Which of the Following Is True About Clinard and Yeager's

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about Clinard and Yeager's study of corporate crime?

• A) their study is important because the statistics they compiled tell us exactly how much corporate crime occurs in the United States
• B) about 11 percent of the corporations violated the law in 1975-1976
• C) a comparatively small group of chronic offenders accounted for about half of all offenses committed by the corporations studied
• D) corporate crime is not really a problem; it has been grossly exaggerated by the media

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