Most of the drug arrests in the U.S. from 1989-2009 according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics involved this psychoactive drug:

a. cocaine
b. marijuana
c. methamphetamine
d. heroin


b. marijuana

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Utilitarianism has been summarized in a shorthanded way, declaring that the end never justifies the means

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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

1. When requesting consent to conduct a search, the police are required to inform the consenting individual that he or she is not required to give consent. 2. The Fourth Amendment only protects against searches and seizures carried out by government agents, not by private individuals. 3. For a plain view seizure to be valid, the officer must have a right to be in that location. 4. In the case of Weeks v. United States, the Supreme Court applied the exclusionary rule to the states. 5. The Mapp decision was applied retroactively to redress injuries done to former search victims.

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______ describes groups whose goal is to keep some population group in their place, usually within the lower levels of class structure.

a. aggressive group-control vigilantism b. social group-control vigilantism c. regime-control vigilantism d. crime-control vigilantism

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Many factors contribute to IPV: individual, relationship, and community/societal. Which of the following is an example of a relationship factor that contributes to IPV?

a. armed conflict b. harmful use of alcohol/drugs c. economic stress d. high levels of poverty

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