If heart disease is the leading cause of death, why do individuals tend to fear homicide more than the poor diet, which is more likely to kill them?

What will be an ideal response?


It's impossible to list all answers to this question. One reason is that homicide is sensationalized in the media. Few individuals are aware of their actual risk of heart disease versus homicide.

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Which of the following factors has not been cited in support of the argument that urban political corruption declined in the course of the 20th century?

a. Civil service reforms (which reduced patronage) b. The welfare state’s displacement of urban machines c. The increasing power of white ethnics d. The increasing importance of television advertising (reducing the role of party organization)

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Imagine that you are responsible for devising and implementing a state prison's employment program and that, in stark contrast to the restrictions and constraints, budgetary and otherwise, faced by most prison administrators, you have been given

broad freedom and adequate resources to establish said program. What would you do? What kinds of programs would you implement? Would you partner with other entities? What kind of evaluation or assessment process would you have?

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A method used to identify the area where a serial offender most likely lives is called ______.

a. risk terrain modeling b. geographic profiling c. predictive policing d. hot spot mapping

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