When police learn facts not from their observation but from what other people tell them, this is called ________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


hearsay information

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According to the author which of the following have contributed to the depersonalization of the police?

A) professionalization B) automobiles C) two-way radios D) both A and C E) All of the above

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The Federal Bureau of Prisons helped develop which of the following:

a. a new system of classification b. new prison industries c. a separate system of probation and parole d. new educational and vocational training programs e. all of these

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?One of the confounding myths of serial murder is that they are all, by definition _____.

A. ?violent. B. ?committed by killers who report prior criminality and incarcerations. C. ?cases of sane individuals who commit atrocities on society.  D. ?sexual.

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Suppose Joe is incarcerated in a prison where there is a focus on treatment. The prison views the inmates as "sick" and tries to "cure" their criminal behavior. Joe is most likely incarcerated in a(n):

A. Pennsylvania prison. B. reformatory. C. industrial prison. D. therapeutic prison

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