suppressible street crime includes the offense of

What will be an ideal response?

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