The _________ Pathway to Crime Begins with Minor, Underhanded Behavior

question 20

Short Answer

The _________ pathway to crime begins with minor, underhanded behavior such as lying and shoplifting, which leads to property damage and later escalates to more serious forms of criminality.

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Definitions:

Credit Cards

Credit cards are payment cards issued to users to enable the cardholder to pay a merchant for goods and services, based on the cardholder's promise to the card issuer to pay them for the amounts plus other agreed charges.

Checkable Deposits

Bank account balances that can be drawn upon by writing a check or using a debit card, functioning as money for everyday transactions.

Money Supply

The aggregate of cash and banking deposits that constitute the financial assets within an economy at a particular time.

Medium Of Exchange

An intermediary instrument used to facilitate the sale, purchase, or trade of goods between parties, commonly accepted in the form of money.