Aggregate studies have shown evidence that an increased certainty of punishment was associated with ______ crime for most serious offenses.

a. more
b. no change in
c. less


c. less

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Which test for entrapment focuses on the actions of the police?

A) The subjective test B) The objective test C) The due process test D) The reasonableness test

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Offering a police officer a bribe in exchange for not being arrested is an example of

A. a shakedown. B. patronage. C. case fixing. D. a kickback

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Which of the following is one of the main weaknesses of using encryption to protect material on computers?

a. the ease with which encryption can be hacked b. the rate at which encryption becomes obsolete c. the rate at which spam overrides encryption d. the ease with which viruses obstruct encryption

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Which of the following crime scenarios would most likely involve the intervention or assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation?

a. a multiple homicide occurring in a large city where the homicide appears to be the work of a street gang b. a rape prosecution against a corporate executive c. a vehicular homicide on an interstate highway d. a kidnapping of a child where the abductors have kept the child for two days after leaving a ransom note

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