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1. Approximately 60 percent of the world’s illicit drugs are consumed in the United States, which comprises only 5 percent of the world’s population.   A. Yes   B. No

2. Based on the victim-to-population ratio, an adult has a greater chance of being physically assaulted in what state?   A. California   B. New York   C. Illinois   D. Arizona   E. Florida

3. Today, handguns are used in what percent of all murders committed in the United States.   A. 46   B. 51   C. 56   D. 61   E. None of the above

4. According to the Federal Aviation Authority, airline security check stations at airports have, since 1973, detected more than 25,000 firearms that passengers have tried to smuggle onto airplanes.   A. Yes   B. No, the number is higher   C. No, the number is lower

5. Before a permanent facility was erected at San Quentin, convicts were housed on prison ships that traveled around the California coast.   A. Yes   B. No

6. Prisoners sentenced for murder constituted the largest group of Federal inmates (55%) in 2003.   A. Yes   B. No

7. At the end of 2004, over 2 million inmates were in the custody of State and Federal prison authorities, and over 1 million were in the custody of local jail authorities.   A. Yes   B. No

8. The Art Theft Detail of the LAPD is the only full-time law enforcement unit in the United States devoted to the investigation of art crimes.   A. Yes   B. No

9. No police officers were killed in the North Hollywood bank robbery shooting of February 28, 1997.   A. Yes   B. No

10. The LAPD hired the nation’s first policewoman.   A. Yes   B. No   Take our classes and you'll learn the reasons behind these answers -- and a lot more!

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