What are some factors that may contribute to the unethical behavior of an officer?
What will be an ideal response?
Factors include E.T.H.I.C.S., which stands for the environment, training academy experience, home life situation, individual beliefs and universal beliefs, citizens and their participation in the community, and stress.
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The notion of America as a "criminogenic" society which promotes crime is not limited to the nature of its economic system
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Fourth Amendment is violated when police enforce a statute that allow them to stop a person who loiters or wander on the streets for identification
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The requirement that a plain view seizure be based, in part, on probable cause that the item can be seized is known as the _________requirement
A) Inadvertency B) Immediately apparent C) Valid plain view D) Lawful access
Which of the following is one of the justifications cited by the U.S. Supreme Court for its decision to allow local governments to be liable under ยง 1983?
A) Police cannot be expected to be trained for every conceivable situation. B) Police tend to be less educated than city officials. C) Police do not make very much money. D) Police tend not to care about the welfare of suspects in their custody.